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This question is tantamount to asking whether the
Almighty can go against His Own Commandment. It also challenges the popularly
held belief that the Son of God’s Mission was to descend to the earth so that
He might be killed as sacrifice for the forgiveness of the sins of mankind.
The Commandments of God are the expressions of His
Will and they remain perfect and valid for all times! The Commandment under
reference clearly forbids killing. Therefore, the killing of Jesus cannot be in
keeping with this Commandment. Neither did the Almighty authorize human
sacrifice, torture and mockery nor the wicked and agonising method of execution
meted out on the Son of God about 2000 years ago.
Indeed, the existence of this Commandment should have
been a warning to us all not to accept the view that Christ was sent by His
Almighty Father as a slave to carry upon Himself the sins of mankind through a
sacrificial killing. In addition to this, we can cite three scriptural accounts
that should have helped us to put the gruesome murder into proper perspective.
1. At His crucifixion, the Son of God asked
the Father to forgive the offenders for they know not what they do. This prayer
of intercession became necessary simply because what had been done was a sin!
2. The scriptural account of the baptism of
Christ was to the effect that during the baptism, a Heavenly Voice proclaimed
Christ as the Son of God and that humanity should listen to Him. Humanity was not directed to kill Him!
3. During the crucifixion, darkness replaced
the broad daylight accompanied with earth tremors. The curtain which demarcates
the Holy of Holies from mankind was torn into two. These ominous happenings
when rightly interpreted suggest to us that there was revolt in Nature during
the crucifixion. Unseen hands tore the Temple curtain because at the
crucifixion, the symbolic Divine Presence in the Holy of Holies was withdrawn,
rendering the Holy of Holies unnecessary! Certainly, these are no signs that
sins are being forgiven but that the killing was an outrage against God!
The Sacred Mission of the Son of God however lay in His
proclaiming the Word of Truth. It is adherence to the true Teachings of Christ
that can lead man to redemption and the forgiveness of sins. We achieve atonement,
forgiveness and salvation by turning from our sinful ways and abiding by the
true Teachings of Jesus.
The killing of Jesus therefore stands entirely on its
own and remains a transgression against God’s Commandment!
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