Saturday, January 5, 2013
Did the Messiah raise Himself from the dead?
The following are seven NT references that plainly tells us Jesus did not raise himself from death. Instead, he was RAISED by God and exalted by God at His right hand, as our Prince and Saviour.
Acts 5: 29 - 31 ISV
But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised Jesus whom you killed by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
Acts 10: 39 - 41
They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; but God raised him on the third day and made him manifest; not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
Acts 13: 29
And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb. But God raised him from the dead;
Romans 4: 24 - 25
It will be reckoned to us who believe in him that raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, who was put to death for our trespasses and raised for our justification.
1st Corinthians 6: 13 - 14
The body is not meant for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.
1 Corinthians 15: 15
We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified of God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised.
2 Corinthians 4: 14
knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence.
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Yet, despite the plain, undeniable and unequivocal words of the apostles recorded in the above references, there are people who argue that Jesus raised himself. The premise of their argument? The doctrine of the Trinity . . .
The people who say that Jesus is part of the Trinity because he rose from the dead are also the very same people who say that Jesus raised himself from the dead because he is part of the Trinity.
Would you agree with such circular reasoning?