(January 28, 2015 at 8:21 am)Nope Wrote: According to the New Testament, Jesus knew that he was going to die if he remained in Jerusalem. He even knew that Judas would betray him. Further, he drew attention to himself by sending his 2 apostles to take/steal a white donkey for him to ride into the city. Jewish people would have known that by entering the city in such a fashion, Jesus was claiming to be the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy in Zechariah. Because he was apparently not a stupid man, Jesus would have been aware that his actions would antagonize the authorities
Quote:All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass
Why are his actions not considered a form of suicide?
For the same reason a secret service agent takes a bullet for the president, a soldier jumps on a gernade to save his squad mates, and a mother runs out into traffic to push her kid out of the path of an on coming bus he did not see.
Duty, honor, and love.
To give a life to save another is not suicide. To give a life to potentially save a whole species is what Christ did on the cross.
