"One of my friends who used to be a pastor in Illinois was preaching to a group of prisoners in a state prison during Holy Week several years ago. At one point in his message, he paused and asked the men if they knew who killed Jesus.
Some said the soldiers did. Some said the Jews did. Some said Pilate. After there was silence, my friend said simply, “His Father killed him.”
Just as Abraham lifted the knife over the chest of his son Isaac, but then spared his son because there was a ram in the thicket, so God the Father lifted his knife over the chest of his own Son, Jesus — but did not spare him, because he was the ram; he was the substitute."
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This is pretty interesting. It was said, "You shall not commit murder" (Exod. 20:13)
Crucifixion of Jesus was a murder (the trial was a mistrial, https://rcg.org/pillar/0902pp-trjtwi.html
and it was premeditated.)
When God commits murder, is it a sin or not?
If it is not a sin, then is anything sinful for God?
Coveting a married woman, is it sinful for God?
Also, Jesus got killed and went to the underworld
it reminds me of something
"Uranus imprisoned Gaia's youngest children in , deep within Earth, where they caused pain to Gaia."
"Cronus learned from Gaia and Uranus that he was destined to be overcome by his own sons, just as he had overthrown his father. As a result, although he sired the gods Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Hades and by Rhea, he devoured them all as soon as they were born to prevent the prophecy. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronus#/media/File:Rubens_saturn.jpg
Was NT inspired by Greek mythology?
Some said the soldiers did. Some said the Jews did. Some said Pilate. After there was silence, my friend said simply, “His Father killed him.”
Just as Abraham lifted the knife over the chest of his son Isaac, but then spared his son because there was a ram in the thicket, so God the Father lifted his knife over the chest of his own Son, Jesus — but did not spare him, because he was the ram; he was the substitute."
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This is pretty interesting. It was said, "You shall not commit murder" (Exod. 20:13)
Crucifixion of Jesus was a murder (the trial was a mistrial, https://rcg.org/pillar/0902pp-trjtwi.html
and it was premeditated.)
When God commits murder, is it a sin or not?
If it is not a sin, then is anything sinful for God?
Coveting a married woman, is it sinful for God?
Also, Jesus got killed and went to the underworld
it reminds me of something
"Uranus imprisoned Gaia's youngest children in , deep within Earth, where they caused pain to Gaia."
"Cronus learned from Gaia and Uranus that he was destined to be overcome by his own sons, just as he had overthrown his father. As a result, although he sired the gods Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Hades and by Rhea, he devoured them all as soon as they were born to prevent the prophecy. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronus#/media/File:Rubens_saturn.jpg
Was NT inspired by Greek mythology?
I liked the parts where these old yahoodies tolchock each other and then drink their Hebrew vino, and getting onto the bed with their wives' handmaidens.
