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To: h.a. cherev
"According to your own theology, it was the Romans who actually crucified him."

If you are referring to who drove the nails into his hands and feet, it was the Romans who crucified Him. However, when Pontius Pilate said "I find no fault in Him", and the crowd yelled, "Crucify him, crucify him!", are you saying there were no Jews in that crowd? Of course there were. You can blame either side, or both. It doesn't matter who gets the blame, it was all in God's perfect plan. No true Christian today feels hatred toward the Jews or the Romans for Jesus being crucified. That entire concept defies the very purpose of His crucifixion.

45 posted on 02/16/2004 8:38:28 AM PST by TommyDale
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To: TommyDale
If you are referring to who drove the nails into his hands and feet, it was the Romans who crucified Him.

Crucifiction was, in fact, a Roman (not a Jewish) practice.

However, when Pontius Pilate said "I find no fault in Him", and the crowd yelled, "Crucify him, crucify him!", are you saying there were no Jews in that crowd? Of course there were.

Very interesting. Let's explore this further.

No true Christian today feels hatred toward the Jews or the Romans for Jesus being crucified. That entire concept defies the very purpose of His crucifixion.

Ah, but "true Jews" back then yelled "Crucify him, crucify him"?

It appears you want it both ways, doesn't it?

There are those who say that the Nazis were Christian. In point of fact, most were born into a Christian faith. But by their conduct they proved that they were not Christian and, in fact, diametrically opposed to Christianity, correct? The same argument could be made about the Klan. They burn crosses and demand the supremacy of "White Christians", but how many of us would say, "oh yes, they're REAL Christians." Shouldn't the same standard apply to the Jews?

56 posted on 02/16/2004 9:01:15 AM PST by h.a. cherev
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To: TommyDale
It doesn't matter who gets the blame, it was all in God's perfect plan.

And this movie with, attendant controversy, may well be another part of his perfect plan.

69 posted on 02/16/2004 9:23:01 AM PST by DonnerT (Any compromise with evil is capitulation.!)
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