He said he was the Son of God. In Jewish lore, no one had a right to make that claim unless they were the Messiah. He was, they just didn't accept the signs, teaching, ministery and miracles as he had done among them. They were expecting things much more glorious and destructive! There is the reason for blasphemy.
God Bless,
Porter.
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"The Lord commands us to be peacemakers. This is more than peace keeping. Peacemaking is an active thing that requires much greater effort at making peace happen rather than just keeping ones peace."
He said he was the Son of God. In Jewish lore, no one had a right to make that claim unless they were the Messiah. He was, they just didn't accept the signs, teaching, ministery and miracles as he had done among them. They were expecting things much more glorious and destructive! There is the reason for blasphemy.
You are correct Porter! The charge was blasphamy!
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Jesus said, "he who stands firm to the end will be saved" Mark 13:13.
Live Life in such a way that those who do not know Christ will come to know Him because they know you
Jesus' crucifixion is a little more complicated than just saying blasphemy.
Disclaimer: The following presupposes that the account of Jesus' passion as told in the Bible is more or less accurate.
The pharisees were jealous of Jesus' teachings and viewed him as a threat to the established norm in the Hebrew state at the time. They endeavoured on many occasions to trap him into blaspheming and he did not do so until he decided it was time.
Now, remember that Israel (more accurately Judea) was an occupied territory at that time, much like Iraq is now. The occupier had transferred a large degree of autonomy to the populace (to the extent of allowing them to maintain the secular dynasty in the form of Herod) but still maintained control for security.
The pharisees took Jesus to Pilate (who was the Roman governor of the territory) in order to get Pilate to kill Jesus as a traitor to Rome. Jesus had proclaimed himself (or allowed himself to be proclaimed) the Messiah which was understood at the time as a military leader who would free the Hebrews from foreign occupation (the Jews still wait for this Messiah). Pilate initially refused to execute Jesus on the trumped up charges and sent him to Herod to deal with. Herod sent him back.
Pilate (in keeping with tradition on the Jewish holidays) offered the Jews a choice of freeing one prisoner, Jesus of Nazareth, a seemingly meek, apparently innocent preacher ora Jewish zealot who had openly rebelled against Rome and killed many men in doing so. The people of Jerusalem chose against Jesus and he was crucified in an attempt to pacify the Jewish mob. Officially he was crucified as a traitor against Rome, therefore the I.N.R.I. inscription which stood for Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum, Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.
Had Jesus been executed by the Jewish state (for blasphemy) he would have likely been stoned to death. The root cause of Jesus' execution was his insistence upon exposing the hypocrisy of the Jewish leadership, which lead to them "framing" him and getting the majority of the populace to turn against him.
However, it is important to realize that Jesus was given ample opportunity to rescind any statements he made that would lead to his execution. He chose not to because he knew that:
1. They were true.
2. His death and resurrection were necessary.
Jesus willingly laid down his life when given the ability to avoid execution. That is part of the amazing story that is all too often left out.
However, it is important to realize that Jesus was given ample opportunity to rescind any statements he made that would lead to his execution. He chose not to because he knew that:
1. They were true.
2. His death and resurrection were necessary.
Jesus willingly laid down his life when given the ability to avoid execution. That is part of the amazing story that is all too often left out.
Amen Brother!
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Jesus said, "he who stands firm to the end will be saved" Mark 13:13.
Live Life in such a way that those who do not know Christ will come to know Him because they know you
What was Christ's charge for Crucifixtion?
..........Now you're next![8D]
