resurection

Is resurrection After death , A criterion to become a God
by P. Jainul Abdeen (PJ)
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Jesus was resurrected thee days after crucifixion. This is one of the reason for Christians to argue that Jesus is a god. Though I don't believe in this incident, I deal with ir here on the basis of the Christian's belief . There are two phenomena involved in the resurrection. One is death and the other is coming back to life. Should not the Christians who believe first in his death, probe into the Bible to know what it says about death? The Bible affirms beyond doubt that one who is mortal cannot be a god. " The soul who sins shall die" (Ezekiel 18:20) Whoever is born on the earth ultimately dies. Therefore all the men and women are sinners. God alone is immortal. Jesus died; therefore he had sinned. Hence he is not a god. Is this not made clear in the above verse. "But the Lord is the true god; he is living God and the everlasting King" (Jeremiah 10:10)

God must live for ever perpetually. This is what this verse establishes. According to this statement of the Bible, Jesus who died is not everlasting. Therefore to believe that Jesus is god even after knowing this verse, is outright transgression of the Bible. " Have you not known? Have you not heard? the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither fails nor is weary. God should neither be tired nor weary. How can then Jesus who met with death the extreme form of tiredness be a god? " Not to the king eternal, immortal, invisible to God alone is wise, be honour and glory forever and ever Amen" (1Timothy 1:17)
	When the Bibel thus so clearly states the qualities of God how do the Christians dare to proclaim Jesus who met with death as god? Though Jesus died, he came back to life. Therefore he is god. When he lived on earth only he was man. He became a god after resurrection I know what some of the Christian priests argue like this. To believe that Jesus came to life after death and that he became a god after the resurrection is definitely wrong according to the Bible. Because after resurrection he did speak and he had very emphatically told that he was only a man. Let us read what he said. " Jesus said to her," Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended t my father, but go to my brethren and say to them' I am ascending to my father and your father and to my God and your God"
Even after resurrection Jesus did not permit people to cling to him and he professed that there is only one God, whom he and they should serve. This is a very clear statement of Jesus to indicate that he did not become a god after resurrection as he was not even before.
	Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them and said to them peace to you" But they were terrified and frightened and supposed they had seen a spirit. And he said to them 'why are you troubled? and why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold my hand and my feet. That is I have flesh and bones as you see I have when he had said this he showed then his hands and feet. But while they still did not believe for joy and marvel he said to them ' have you many food here ?' So they gave Him a piece of boiled fish and some honeycomb. and he took it and ate in their presence" (Luke 24: 36-43)
The Bible states clearly what Jesus said after resurrection. God does not have them. Jesus had asked for food from others. This again is the quality of man. Even after resurrection he was hungry. He ate boiled fish and honeycomb. These are qualities which god should not and does not possess. Jesus was as much a man, without any traits of God what so ever, after resurrection as he was before it. this is what the above verse proves beyond doubt. therefore the argument that Jesus became a god all of a sudden after resurrection does not hold water. The Christians are obliged to think over this in another angle too. Jesus came to life after death and continued as such. Therefore he became a god. They argue. If so, what about many others who according to the Bible, came to life after death? The Christians don't believe them to be gods or sons of gods. Why? The Bible says :
	After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years and begot sons and daughters. So all the days Enoch were three hundred and sixty five years. And Enoch walked with God and he was not for God took him" (Genesis 5: 22- 24) By faith Enoch was translated so that he did not see death, and was not found because God had translated him, for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. (Hebrew 11:5)
	Jesus was raised after death by god only. death cannot befall God. But Enoch was raised by God before death. Why don't the Christians then believe Enoch t be a greater god than Jesus ? Will they please explain?
	" Then it happened as they continued on and talked that suddenly a chariot of the fire appeared with horse of fire and separated the tow of then and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven" (2 King 2:11)
	Nobody was an eyewitness to Jesus being raised to heaven. But another prophet of God Ellisha had been an eye witness when Elijah was taken alive by God. This is a very strong evidence. Therefore it is only fair that the Christians take Elijah to be a greater god than Jesus . The Bible reports that Elijah, Elisha and several others had been raised to heaven by God while they were alive. There were others who were resurrected after death. Therefore details in the Bible go only to prove beyond doubt that Jesus was neither a god, nor son of god that he was only a man. If the Christians do believe the Bile honestly and sincerely they should abandon their belief that Jesus is god and he is the son of God. They should turn towards the one and only God"