08/23/2021 4:28 PM
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Updated 08/23/2021 4:28 PM
Faith can move mountains but it seems that it is complicated by the issue of the resurrection.
At least in the case of a pastor of a Christian church in Zambia, who
believed that he could return from the dead by
emulating the "resurrection of Christ."
But there was no miracle.
Pastor James Sakara, who was just 22 years old,
was found dead
after asking to be buried alive so he could come back to life in three days, like Jesus.
But good old Sakara seems to have forgotten some basic biology lessons.
Be as strong, the pastor of the Zion Church in the Zambian city of Chidiza
managed to convince his congregation
that he could come back to life after three days, as the Son of God.
The young man's apparent great power of persuasion
got three members of his Church to help him by digging a
shallow grave, tying his hands, and burying him alive.
But instead of coming back to life after three days, Sakara
was found dead
by members of the Church of Zion curious to see why their leader had not kept his promise.
Upon seeing the lifeless body of their leader, some church members attempted a series of
"spiritual exercises" to resurrect him
, but to no avail.
Trying to explain his decision to his flock, the young shepherd, who
was also a practitioner of traditional medicine
, quoted scripture to explain that on the eve of his murder by Roman soldiers, "the words of Jesus to his disciples - 'do this in memory of me '- referred to the resurrection and not just to drink wine and crush unleavened bread. "
But most of the members of his congregation were reluctant to let him go on with his "operation", much less help him, but eventually, three men came forward to help the pastor with the burial.
The three men are wanted by the police.
James Sakara left behind a young pregnant wife and many confused parishioners.
Source: Odditycentral