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Re: 7 Pounds and The Sacrifice of Christ
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Originally Posted by KWSS1976
But see Jesus could of changed the outcome if he wanted to it was not someone else that killed him because he could control the outcome.. So technically he did take his own life cause he could of changed the outcome but I am sure glad it happened as it did....
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KWSS, you could say that about lots of things. If a young man signs up for the military, he knows the risks, so if he gets killed, he essentially committed suicide. Or a fireman, going into a burning building knowing the risks--if the building caves in on him, he technically committed suicide.
It was the MAN Christ Jesus who died on the cross--the Spirit didn't die. And the MAN Christ Jesus suffered and was martyred just as any other human in the same circumstances.
God had the power to change the outcome, but then He has the power to prevent any human death, but doesn't. Does that make Him a murderer everytime someone dies?
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