The willing sacrifice of one so mighty as Christ whom gave His life here on earth so that we may be free from an everlasting death and have the chance at everlasting life* is the symbol of a religion.
Yes. Crucifixion was a terrible, horrible, method of torture and execution, one that was humiliating and excruciating. This said in many ways it was because of that that it became the symbol of love and faith, once Christ had stooped so low as to allow Himself to be crucified, because He suffered that pain and humiliation out of His and His Father’s love for mankind.
Also, think on this; Christians for a few centuries after the Ascension of Christ were hunted and targeted by Romans and Pharisees alike. In many ways their quiet practice of faith was a rebellion of its own, and what better symbol of defiance against that kind of tyranny would there be than the symbol of the torture the Romans and others used to try and break them into submission?
JFK wasn’t a willing participant and no sacrifice was made for the greater good. His was a senseless death at the hands of a lunatic. Your argument is an example of non sequitor fallacy, I believe.
You flew too close to the sun on this one, my friend.
Yes, because it is the accepted truth. Do you have evidence to contradict this? I’d be open to hearing it. If not, then what purpose does your argument serve besides attacking the proverbial straw man?
If your argument is “what kind of person in their right mind would willingly go through something that?” Then you should read or listen to an interview with Kyle Carpenter, the Marine Corporal who jumped on a hand grenade to save his squad mates and received the Medal of Honor for his actions. No, I am not saying that Cpl. Carpenter is the risen Christ, but I am giving an example of the kind of selfless sacrifice for the greater good at play here, made when the person giving their life knows what is at stake. Bottom line they were willing to do it because it was the right thing to do, and done out of love for their fellow man.
Yes. Crucifixion was a terrible, horrible, method of torture and execution, one that was humiliating and excruciating. This said in many ways it was because of that that it became the symbol of love and faith, once Christ had stooped so low as to allow Himself to be crucified, because He suffered that pain and humiliation out of His and His Father’s love for mankind.
Also, think on this; Christians for a few centuries after the Ascension of Christ were hunted and targeted by Romans and Pharisees alike. In many ways their quiet practice of faith was a rebellion of its own, and what better symbol of defiance against that kind of tyranny would there be than the symbol of the torture the Romans and others used to try and break them into submission?
You flew too close to the sun on this one, my friend.
If your argument is “what kind of person in their right mind would willingly go through something that?” Then you should read or listen to an interview with Kyle Carpenter, the Marine Corporal who jumped on a hand grenade to save his squad mates and received the Medal of Honor for his actions. No, I am not saying that Cpl. Carpenter is the risen Christ, but I am giving an example of the kind of selfless sacrifice for the greater good at play here, made when the person giving their life knows what is at stake. Bottom line they were willing to do it because it was the right thing to do, and done out of love for their fellow man.