But just died instead and the people kept his Idol alive.
Just a though I had and would like your meaningful thoughts please!
2007-03-13 15:28:00 · 11 answers · asked by man of ape 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In a lawful way, yes, I guess you could say that. However, "beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law" had not been established yet, and it was more or less a vigulantie crusifiction. Pontus Pilot, who was in charge of things, basically put the desicion of Jesus' death up to an angry mob. He gave them the option to choose Jesus or Barabus to be killed. The mob chose Jesus. As we know of angry mobs.. It only takes one to start the chanting, the rest just follow. Not like our courts now, where there is careful deliberation.
In a religous way he was a maryter, dying for his faith. Had he given in to the jews that were sentencing him to death, his life's purpose of teaching humanity the correct way to live, and dying for the sins of said humanity would have all been for not. Granted he could have stayed alive for longer, but his teachings wouldn't have been as effective. Kind of like a leader sending people to battle for his beliefs, but giving in to personal threats and advoiding risking his own life at all costs. People would loose faith in that leadership.
The whole living again was the icing on the cake to show that he was "for real." Regardless of if he actually physically did rise from the dead, in theory he is still alive over 2000 years later. So with him saying that he will live again, he was technially right. He is immortal inasmuch that he is still well known all over the world to this day.
2007-03-13 15:38:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check out the Passion of the Christ. What I thought was portrayed so well in that version of Jesus' death was the determination He had for the cross. It was a goal of His, not so much as a suicidal thing, but a laying over his life to others to do as they willed with it... as a lamb is led to the slaughter. This was important so that He, being blameless, an innocent man, the perfect sacrifice, was to pay the ultimate price for our sins, because we, who were full of sin and blame, could never on our own pay the price required to restore us into God's perfect presence. His love for us has no limit and He proved it.
The only thing, courtwise, that He was guilty of was claiming that He was God.... but He was... so it really wasn't the crime they accused Him of. They sentenced an innocent man. Or, I should say we sentenced an innocent man. In reality it was all our sins that He paid the price for, that put Him to death, not that court.
2007-03-13 19:47:54 · answer #2 · answered by jb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's a distinction between laying down your individual existence for others and committing suicide. If a individual have been to bounce out in front of a shifting bus with the purpose of killing themselves purely, they may well be committing suicide. If a in my opinion deliberately jumped out in front of a bus to maintain yet another individual from being hit, yet ended up loss of life themselves, this is a selfless act of love... no longer suicide.
2016-11-25 01:50:46 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suicide is death by your own hands, I wouldn't call a policeman or soldier that died protecting me suicidal. You have missed the whole point He died to pay for your sins, the fact that he rose again is secondary, the whole point of this is that you now have a chance at eternal life. it wasn't just a circus show to show off his miracles.
2007-03-13 15:46:32 · answer #4 · answered by Dave 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JOHN 1:11 states (he came unto his own; and they received him not), He was bringing God's word to his people and they rejected him, They thought that a Savior was coming to make them a great nation again, and didn't expect him coming as one who was poor, and preaching Peace , Love Unity, and Obediance for God and Fellowmankind.
ISAIAH 53:2-10 explains it better.
2007-03-13 15:38:59 · answer #5 · answered by bearhide05 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He did this to cover the sins of the world. Including yours! :-) OR you can stand in the counsels of G-d at the end of your life without Jesus as your attorney. Basically you choose...blessing or judgement.
Best of luck with that.
David
2007-03-13 15:32:24 · answer #6 · answered by David T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You ever try to commit suicide by nailing yourself to a cross?
Once that first hand is nailed down you are pretty much screwed.
2007-03-13 15:31:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God sent Jesus for one purpose - to die in our place taking our sins with him and to rise again to prove he is God's Son.
That's all folks
2007-03-13 15:33:42 · answer #8 · answered by howdigethere 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus new he was going to be crusified and went to it willingly to save the world from eternal damnation.
Is that what you meant?
2007-03-13 15:31:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe, but is it suicide ?.
His followers would do the same for His name.
2007-03-13 15:34:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋