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Before deciding whether God resurrected Jesus, we should establish the facts as far as possible. The first thing to do is to establish that the resurrection really did occur, as resurrection was such a common motif in ancient Near Eastern religions. John Dominic Crossan (The Birth of Christianity) says that it is not morally acceptable to say directly and openly that our story is truth but yours is myth; ours is history but yours is lie.
The first gospel account of Jesus is actually Mark's Gospel, written around 70 CE. This now contains a story of the risen Jesus being seen by Mary Magdalene, then by two of them and finally by the eleven disciples, but none of this was in the Gospel as originally written. The earliest manuscripts of Mark end at verse 16:8, with the young man telling the women that Jesus was risen and they fled in terror, telling no one. This is scarcely proof of a resurrection.
We do certainly have the accounts of the resurrected Jesus in Matthew, Luke and John, but these all differ, especially Matthew. In spite of the attribution subsequently given to them, the gospels were all written anonymously. New Testament scholars have established that Mark was the main source directly (Matthew and Luke) or indirectly (John) for the other gospels. This is important because it means that the authors knew nothing of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus other than what they learnt from Mark, and this explains the differences in the accounts.
The outcome of this is that the only certain thing that the gospels actually tell us is that a young man told the women that Jesus was risen. How the author of Mark knew this is unclear, since he clearly says that the women told no one.
So, who resurrected Jesus? John Shelby Spong (Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus) believes that Jesus was not physically resurrected, but rather "exalted" by God.
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What people are associated with Christianity?
Persons who believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who came down from heaven and was crucified on the cross paying for our sin, was buried and was resurrected on the third day. Persons who believe that Jesus is, "The way, the Truth, and the Life and that no one comes to the Father (God in heaven) except through Jesus Christ." Persons who believe in the Holy Bible and believe that it was written by God Himself (Inspired).
What makes Jesus special?
Jesus Christ is special because He is God. He came to earth approximately 2000 years ago to reconcile humanity to God the Father. Jesus went to the cross and died and be resurrected and if any human confesses Him as God and believes that He is God they are granted eternal life in heaven. If you don' believe that Jesus is God and die you go to hell and the Lake of Fire. If you believe in Jesus you KNOW He is special. There is no other way to heaven but by believing in Jesus Christ. Would you not call that special?
What was the resurruction in Christian teaching?
What was and is the teaching of the resurrection is that Jesus is the first fruit which means that He was the first Person to be resurrected and then later His followers will be resurrected, which has not happened yet. Jesus died on the cross of Calvary paying the price for mankind's sin. He was buried and on the third day the Father in heaven resurrected Him. One reason for the resurrection was that Jesus was to return to heaven to sit on the right hand of the throne of God and become the believer's High priest. This could not happen if Jesus remained dead. It also signified to the believer that God the Father had accepted the sacrifice of Jesus as the sin bearer. Another reason is that Jesus is to return to earth as Ruler from the throne of David in Jerusalem for a thousand years before ruling in the third heaven for eternity. You have to remember that Jesus is God, the second Person of the Trinity and as such God does not die. Jesus died as a man on the cross of Calvary, but Jesus was also God. He is the God/Man. All persons who have put their faith in the Messiah before and after the cross will be resurrected to eternal life. O.T. saints believed in a coming Messiah, and N.T. saints believe in Jesus Christ who was identified as that coming Messiah in the N.T. If you are not a believer in Jesus Christ when you die, and all men will die, you will not be included in the first resurrection, which is to life, but you will be resurrected 1000 years later to stand before the Great White Throne Judgment and turned into the Lake of Fire to suffer for an eternity. You have a very important decision to make and please do not tarry.
How did people get to heaven before Jesus was on earth?
There were no people before god came to earth therefore no one went to heaven according to this guys comment well it was talking about jesus. god sent jesus to help the people with their sins and heal it,so god was already people getting to heaven
How Jesus fly?
Jesus is the son of God and one with the father in Heaven, so he can do all things like his Father.
In which book is heaven the main character?
Heaven is one of the main characters with God (Jehovah) and his son Jesus is inthe Bible.
Was Jesus ressurrected by the holy spirit?
Regarding this question Jesus was quickened in the flesh, and resurrected in the spirit. (1 Corinthians 15v36-50)"Christ was resurrected by the powers and the grace of God. So because God gave powers to the spirit over all flesh, which became the Holy one he quickened the flesh.
Where do Christians believe Jesus went to?
John 3:13New King James Version (NKJV)13 No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.
How can you return to earth after heaven?
You can't, and you will have no wish to. Heaven is the fulfillment of all desire, it is union with God. Once you are in heaven, you are no longer in time, but in eternity. The earth, as we know it, is strictly in time, and will end, and then everyone will either be in heaven or hell. At that point, God will create a new heaven and a new earth, but there is no return to this damaged one.
Do have to believe in God or Jesus to go to heaven which one?
Firstly just because you believe in God or Jesus does not mean you will go to heaven. Even Satan believes in God. To go to heaven you'll need to have faith in God and Jesus, and live their way.
How do you make God or Allah put you in heaven?
AnswerFirst you have to believe there is a heaven and there is a God. Because without a heaven to go to, the rest hasd no meaning. If you believe in God and try to do good to all other people, then you should have no problem. Even if there is no heaven, doing good to other people has its rewards.AnswerHeaven is the place where the Holy and Righteous God dwells. If you want to make God to put you to heaven you have to be holy and righteous as God. No one is holy and righteous enough to go to heaven. Since God loved His creation God did want to take people to heaven. For this, God sent His Son Jesus to take our unholiness and unrighteousness upon Himself and exchanged Holiness and righteousness of Jesus with us. This way, those who put trust in what Jesus did are made holy and righteous by God to be accepted in heaven. Jewish Bible had prophesied about this sacrifice of Jesus in Isaiah 53 and Jesus Himself proclaimed that He came to fulfill this purpose.
If Jesus can die wouldn't that make him human?
He came to Earth in a human form, but his soul was divine and he is one of the three aspects of God (Trinity) - God the Son. But there were some reasons (if you do some research you'll get to know the reasons) and that is why Jesus Christ was crucified, but on the third day after his death, he resurrected and went to Heaven, it is believed that he will come at The End of The World, when the Armageddon took place, and Judge everyone even the dead. Some will go to heaven, others to hell.
