Jesus was labeled "King of the Jews" and unjustly executed for the accusation of sedition

The Jews accused Jesus of blasphemy by making himself equal to God. But that was a false accusation to try and get Jesus executed. Because of the pressure the Jews put on him, Pilate had Jesus flogged and put to death. The charge that Pilate gave was that Jesus was the king of the Jews, most likely since it implied insurrection against the Roman Empire. Though Pilate didn’t find fault in Jesus, he used a legitimate charge that would keep him from getting into trouble — but that was a trumped up charge also.

The reason that Christians give for the reason that Jesus was “crucified” was that he had to die for the sins of the world. The bible itself says that no man shall die for the sins of another but every man shall die for his own sins. What’s more, God considered child sacrifice an abomination, so would he sacrifice his own son? That’s contradictory.

What makes this idea even more bizarre is that God, his Father, supposedly took pleasure in torturing and killing his only son in order to pay for the sins of the whole world (Isa 53:10,11). God is supposed to be like a father figure, so what kind of father is pleased to see his one and only son tortured and brutally murdered? Sorry, but that makes no sense at all. While the disciples and family of Jesus were shocked and incredibly sad, his Father was supposedly up in heaven rejoicing!

Was he sacrificed like an innocent animal to take away sins?

Mic 6:7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

Mic 6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

An innocent lamb awaits sacrifice to pay for someone's sins

According to God in the Old Testament He would have been against sacrificing his only son for sin and God doesn’t change. But what was the requirement for salvation? “to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God“.

So what was the reason that Jesus gave for his execution?

It was the tradition that priests sacrificed animals as payment for sin to appease God. Jesus was high priest but never sacrificed animals neither did John the Baptist. They practiced immersion in water for the remission of sins. And all of the disciples were also taught to do this practice. The reason Jesus gave for not practicing animal sacrifice was that God was not pleased with it:

Mat 9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice

Heb 10:4 it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins…

Jer 7:22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:

Jer 7:23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.

So if his death wasn’t because he made himself equal to God; and it wasn’t because he made himself a king; and it wasn’t because God was sacrificing him to pay for the sins of the world, then why?

An innocent seal suffers cruelty at the hand of an evil human

Though the writers of the gospels obviously cut this part out, it is certain that Jesus said it:

(The church fathers quoted this from Matthew’s gospel of the Hebrews that was in circulation at the time, plus this same saying is in the gospel of the Nazarenes.)

Neither he nor his disciples practiced animal sacrifices and this practice was no longer mentioned after his death — AT ALL.

Heb 10:11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same (animal) sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

Heb 10:12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

A bird mourns the death of her mate

It is obvious then from this, that his intention was to put an end to animal sacrifices and make himself the ultimate sacrifice, once and for all time. It was Jesus’ intention that he LET them “sacrifice” him, so-to-speak, in order to stop the horrible practice of sacrificing of innocent animals that suffered without being able to say a word.

Even studies done on animals today reveal that animals have feeling, they feel pain and they grieve. Jesus loved animals and the animals loved him. For centuries animals have been our friends, help lighten our loads, heal our sicknesses and keep us well and comfort us. It is not a wonder that Jesus gave his life in order to put a stop to the senseless butchery of innocent, speechless animals who are largely unable to defend themselves.

4:5 Thus it came to pass that He was born in the midst of the animals which He came to redeem from their sufferings, through the redemption of man from ignorance and selfishness, by the manifestation of the sons and daughters of God.

6:19 I will break the bow and the sword. All the instruments of warfare will I banish from the earth. I will make the animals to lie down in safety, and to live without fear.

71:4 And He would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel of blood through the temple, or that any animals should be slain.

Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Blind Faith could get you deceived!

The principle requirement is belief. How is it that belief in the resurrection saves you? Because Paul said so. Did Jesus say so? No. Did any of the disciples say so? No. Is there anyone anywhere in the bible that says belief in the resurrection of Jesus saves you? No.

The first requirement of salvation: believe in the resurrection

Can you prove that Jesus was raised from the dead? How do you know that? Because the bible says so? That may very well be, but there are so many contradictions, and inconsistencies in the bible, how do you know that is the truth? You don’t, you just believe it. (I personally believe it)

All original manuscripts have been lost or destroyed - no way to know what the bible actually did say.

Each story of the death and resurrection of Jesus in the gospels, though basically tells the same story, is different in many aspects. There is no consistency, many contradictions and one gospel has passages that the other doesn’t have.

No one really knows who wrote the gospels, or when or even where they were written. Most scholars are certain that the gospels were not written by the men who they were named after. The stories were obtained through hearsay or copied from manuscripts that have been lost.

The writers copied parts from manuscripts available at the time; borrowed parts from other gospels; changed things to make them agree with their or the church’s doctrines at the time; took original things out; and embellished things to make the reading more interesting and more believable. But there are absolutely no original manuscripts with which to compare to know what they originally said — they have all been lost or destroyed.

The Resurrection of Christ

So how can you really know what is really true and what is not and if it all really happened that way? You can’t. You can only believe what is written there or on what is hearsay. Not that God couldn’t raise Jesus from the dead and not even that he didn’t. But how do you know this isn’t another one of those things that someone made up or was hearsay and the writers included it in their gospels? The writers may have been deceived also.

The reason that the gospels are not reliable as history is that there are things that are verifiably wrong. For instance: Jesus wasn’t begot of the holy ghost; Mary wasn’t a virgin; Joseph was the biological father of Jesus; Mary was a Levite; etc. There are contradictions and problems with supposed prophecies that were not actually prophecies or that never came to pass as they were supposed to. There are serious problems with the New Testament.

The writers even quoted passages from the Old Testament that are not even prophecies or are non-existent or mistranslated or taken out of context. It is very easy to see that there is something seriously wrong with (not all but) many parts of the gospels. It’s not difficult to prove by the bible itself, that many things that people believe are falsehoods!

The second requirement of salvation: Confess with your mouth that Jesus is God

actually means: Jesus is God

To know exactly what it means to “confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus”, is not really clear. But the interpretation that is generally understood is that one literally announces publicly that he “accepts Jesus as his Lord and Savior”. But what does this exactly mean? It apparently means that the person believes that Jesus existed and that Jesus is God. But is he really God? Is believing this a requirement for salvation?

There are two things that normally people take for granted, but really don’t understand the the real significance here. If one says he believes in Jesus, it infers that the person accepts without any proof that Jesus really did exist and that he is all that the gospels say he is. By declaring that he is one’s savior he is declaring that Jesus is God since God is the only savior. As said before belief is something accepted without any factual proof or substantial evidence.

If you say that you believe in me, what you are actually saying in essence is that you believe that what I say is the truth. However, what is actually being inferred with this confession is something completely different. It is not merely stating that one believes Jesus existence or even what he taught. It is announcing that one accepts without basis in facts or evidence that Jesus is God Almighty and the Savior of the world. This is the second requirement for salvation according to Paul’s gospel.

According to the Nicene Creed, believing that Jesus was God the son, and in the “Holy Trinity” was a requirement for salvation. These are two points that were invented by the roman church: the trinity and the God the son, Jesus. These are the two doctrines that are completely false (which has been proven in other posts on this site).

Christian apologists say that the Christians would not have given their lives for something that was false. However, millions of people have died for beliefs that were false. Muslims blow themselves up believing that there will be virgins in paradise waiting for them, but does that make it any truer that they are pleasing Allah? Just the same Christians who died for their faith died believing in something that they were taught or that was merely hearsay, didn’t make it true. Just believing something doesn’t MAKE it true!

What DOES God require then?

What God requires has nothing at all to do with belief in a sacrifice or a resurrection or even a triune godhead, but righteousness and keeping his commandments.

Mic 6:7 Will the LORD be pleased with (the sacrifice of) thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

Mic 6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Psa 15:1 A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

Psa 15:2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

Pro 12:28 In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Act 10:35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. (Peter)

Statistics in Great Britain, a nation that boasted of being predominantly Christian, show that in the 26 years prior to 2005 there was a 40% decline in church attendance and by the year 2020 there will be only 2.3 million church-goers — a mere 5% of the population. In the US, also predominantly Christian, it is estimated that between 75% to 85% of youth quit church by the end of high school. Other first world countries also show high rates of people abandoning religion. The main religion of these countries is Christianity. What this seems to be showing is that in countries where science is more advanced and the Internet is more proliferate, people are developing a different attitude towards Christianity.

Why is this happening?

Christianity today has failed to make its case and persuade people as they have in the past and have been steadily and quickly losing their case. This is because people have been opening their eyes and seeing that so many of the claims that Christianity has made have been proven to be false. People are beginning to see through the falsehoods they have been taught and are seeing exactly what much of Christianity really is — especially the youth.

Wealth is more important than children

On one side of the coin, this trend is extremely unfortunate since Christian populations are actually diminishing in regards to the birthrate. While the population of Muslims are actually abounding with a replacement rate of 5 to 1. It won’t be long until Islam is the majority religion of the world. It isn’t difficult to imagine what that might mean!

But this is happening because in affluent societies wealth is much more important than children. It used to be that children were seen as a blessing and a reward of God. It used to be that if a woman were barren it was seen as a curse from God and a woman was ashamed. Today people in our society hate children, use contraceptives, limit the number of children to two, etc. This selfishness is justified by the motive that it’s too expensive to bring children into the world, it will put an end to a woman’s career, children are too much work and they take away people’s freedoms.

However, in extremely poor countries it is not uncommon to see very large families, even where they have to work hard to live off the land and hardships are abundant. If a child in a family like this dies it is a very heart-breaking situation for the whole family — every child in the family is greatly loved and parents and siblings often go to great lengths for the well-being of a child.

The beginning of the end of Christianity?

On the other side of the coin, the trend we are seeing may be the beginning of the end of Christianity as we know it. This trend does not seem to show a slowing down, but even as much as the church tries they are failing to cease the exodus of their youths. Kids no longer see Christianity as relevant. It doesn’t satisfactorily answer the questions that they have. Today’s youth no longer are willing to take things a face value, on blind faith — and just “because the bible says it’s so”. Most of them are in public schools where they are constantly learning about the advancements of science and technology. Just as other religions have faded into the background as myths and are no longer realities to people, so it seems that Christianity is doomed to meet the same fate.

The problem with Chrisianity

There is no way of knowing who wrote the books of the New Testament or even where or when they were written. There are no original manuscripts to compare with as they have all been lost or destroyed or hidden. Since there is just too much evidence that the scriptures have been piecemealed together, and things taken out or invented and inserted — the declaration of apologists, that the scriptures are “God breathed”, no longer holds water. The adherents of Christianity are failing to persuade people because so many of their claims have been proven false.

The philosophy of life that Jesus came to teach was replaced by the religion called Christianity that we see today. The corruption that the church fathers have put on the backs of the masses may be turning out to be the very thing that will deal a crushing blow to Christianity. The evil that they that sent around may be finally coming back around to fall on their own heads. Maybe this is just the thing that God will use to purge and purify Christianity and bring it back to the true way of life that Jesus actually taught.