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 WHY DIDN'T JESUS AVOID BEING CRUCIFIED? If Jesus was God, and he was meant to know everything, why didn't he avoid being crucified? According to the Gospels, Jesus predicted his arrest and crucifixion in Jerusalem. "The Son of Man will be handed over to his enemies and nailed to a cross," he once said (Matthew 26:2). If anything, Jesus seems almost to have deliberately provoked his arrest by his riotous behaviour in the temple, rather than avoiding it. Why? Jesus was evidently convinced that his death was an essential part of God's plan. He talked about his "blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many" (Mark 14;24), and about coming "to give his life as a ransom for many" (Mark 10:45). He seems to have recognised that his death was a necessary part of what he had come to do, not something to be avoided. More questions about Jesus' life |
Picture: the Isenheim Altarpiece, by Matthias Grünewald, painted in the 16th century. |
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