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The alleged crucifixion of Jesus Christ is one of the most misunderstood events that have ever taken place in the annals of history. It is so important in the Christian faith, that they hang their hats on the alleged event in order to gain salvation. As a Christian, one must believe that Jesus Christ was crucified and died on the cross to be saved. As a child growing up in a Christian home, I heard my mother and father sing songs about the cross, crucifixion, and Jesus dying on the cross. I never understood why God would allow Jesus to die such a painful death for the sins of people who continue to sin to this very day. I often asked my Sunday school teacher and other Christian leaders why God would send Jesus to die so that people could receive salvation, when this was not the method for receiving salvation with the Prophets and messengers before him. God tells us that the people who followed Noah were saved, the people who followed Abraham were saved, and the people who followed Moses were saved. I could go on and on listing the multitudes of people who believed in the one God, followed their messenger, and God tells us that He saved them. God has never required a human sacrifice as a means to receive salvation. Even though Millions of Christians around the
world believe that Jesus died on the cross for them, the Bible itself gives evidence that God saved Jesus like He saved many of His Prophets and messengers who were sent to convey His message. Let’s examine some of the evidence from the Bible that proves that Jesus did not die on the cross.
(1) Let us first establish that Jesus did not want to die on the cross.
The myth that we have heard all of our lives that Jesus came to die for our sins is not true. If the plan was for Jesus to die for the sins of mankind, no one told Jesus Christ. This is evident from the prayer that Jesus prayed to God almighty when he became aware of the plot of the Jews to kill him.
Matthew 26: 36-39 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. And he went a little further, and fell on his face, (This is how the Muslims pray) and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou [wilt]. This prayer does not sound like Jesus came to die for the world. He’s asking God to save
