Why Jesus crucified?

Answer 1

A:

Some scholars have pointed out that the teachings of Jesus, as described in the New Testament gospels, were not very different from those of the Jewish religious leaders. He was also careful not to appear to oppose Roman rule in Palestine (See Mark 12:17: "Render unto Caesar..."). They say there is nothing here that would cause such great offence as to demand his crucifixion.

In the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) the trigger for Jesus' arrest was the turmoil he caused when he overturned the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of those who sold doves in the Temple. They were going about their lawful business, sanctioned by the priests, of providing an important service to allow sacrifices to be made in the Temple. Arguably, this would have justified crucifixion, by the harsh standards of the day.

In John's Gospel, the 'Cleansing of the Temple' is downgraded and moved to the beginning of Jesus' mission, so that it could not have been the reason for Jesus's arrest (John 2:14-16). Instead, the priests conspired to arrest Jesus because he had raised Lazarus from the dead and all the people were following him Jesus (See John 11:47-48: "Then gathered the chief priests and Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If we leave him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."). In this account, Jesus was arrested and crucified because his mission was undermining the power of the priests and Pharisees. In John's Gospel, there is no case made for the crucifixion of Jesus.

Answer 2

Jesus was crucified by the Roman authorities at the instigation of the Jewish religious leaders because they saw him as a threat to their authority and religious order. His teachings of love, compassion, and social justice challenged the existing power structures, leading to his arrest and eventual crucifixion. Christians believe that Jesus willingly sacrificed himself to redeem humanity from sin and offer salvation.

Answer 3

Jesus is the Lord and Savior. He died to save you from sin, all the bad things that you do. By saving you from sin, He gave you eternal life in Heaven. All you have to do is pray, just close your eyes, and tell Him you believe in Him. He's listening to you, and has waited for you to talk to Him. I promise He'll hear what you have to say. He is the Son of God. He came to earth, and taught His people (commonly known as the Disciples) the Word of God (aka, the Bible). He is the best known teacher in the world, even after 2,000 years! He taught to love one another, and promised He would save the world from Hell by dying and then raising Himself from the dead. Science says this is not possible, but they have found the tomb, and many other artifacts that prove The Bible is true, and that Jesus did in fact exist. Three days after He was crucified on the Cross, an awful death, He rose from the dead. Just like He said He would. He showed His scars from the nails that had hung Him to the cross to His disciples. He gave us the most amazing gift that can be given. He gave us the gift of eternal life. If you recognize Him as the Lord and Savior, God's Son, who died and rose again to save you from sin. John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

Answer 4

He did that so that we don't have to pay for our sins...His sacrifice paid for them. So be grateful and rejoice. the penalty for sin is death and he took the burdon off of us by paying the price because he cares so much for us.He sacrificed for us because he loves us so much.

Answer 5

Jesus had a criminal trial before being put to death where he was charged with the following crimes...

"And they began to accuse him, saying, "We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Christ, a king."

- Luke 23:2

As you see, there are two or three criminal charges made against Jesus.

Regarding the charge of claiming to be a king, Jesus himself said...

"My kingdom is not of this world." - John 18:36

But, regarding the charge of opposing paying taxes, there is considerable evidence this is the reason why Jesus was killed.

Evidence Jesus was a tax protester

1.

Jesus taught,

"the subjects are exempt" ... from paying taxes to "kings on the earth."

- Matthew 17:26

2.

Tax collectors, specifically, were very big fans of Jesus.

"Now all the tax collectors and sinners kept coming to listen to Jesus."

- Luke 15:1

3.

But, Jesus also sought out the tax collectors himself. He described himself as a friend of tax collectors.

'a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'

- Matthew 11:19

4.

Jesus said tax collectors are sick and wanted to heal them.

"Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?" And Jesus answered and said to them, "It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick."

- Luke 5:30-31

5.

Jesus interfered with the tax collector's at work, at least twice.

A.

A chief tax collector, who Jesus was teaching, actually returned some of the taxes he had taken from other people. This would be something Romans, and a few other tax collectors, could not appreciate.

"Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount."

- Luke 19:8

B.

Jesus persuaded another tax collector to abandon his duties to follow him. Again, this was not appreciated by Romans.

"As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector's booth; and He said to him, "Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him."

- Matthew 9:9

Just these two events, perverting tax collectors, was enough to charge Jesus with a tax crime.

6.

Jesus was so well-known for being followed by tax collectors, and speaking to, and teaching tax collectors that his persecutors used the very subject of taxation in an attempt to entrap him into giving out "illegal" tax advice.

"The Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk. They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter who you teach, for you aren't partial to anyone. Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"

NOTE:

Many believe that because Jesus answered, "give to Caesar what is Caesars", he meant we should pay taxes to Caesar. Unfortunately, every Bible version completely fails to mention something which those present already knew, that Caesar's coin had an inscription saying Caesar is divine, a god. So, Jews could not carry or use this coin without breaking the first commandment (and in some bibles the second commandment), to have no other gods, no graven images, and no bowing down to them, nor serving them.

Jesus escaped entrapment, temporarily, by stating the obvious...

"Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." - Matthew 22:21 (WEB)

And what is obvious is that God made everything, and so everything belongs to God.

7.

Jesus threw the moneychangers, i.e. bankers, out of the temple. This would mean, if there is no money being "changed", there are no taxes being paid.

You'll find that Jesus was dead within just three days after throwing the moneychangers out of the temple.

8.

According to Caesar, Caesar is god. But, this is not what Jesus was teaching to tax collectors and other "sinners".

"No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon."

- Luke 16:13 (Mammon is the god of riches)

Jesus said, "it is written"...

"You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only."

- Matthew 4:10

Hearing all this did not make the Romans very happy, so followers of Jesus, i.e. tax collectors, sinners, (Christians) ... were persecuted.

Final note:

Many people quote Romans 13 as the reason to pay taxes, but...

a. Paul wrote Romans 13.

b. Paul was a Roman.

c. Paul did not quote Jesus.

d. Paul never knew Jesus.

e. Paul did persecute followers of Jesus.

Jesus, however, specifically said, "the subjects are exempt."

And so, when the Roman Governor Pilate ultimately (obviously) found out, perhaps from other tax collectors, that Jesus was indeed leading a successful tax revolt, he was scourged and killed ... by Romans.

But good luck hearing any of this from your 501c3 church preacher on Sunday morning. He or she is forbidden by law to discuss such matters.

For more about why Jesus was killed, see 'Sources and related links' below.

Opinions

1. Jesus did NOT lead a tax rebellion--he told his followers to pay Caesar in the Empire's coin. (Mark 12:17)*

Reply: Wrong. Jesus did NOT say pay taxes. Jesus said to give back (render means give back) Caesar's things, BECAUSE the tax coin claimed "Caesar is son of god". And so, because of this, it was unlawful for Jews to possess such a coin. (See 1st and 2nd commandments, no other gods, no graven images/idols)

No one would believe Jesus would break the 1st and 2nd commandments, and have others do the same.

Answer 6

For religious reasons, it was necessary to ensure that all the crucified men were taken down before evening and the beginning of the Jewish Sabbath. The usual method of hastening death was to break their legs, to hasten death by suffocation. John's Gospel says that the Roman soldiers did break the legs of the other two, but not Jesus. This was theologically important, because John's Gospel was emphasing the importance of Jesus spiritually as the paschal lamb, and Jewish custom called for the paschal lamb to be unblemished, with no broken bones. Although it was as easy for the soldiers to break Jesus' legs as to spear him, John says that they decided that he seemed already to be dead so they speared him to be sure.

Answer 7

The Jewish leaders arrested Jesus because He was a thorn in their life. The Jewish people were getting away from the true word of God and trying to obey Jewish man made laws. Jesus came and was preaching the truth of God. The Jews did not like this and wanted to get rid of Him. They arrested Him and tried Him and came to the false conclusion that He was guilty of blasphemy, a crime worthy of death. Since the Jews were not allowed to put anyone to death because they were under Roman rule they took Jesus to the Roman Governor of Judea, which was Pontius Pilate and persuaded him to have Jesus crucified. (See Matthew

26:47- through28:20).

Answer 8

Jesus was meant to be a sacrifice for the rest of humanity, saving them from their sins and opening the gates to heaven.

Answer 9

It was Gods plan all along. God loves us so much he gave his own son so we could be forgiven for our sins. There was no other way and Jesus now sits with God, Begging for us. He is amazing.

Answer 10

because he wanted us to live in heaven with him and jesus