(July 27, 2020 at 1:48 pm)tackattack Wrote:(July 26, 2020 at 2:53 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Your argument, and that of many Christians, presumes that Jesus was innocent (or sinless). A cursory reading of the NT shows that this isn’t the case.
One could argue that Jesus more or less sacrificed himself as opposed to being used as a scapegoat. Since he was willing to die, the case that he was ‘punished’ is rather weak. If a father sacrifices himself to save his childrens’ lives, no one would describe it as a punishment.
*removes his Devil’s Advocate hat*
Boru
I would love to hear your interpretation on the sinfulness of Jesus and citing of scriptures.
Well, he was certainly rude to his mum (John 2:4). If breaking a commandment is a sin, I’m sure this qualifies.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson