Resurrection

A fellow named Herod, a king in the Bible, believe in resurrection from the dead.  He said so when he described Jesus.  He said that Jesus was John the Baptist raised from the dead.  But Herod’s faith in the idea of resurrection did not make him a good person.  He got drunk at a party and to save face on a promise he had made, went and ordered John the Baptist beheaded.  Not nice behavior.  I find a lot of Christians say they believe in resurrection from the dead, in Jesus’ case anyway, but it does not make them better persons from this dogmatic belief.  Creeds don’t make people behave better.  Becoming a good, selfless, compassionate, forgiving person is hard work.  I have found some non-believers doing the hard work of change for the better.  And many a believer, not so much.