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Posted by Raj (Member # 5224) on :

If Jesus is God how He can be killed?
[Roll Eyes]

a) Even before Jesus was actually arrested, they
tried to catch Him. The Scripture says that He
disappeared (Jn 8:59, 12:36). Jesus could have
disappeared similarly even at Gethsemane where He was
arrested. But, Jesus Christ voluntarily submitted
Himself for crucifixion, because God the Father wished
to bring salvation to the sinners and acquit them
through the crucifixion (Lev 17:11, Heb 9:22, Rev 1:6,
Acts 20:28, 1 Tim 1:15, Rom 5:8, 1 Pet 1:19). Pilate
the governor said to Jesus, “Do You not know that I
have power to crucify You and power to release You?”.
Jesus answered, “You could have no power at all
against Me unless it had been given you from above”
(Jn 19:10,11). What a great personality is Jesus! His
death was not something accidental. It was purely
prophetical.

b) Jesus told “Therefore My Father loves Me, because
I lay down My life that I may take it again. No one
takes it from Me, but, I lay it down of Myself. I
have power to lay it down and have power to take it
again. This command I have received from My Father”
(Jn 10:17,18). Please understand the supernatural
personality of Jesus.

c) When the soldiers came to arrest Jesus, Peter, one
among the disciples of Jesus, pulled his sword from
him and cut off the ear of a servant of the chief
priest. Immediately Jesus said to him, “Put your
sword in its place, for all who take the sword will
perish by the sword, or do you think that I cannot now
pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with 12
legions of angles? How then could the scriptures be
fulfilled, that it must happen thus?” (Mat 26:51-54).
Please notice the superiority of Jesus.

d) Nothing would happen without the knowledge of
Jesus. He is ominiscient (Jn 16:30).

1. Jesus foretold that Judas Iscariot would betray
Him.

Now as they sat and ate, Jesus said, “Assuredly I say
to you one of you who eats with Me will betray Me (Mk
14:18).

2. Jesus prophesied that Peter would deny Him. Jesus
said to him (Peter),

“Assuredly, I say to you that today even this night,
before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three
times (Mk 14:30).

3. Jesus predicted the day and the time of His arrest.

Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to
stumble because of Me this night, for it is written,
“I will strike the Shepherd and the sheep will be
scattered” (Mk 14:27, Mat 20:18,19).

4. Jesus foretold that He would be arrested, and
crucified and resurrected on the third day.

“Behold we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of
Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the
scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and
deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and
to crucify. And the third day He will rise gain (Mat
20:18,19).

5. When they came to arrest Him, they drew back by His
power and fell to the ground (Jn 18:6)

6. Jesus envisaged that all His disciples will leave
Him alone.

“Indeed, the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that
you will be scattered, each to his own and will leave
Me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father
is with Me (Jn 16:32).

7. Jesus foretold that He would undergo that painful
ldeath because of the pre-determination of God (Lk
22:22).

8. Prophet Daniel prophesied that Christ would be
crucified (Dan 9:26)
[Smile]

Posted by Watcher (Member # 3589) on :

Jesus wasn't killed He gave up His life for all of us.

Posted by wparr (Member # 891) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Watcher:
Jesus wasn't killed He gave up His life for all of us.

God's Word says Jesus WAS killed.

Mark 8:31
(31) And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be KILLED, and after three days rise again.

Mark 9:31
(31) For He was teaching His disciples and telling them, "The Son of Man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will KILL Him; and when He has been KILLED, He will rise three days later."

1 Thessalonians 2:14-16
(14) For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, for you also endured the same sufferings at the hands of your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews,
(15) who both KILLED the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out. They are not pleasing to God, but hostile to all men,
(16) hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved; with the result that they always fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them to the utmost.

My brother Raj - keep up the great work God is doing thru you in India.

It must be difficult being a shinging light for Jesus in a country like India.

I bet it builds your faith up strong.

Stay bold for Christ my brother.

I'll be praying for you.

Posted by HisGrace (Member # 3438) on :

Hebrews 2:14
Because God's children are human beings--made of flesh and blood--Jesus also became flesh and blood by being born in human form. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the Devil, who had the power of death [Cross]

BTW Watcher, I get what you mean.

Posted by Adv.Christian (Member # 3453) on :

[Cross]

A short answer would be Jesus allowed Himself to be killed. Jesus could have stopped it at any time but He let Himself be killed by man in order to pay the penilty for our sins. Praise and thanks to God [Cross]

Posted by TEXASGRANDMA (Member # 847) on :

Like a sheep led to the slaughter, our Lord and Savior, willing gave His life. Maybe the hardest thing He had to do was stay on the cross, when with just a thought, He could have been in Heaven and all mankind destroyed.
betty

Posted by Chaplain Bob (Member # 5019) on :

Jesus was fully human AND fully God. It was His human life that was sacrificed. And He did so willingly. It was no un-planned event. It was God's plan from the beginning.

Posted by HE LIVES (Member # 4931) on :

Brother Bob,

I just wanted to say Amen! Well said.