Question about who raised Jesus from the dead

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Is it correct that the Father raised Jesus from the dead, Jesus raised Himself from the dead, and that the Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead?

Yes.
Acts 2:24, 3:15, and 4:10 stress the role of God the Father in the Resurrection, John 10:18 stresses Christ’s role, and Romans 1:3 stresses the role of the Holy Spirit.
 
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Is it correct that the Father raised Jesus from the dead, Jesus raised Himself from the dead, and that the Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead?
The who or how are not as important as the historical fact that it happened.
If Jesus didn't rise there is No Christianity.
Equally that he did rise means there are no reasons for not believing in him.
 
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God (the Trinity) raised Jesus from the Dead. I seriously doubt that we can comprehend how it truly happened but IMO I think the power required to raise Jesus from the Dead was MORE than what it took to create the universe and everything in it as the mechanics of raising God from the Dead is mind boggling.
One has to totally understand God, the Trinity, Resurrection, and probably a lot more things that have to be taken into account of which I believe only God himself has the brainpower (knowledge etc) to comprehend.
Perhaps in the next life with our resurrected bodies we will understand the process better as maybe our IQ will be in the 200 or higher range instead of averaging 100 here in these corrupted bodies.
 
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This might come across as rude, but would it be possible to get more answers from people who aren't Catholic?

Not rude but strange as I only counted one poster in the thread so far that identified as Catholic.
 
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Is it correct that the Father raised Jesus from the dead, Jesus raised Himself from the dead, and that the Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead?

I can't recall any place in Scripture where it says that Jesus raised himself from the dead. But, technically, I suppose, since he is God and God raised Jesus from the dead, Jesus raised himself from the dead. Again, though, this isn't ever actually stated in the Bible. Probably because although Jesus possesses the divine nature, he is still distinguishable from the Holy Spirit and God the Father. It was not the Holy Spirit who died on the cross for our sins, right? It was not God the Father who rose from the dead. These are things that Jesus did. So, too, the resurrection of Jesus was accomplished by God the Father (Romans 6:4), not by Jesus himself.
 
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I can't recall any place in Scripture where it says that Jesus raised himself from the dead. But, technically, I suppose, since he is God and God raised Jesus from the dead, Jesus raised himself from the dead. Again, though, this isn't ever actually stated in the Bible. Probably because although Jesus possesses the divine nature, he is still distinguishable from the Holy Spirit and God the Father. It was not the Holy Spirit who died on the cross for our sins, right? It was not God the Father who rose from the dead. These are things that Jesus did. So, too, the resurrection of Jesus was accomplished by God the Father (Romans 6:4), not by Jesus himself.


John 10:18 says he lays down his own life and can take it up again
 
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I don't know if we'll ever truly figure out how exactly the resurrection worked. I mean, Jesus was a flesh and blood human with cells and a beating heart. Yet he was also imbued with the powers of his Father. It's definitely in my top list of questions for when I get to the afterlife :)
 
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Is it correct that the Father raised Jesus from the dead, Jesus raised Himself from the dead, and that the Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead?

Yes. The biblical texts point to the Father raising Jesus, to Jesus raising Jesus, and the Holy Spirit raising Jesus. So the resurrection is a Trinitarian action.

-CryptoLutheran
 
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This might come across as rude, but would it be possible to get more answers from people who aren't Catholic?

Regardless of whether Catholic, Orthodox, or Protestant, the Christian consensus across denominational and traditional backgrounds is going to be the same.

-CryptoLutheran
 
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Is it correct that the Father raised Jesus from the dead, Jesus raised Himself from the dead, and that the Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead?

One way to look at it is this.

Death is the price all men justly must pay for their sin, and since all born under Adam (corporate head) are born in sin, then we all must pay the just punishment for our sin. That punishment is death. As scripture says "the wages of sin is death."

However Christ lived a perfectly sinless life - yet he suffered the punishment for sin, sin he never committed. Therefore, death could not hold Him. And He rose again.

His death and resurrection was based on, enabled by, His sinless perfection. Our new corporate head, the second Adam (Jesus, our new corporate head) for those who believe in the new birth.

We enter into new life through the sacrifice He made and God sees us through the lens of Jesus when we are "awash in his blood" or His Life (the life is in the blood), and so, Jesus paid the price for our sin, that death which we are unable to pay and still be reconciled to God. Thereby, we will likewise rise to eternal life through faith in Christ..

I think this is a simple way to understand the concept of what happened on the cross. God, the triune God, the only God, is who raised Jesus from the dead because it is the divine life lived that raised Him, which is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
 
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Yes. The biblical texts point to the Father raising Jesus, to Jesus raising Jesus, and the Holy Spirit raising Jesus. So the resurrection is a Trinitarian action.

-CryptoLutheran

Would you be able to post verses that show the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are all responsible for Jesus' resurrection?
 
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God the Father raised Jesus from the dead:

"Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—" - Galatians 1:1

Jesus raised Himself up from the dead:

"Jesus answered them, 'Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.'" - John 2:19

The Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead:

"If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you." - Romans 8:11

-CryptoLutheran
 
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God the Father raised Jesus from the dead:

"Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—" - Galatians 1:1

Jesus raised Himself up from the dead:

"Jesus answered them, 'Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.'" - John 2:19

The Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead:

"If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you." - Romans 8:11


-CryptoLutheran

Are you sure this verse is saying that the Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead?
 
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Are you sure this verse is saying that the Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead?

It is attributing the power of resurrection to the Holy Spirit. At the consummation of history when Christ returns, the dead are raised to life everlasting--it is the Holy Spirit who quickens, who gives life. That is why the passage says that if the Holy Spirit is in us, then we will be raised up. Christ's resurrection and our future resurrection are, in Scripture, interwoven and interconnected--the one can't be without the other. That's the whole point of St. Paul's argument in the first part of 1 Corinthians ch. 15, where he says, "If the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen".

Thus resurrection is the very power of the Holy Spirit Himself, just as it is the power of the Father and the Son.

More than that, and this is important, because the three Persons of the Trinity are indivisibly one, there is no separation, there is no way to speak of one Person without the other two. E.g. One can never speak of the Father, except with the Son and the Holy Spirit. Thus there is no separation in activity--when one Person acts, it is the indivisible act of the indivisible God.

-CryptoLutheran
 
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It is attributing the power of resurrection to the Holy Spirit. At the consummation of history when Christ returns, the dead are raised to life everlasting--it is the Holy Spirit who quickens, who gives life. That is why the passage says that if the Holy Spirit is in us, then we will be raised up. Christ's resurrection and our future resurrection are, in Scripture, interwoven and interconnected--the one can't be without the other. That's the whole point of St. Paul's argument in the first part of 1 Corinthians ch. 15, where he says, "If the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen".

Thus resurrection is the very power of the Holy Spirit Himself, just as it is the power of the Father and the Son.

More than that, and this is important, because the three Persons of the Trinity are indivisibly one, there is no separation, there is no way to speak of one Person without the other two. E.g. One can never speak of the Father, except with the Son and the Holy Spirit. Thus there is no separation in activity--when one Person acts, it is the indivisible act of the indivisible God.

-CryptoLutheran

The Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead:

"If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you." - Romans 8:11

Are you sure it's saying the Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead?
 
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The Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead:

"If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you." - Romans 8:11

Are you sure it's saying the Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead?

I'm sure it's really saying that resurrection is by the power of the Holy Spirit.

-CryptoLutheran
 
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