Murder??????

Question

If I were to kill my child, that would be murder. Why then is your God's murder of his son seen as an example of "perfect love/"

God allowed him to die. He could have stopped it. Why didn't he?

Lighten up, Kyle. I'm not killing anyone, it was just a figure of speech.

Answer 1

sadism?

Answer 2

It was not true death. When he died, it was a sacrafice. Would you sacrafice your son for the life of the rest of the world? No, you probably wouldn't, but thats because you arent perfect.

When his son was sacraficed, his son ROSE AGAIN. He came back. Now what do you think? He in a sense is His Son. The trinity is The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost. Not just the Father. It was not murder, because Jesus went willingly. It was not suicide, because he did not want to escape, he wanted to save somone else. If it was up to me, I would die so the rest of the world could live eternally inheaven, if they so choose. That wouldnot be suicide, because it isnt done for selfish reasons. Jesus voluntarily died, he wasn't forced to.

And for you atheists - if say a bear can kill a person and it "was only an animal" so it was let free, why cant we kill people? we are only animals, right? Survival of the fittest? Stop being hypocrites.

Answer 3

I think what the questioneer is getting at is this quote: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

And of course there is many interpetations of this, which one is that God sent Jesus to be sacrificed in order to save souls. Another is that he sent his only begotten son, not in sacrifice, but to inform the masses of God's will. And the masses were not ready to hear what Jesus had to say and he was crucified for it. I think this is the true meaning because the one thing that Jesus said, before expiring, is he asked God to Please Forgive Them, for they know not what they've done. I think God was about to lay down some furious wrath and he honored his son last wish.
The perfect love comes from forgiveness. Forgiving your enemy for wronging you. The hardest thing to let go is hate, especially if someone had cause harm to your family. It can and will consume you, consume the world. There are a lot of much smarter people than me, writing on this stuff and it is easily researchable on the internet. But your question is completely wrong when you indicate that god murder his own son.

Answer 4

This is a quagmire. Is God guilty because He did not stop Jesus from getting killed when He certainly had the power to do so? Of course not, but how do we convince skeptics and people who are outright hostile?

First of all, God did not kill Jesus. Jesus died as the result of the sin of other people, at the hands of other people. The question you put out there in your additional details is whether or not God should be held accountable because He allowed this to happen.

The truth of the matter is that this was the plan all along. Christians understand why this happened, but that is not what you are trying to get at. You want a rational, logical answer.

Jesus Himself could have prevented His death. It was fully within His power, at any time, to put a stop to what was happening. At any time He could have said 'enough' and called upon a legion of angels to help Him, or could have performed any of a number of miracles to get out of the situtation. But He did not.

Jesus was, in man's terms, accountable for His own actions and responsible for His own well being. He was able to make His choices, certainly knew the consequences of what He was doing, and did it anyway. Now, God could have stepped in and put a stop to things, but of course He did not want to, and really in truth could not because this was His plan which cannot be changed.

Anyway, God, like a parent, watched His grown child make choices that were to ultimately lead to His death. He (God) knew this but did not step in. From a human point of view, which I think is what you are talking about, is that any different from a parent watching a grown child (we're talking over thirty here) step in front of a bus? Is the parent guilty of murder? No. This is not a good example, but for the purposes of refuting your logic it works.
We assume that the parent could have physically stopped the grown child from committing this action but did not. That parent is not guilty of murder.

I'm tempted not to post this, because some will take it the wrong way. But I believe the logic is in tact as it applies to your question

Answer 5

Interesting question, i'd say that god killing( more like sacrificing, a little different but you can say its the same thing) his son was a symbol of how much he loved his people and a sign of what he would do to protect them. That's the only reason for having called it a perfect love.

Answer 6

I'm not sure why you are trying to antagonistic, or who's God you are referring to as "your God" in the question.

IF you are referring to the death of Jesus Christ; he was not "murdered" by his father. God did not kill him. Jesus was crucified by the Romans and Jesus accepted this fate. His death, because it was a choice, is accepted in Christan faith as a sacrifice that carries the weight of all mankind's sin.

Either you need a good history/theological lesson or you are intentionally being antagonistic. Either way, do some reading and ask a more informed and enlightening question next time.

Answer 7

God did not kill His Son. The people had free will and they did it. God knew in advance that they would, but allowed it to happen, so that there would be a blood sacrifice for all sins of all people for all time. Only the pure blood of the Son of God was that powerful.

Answer 8

If I were to kill my child, that would be murder. Why then is your God's murder of his son seen as an example of "perfect love/"


Good reason convert to judiisum its basicly want chritens belive just forget the jesus part and abit of other things... it does have its draw backs though... but hey? whats life compared to heaven?

Answer 9

God did not kill His Son. The humans killed Him, but placing Jesus on the cross. God ALLOWED His son to be crusified so that we may be forgiven our sins. I know it is hard for non believers to understand. But once you have grasped and felt the love of a God who has givin His only son to us so that we may live in heaven with Him forever....you will understand

Answer 10

You are really mixed up, or don't know what you're talking about. God didn't murder His Son. We mortals killed Him with our sins, and yes, you and I are just as guilty as the Jews and Romans, because He died for the sins of all mankind.

Answer 11

God didn't murder His own Son, the people during His time murdered Him. God's love for both Jesus and us is in fact perfect. hope this helped.