Filed under: things of the heart
Who killed Jesus? Some say the Jews. Some say the Gentiles. Some would say God. Others would say, quite simply, “me.”
I simply ask myself this:
If it were me – sitting at the table that evening, standing in the garden that night, watching in the court room that day – would I be crying “Crucify him!” or would I be begging for him to be let go? Would my response differ based on my race or status? or if I had sat at his feet and heard him speak?
I think after all my ponderings, my answer is: love killed Jesus.
God gave us free will. The ability to choose good (God) or to choose evil (the lust, the flesh and the pride of life). God is relational. In the beginning he said “Let us make man in our image.” (Gen 1.26) Eternal triune God chose to make man, to be in relationship (if to create man “in our image” implies that, though being of one mind, the trinity was in fellowship and man was created to be in fellowship – relationship – too). To be in fellowship with anyone or anything is to make choices. To be able to choose good also leaves open the choice of choosing the bad.
