Two Questions

[JonC]

So.... I probably didn't answer the questions as throughly as the person asking them at the group study desired.

I simply said that Jesus was sent to us with a purpose and a plan. The questions fall outside of the plan.
Then there was a brief discussion about when Jesus gained awareness of the plan - all conjecture but many thought it may have been early in his ministry, during the 40 days in the wilderness.

My response (now):

Yes, Jesus would have lived forever, likened to Methuselah or Enoch.

No, a natural death would not meet the criteria for a sacrifice.


Rob

You know....when we go down this trail (philosophy...the "what if's) a lot of other things creap up.

Jesus was murdered for speaking the will of the Father. For this not to have happened one of two things would have had to happen - either man would be spiritual, understsnding the things of the Spirit OR Jesus would have had to remained silent and never proclaimed the words He was sent to proclaim.

If Jesus was not murdered then would that constitute a sin (disobedience to the will of God, His predetermined plan)?

If so then Jesus would have been subject to the death sin produces (He would have died for His own sin).


OR the Father would have never sent His Son to die on the Cross and He would never have become flesh.


I kinda like these questions, but I kinda do not like these questions. There is no "yes or no" answer.