Who Killed Jesus?

"And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the place of the skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, 18 where they crucified Him, and two others with Him."

                                                                                         John 19:17-18. NKJV

Dr David Jeremiah writes an interesting piece on: 

WHO CRUCIFIED JESUS?

'The Romans killed Jesus. Pilate, the Roman governor, could have freed Jesus, but to preserve his standing with the mob, he willingly delivered Jesus to be crucified'. John 18;29-19:30

The Jews killed Jesus. The Jews cried, "His blood be on us and on our children"  (Matthew 27:25). Peter, preaching to the Jews later on, pointed his finger at them and said, "you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death'. (Acts 2:23)

God killed Jesus. "Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God and afflicted...Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief" (Isaiah 53:4). Acts 2:23 confirms that Jesus was "delivered [unto death] by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God" (Acts2:23). God did it.

I killed Jesus. My sins nailed Him to the cross. He died for me.

And 

Who crucified Jesus? All of us. The sins of every individual, from Adam to this very day, nailed Him there. The crucifixion is not just a historical event that we recall at Easter. It is a reminder that our sin, our falling short of God's glory, our active or passive rebellion, is the very commodity that put Jesus on the cross.   Copyright The David Jeremiah Study Bible John 19:1-30

It comes as a bit of a shock, when we realise that we, had a part to play in Jesus' crucifixion. We accept the Romans were responsible for this, as was Pilate, who could have rescued Him. We know that the people helped with this crucifixion. But when we realise that God did it and ourselves too, it is shocking. God had no choice; He loved us too much to allow us to die in our sin, He had to redeem us and Jesus, did just that. But ourselves? Well if He died for us so that we may be free, means that He took our place. He was not guilty; we were guilty but Jesus chose to bear the shame and the pain to give us life.

What a Saviour we have. He loves us more than words can ever say.

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

Lord Jesus, I have sinned   

I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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