Do you think Jesus would have ever killed out of out of self defense, retaliation, or deterrence?

Answer 1

thats a pretty dumb question if you think about it.. i mean He was stoned, whipped, beat and nailed to a cross.. self defense would have been the thing to attempt.. but did he do it? no.. i think that answers your question

Answer 2

There was never any need for Jesus to do so. In fact when he was captured in the garden the soldiers looked to take Him and he spoke and the scripture says that they fell backwards at His spoken word. He was from the time of His arrest to the time of His death in mortal danger by His captors. He was beaten beyond recognition. At the time of His arrest Peter tried to defend Him by attacking one of the guards, Jesus healed this person and told Peter to "put up your sword. He then went on to explain "Don't you know that if I wanted I could ask my Father in Heaven and 6 legions of Angeles would come to defend me" (my paraphrase)

A roman legion was approx 1000 men, and in the old testament 1 angel slew 185,000 men over night. Jesus never had to do anything and the power at His command is well it is frightening to say the least. The idea He could speak and it would knock you down would be enough to make me think twice.

But Jesus chose to fulfill His calling, to endure suffering that we have a hard time to concieve of ( The Motion Picture "The Passion" by Mel Gibson is properly the best depiction of the crucifixion we could witness, and I cried when I saw it. My Savior represented there, enduring a death I , we all deserve, I closed my eyes and I cried) and yet He endured that abuse for me. He endured that abuse for all of us from Adam to the last soul that accepts Him as Merssiah before He returns.

Glory be to God The Father, and to His Son The Lord Jesus Christ, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen

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Answer 3

If you read the Gospel of Thomas he killed a boy for bumping into him and blinded his father for complaining. There are about 23 gospels which are not included in the bible. The Gospel of Thomas may have been left out because people didn't believe it. Personally I believe that you should do no harm to anyone and should not repay evil with evil.

Answer 4

Well He did a number on the demons. But not out of anger or retaliation.

Answer 5

If he were ever going to kill anyone for the reasons you mentioned, he would have done it to either the Jews who handed him over to the Romans, or to the Romans themselves.

But he didn't, because that is not who He is. That is not what He does. That is not what He is about.

Too bad Church leadership lost sight of that in our history.

Answer 6

Jesus taught us how to fight evil within the person not the person.A guy wanted to punch me and I said I command satan out of you he called me crazy and he ran.I told that story at a grocery store and little did I know there was a man that said that story is true I seen it with my own eyes .Amen

Answer 7

No he didn't and wouldn't. His purpose for coming here was to save sinners. If he would have killed out of self defence, then he would have never been crucified.

Answer 8

No he turned the other cheek and laid down his life. He could have retaliated on the solders but did nothing.

Answer 9

There is one incident where it looked like the people were going to kill him but he passed on through them. He didn't need to do physical harm because he had the power to avoid it. It was before his appointed time to die.

Answer 10

No. He would have fought his way out of being caught in the garden then. He knew he was going to his death so it would have been self defence if he had fought back.