2006-08-14 21:13:00 · 14 answers · asked by ribbon 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It was the plan of God. In the old testament every time a sin was comitted you had to have a sacrifice and only certian priests could approach God. But since God loved His greatest creation, mankind, he decided to make getting to Heaven a little easier.
Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice and whoever believes in Him will have everlasting life.
2006-08-14 21:24:17 · answer #1 · answered by reallyconfuzzled1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't arranged by God, it was arranged by the Pharisees.
When Yeshua came into town, he was teaching Torah and how to understand it to the people. The problem was that his teachings of Torah differed from what the Pharisees taught by their customs and traditions. And since by his actions and condemning of the Pahrisees, they had decided to kill him because they stood as elders to the nation and couldn't have some rebel teach what is right from Torah.
So, when Yeshua was on the stake, rather than just die a meaningless death since he wasn't getting out of it alive, he choose to offer his life as a guilt offering to God. That by this guilt offering, God's people could now come before God without having to face punishment because of what the Pharisees taught them (which was wrong compared to what Torah teaches).
He coudn't have died for anyone elses sins because that's not what a guilt offering is for. He offered up his life so allow the people to return to God after living the lies given by the Pharisees.
2006-08-15 06:03:15 · answer #2 · answered by Reuben Shlomo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was by god to erase human sins. jesus knew judas was going to betray him. he said he who dips his bread with me will betray me. then judas dipped his bread. jesus already knew what was in store for him before god sent him in the flesh on this earth. jesus and god knew of judas' betrayel before hand. if it wasn't of gods plans jesus wouldn't have willingly let people crucify him. jesus could have gotten out of the situation anytime he wanted but he didn't because he wanted to set an examply for mankind. he couldn't set the example he wanted to if he killed or escaped to get out of the situation. jesus could have got out of captivity before the crucifiction because he rose from the dead three days after the crucifiction when the rock was still over his tomb. if he can arise from the dead, can make the dead alive, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons then what makes you think that he can't control man period. he can control us he just doesn't want to because he wants us to love him by choice not by force. all was planned.
2006-08-15 04:25:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was all planned. Jesus even knew Judas would betray Him.
2006-08-15 04:17:28 · answer #4 · answered by gracefully_saved 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ribbon,
The first answer is right. Even the price of the betrayal was prophecied.
Zechariah 11:12 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
13 And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.
2006-08-15 04:24:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beware please, it is an old and well known law of the Lord that___ the Lord reveals the truth__ in open and decisive terms. Looking upon the miracles of Jesus__ the people were considering Jesus as the greatest magician. While hypocrites were calling him, even, the Lord and Saviour. Although Jesus did criticize such thoughts and notions but the notions remained in rapid progress. So, it became eventually essential that___ the actual status of Jesus should be demonstrated__ before all__ in the most open & visible terms. So, the Lord withdrew the miracles and the miraculous power of Jesus and rendered him into an ordinary man. The actual status of Jesus was, as such, demonstrated on the cross before everyone openly.
Whereafter, Jesus was no more a supernatural creature or the Lord and the Saviour. Instead, he was simply a common man. Who was not independent in any respect. He was rather totally dependant upon the Lord, in all respects.
The prayer of Jesus on the cross (the Psalm-22) also, signifies that___ in presence of sponsorship from the Lord__ an ordinary man may become so glorified and sublime that__ he is entitled as “Spirit of God” and “Word of God”. But when the sponsorship is withdrawn by the Lord__ then the man deteriorates__ even from his common status of a man___ and becomes worthless___ like a despised worm.
“My strength is gone,
gone like water spilt on the ground.
All my bones are out of joints,
My heart is like melted wax.
My throat is as dry as dust
And my tongue sticks to
The roof of my mouth.
You have left me for the dead in dust.”
(The Psalm 22:14 & 15)
Through his cries of anguish in these Verses, Jesus is trying to explain his miserable condition before the Lord. His suffering has increased up to such an extent that he, is almost dead in the dust.
A co-existing fact is also being pointed out here that Jesus has no control over the will of the Lord. Instead, he himself is under the strict control of the Lord. So after reading these Verses, no one can consider Jesus as God or the Saviour or partner of God. But, inspite of that__ if someone persists to consider Jesus as God and the Saviour__ then he is definitely__ a deceived one.
Only a few days prior to his crucifiction___ Jesus was desetting the shops and trade points__ installed in the God’s Temple__ by the leave (sponsorship) of his Lord. The on looking crowd was fearing from him while he was, fearlessly, lashing every shop keeper and the trader. He was commanding them to free the God’s Temple from their shops and trade. Now, on the cross he is the same Jesus but without leave (sponsorship) of the Lord, crying for help, saying:-
“Eli Eli Lema Sabachthani!”
He has lost his miracles and miraculous power__ and is rendered__ into a commonplace person. Who is complaining before the Lord in the most pathetic terms. He is saying that his miracles have gone__ his power has gone__ strength has gone__ and he is now like a small quantity of water__ spilt on the ground__ which is drying away moment by moment. So he is saying to his Lord: “Have mercy on me!” “Have mercy on me!”__ Don’t leave me here__ for dead in the dust.
While praying to his Lord__ Jesus is very much conscious of the fact__ that he has lost his miracles___ his power___ his strength and everything. So he is rightly praying before his Lord. He is not praying here__ before himself or his godly-self__ as he, himself, can not__ accede to any prayer. It is the Lord and the Almighty God alone___ Who accedes to the prayers. The prayer of Jesus is, therefore, positively telling that Jesus is not any Saviour at all. He is simply a man and Prophet__ who himself, is praying before the Lord for help and Salvation.
The trial of Jesus on the cross__ might have been withheld by the Lord___ but the two particular things necessitated it’s happening in essential terms:-
•The miraculous birth of Jesus was a sign of the Lord’s unique creativity. Whereby the people had to strengthen their faith in the Lord and the Lord’s Almightiness but they failed to do so. Instead, they lost their faith in the Lord and the Lord’s Al-mightiness and began to say Jesus as son-god and the Lord.
•Right from the beginning, it is an objective Law of the Lord that__ whenever Monotheism is diminished or overlapped by Polytheism___ the Lord cuts away the overlapped coverings of Polytheism and unveils Monotheism__ in the most obvious terms.
So the Lord did the same on the turn of Jesus. The Lord, rightly put Jesus under the trial of suffering and made the people understand that Jesus was not God or the Lord or the son-god. Nor he was a Saviour, instead, he was a man and Messenger of the Lord. Who, practically preached the Message of Monotheism, even on the cross.
your question was answered from the book http://gospelbyjesus.blogspot.com. you are most welcome to read the whole book as it includes the Psalm-22, prayer of Jesus on the cross as a vivid proof of Jesus being a lowly and dependant servant of God and not a partner or son of God. The Almighty God is The Eternal Absolute, free from all that people ascribe as partners or son unto God. for fiurther studying read these books and you'll rectify your faith in the ONE ALONE GOD ONLY.
2006-08-15 04:22:53 · answer #6 · answered by ibn adam 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was God's plan for the salvation of Humanity
Jesus said, No one takes my life, but I lay it down. And I have the power to take it back up.
2006-08-15 04:15:47 · answer #7 · answered by Augustine 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus hadn't been crusified
2006-08-15 04:22:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it was foretold in the oldtestiment Jesus knew what was coming and that was why he was in agony in the garden before his arest yet he told petter not to fight for him he knew he had to go through it to save humans
2006-08-15 04:17:40 · answer #9 · answered by Mim 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God would never approve of human sacrifice
2006-08-15 04:17:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋