The death of Christ is one of the four primary Works of Christ . . . to pay the penalty for all of the sins for the Holy Elect. And if His death is one of the primary Works, then it implies that this Work is one of the primary Purposes of Christ. Therefore, if there is a Holy Purpose to the death of Christ, then the idea that Jesus was copping out on life, hence committing suicide . . . shows a total lack of Biblical understanding (and I wouldn't pay a single penny to hear the advice from such a person who offers such insane theology).
The below verses are rarely talked about by anyone, but they are amongst the most important Scriptures in the entire Bible, as they show how God deals with the Holy Saints prior to the physical life and death of Jesus:
Romans 3:25-26 NLT - "For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, 26 for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he declares sinners to be right in his sight when they believe in Jesus."
“Therefore, if there is a Holy Purpose to the death of Christ, then the idea that Jesus was copping out on life, hence committing suicide”
yeah I don’t get how anyone would interpret it as suicide but people say things in different ways so who knows sometimes what someone’s really trying to say
they could be takkkng about his Jesus laid down his own life willingly knowing he would die in our place
it really is just God accomplishing what he said he would do in the ot to save man from sin and death. Jesus had come to accomplish all those wrotten promises in the law and prophets including
“But
he was wounded for our transgressions, he was
bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath
laid on him the iniquity of us all. …because
he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.”
Isaiah 53:5-
part of why he came is to accomplish this prophetic promise of a sacrifice made by God for mans sin , the messiah Jesus came and accomplished this scripture as God spoke beforehand as it would be done
“For even hereunto were ye called: because
Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: …who
his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
For
ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.”
1 Peter 2:21, 24-25 KJV
Jesus is the living word of God so his ministry was to accomplish all these things written in Gods word to fulfill them
“For dogs have compassed me:
The assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: They pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones:
They look and stare upon me. They part my garments among them, And cast lots upon my vesture.”
Psalm 22:16-18
“Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said therefore among themselves,
Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.”
John 19:23-24
all Of this happened in the gospel because it was Gods word coming to pass so in the new testsment this is saying
according to the law and prophets
“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that
Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that
he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 KJV
Jesus life and ministry ,and suffering and death and resurrection was the fulfillment of Gods Will to save mankind. It’s throughout scripture it happened tonjesus because of who he is , the word of God made flesh being manifest to mankind , gods promises beforehand coming to pass from birth to death
“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
Isaiah 7:14
“And
she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done,
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”
Matthew 1:21-23 KJV
“Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and
the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. ….
For unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and
his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the
throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from
henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.”
Isaiah 9:1-2, 6-8 KJV
from his birth to ministry baptism , miracles , his teachings and wisdom to his entrance into Jerusalem on a donkey to his betrayal by a disciple to his suffering and death It’s all written hundreds of years before and Jesus is all those things coming to pass bekng fulfilled by God
“And one shall say unto him,
What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts:
smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.”
Zechariah 13:6-7
we can find all the gospel in prophecy it was just Gods word coming to pass in the earth of the messiah part of that is that Jesus willingly went to the cross because that was what we needed someone to do to intercede for our sins , mankind were sinners sin is death so a man had to die he became a perfect sinless man and died in the sinners place in the law so anyone who believes in him can escape the judgements of e law through his death and resurrection into the gospel
