[kosta50]

We maintain that God was in full control of all of it from the beginning. Therefore, the human body of Jesus was going to last as long as God determined it was going to, regardless. As Aruanan correctly pointed out, they didn't break Christ's legs because they didn't NEED to.

The purpose of crucifixion was to incur maximum suffering. The last thing the Romans wanted was someone dying early on the cross. The only reason they broke the legs was to hasten their sdeaths because it happened to be the Sabbath. The fact that Jesus was dead was not planned by the Romans. They would not have incurred damage to a human being so he would die sooner than others when the whole purpose of crucifixion was its slow, torturous death.

There was no reason the Romans would have incurred injury above and beyond the usual, knowing very well that such might kill the prisoner before cruficixion, thereby defeating the purpise of crucifixion.

[Forest Keeper]

FK: We maintain that God was in full control of all of it from the beginning. Therefore, the human body of Jesus was going to last as long as God determined it was going to, regardless. As Aruanan correctly pointed out, they didn't break Christ's legs because they didn't NEED to.

The purpose of crucifixion was to incur maximum suffering. The last thing the Romans wanted was someone dying early on the cross. The only reason they broke the legs was to hasten their deaths because it happened to be the Sabbath. The fact that Jesus was dead was not planned by the Romans.

That's right, it was PLANNED by God. :) That's what I said. God was in 100% control of EVERY aspect of the situation.