[Sherman Logan]

Jesus went to the Cross because He CHOSE to give himself, not because anybody browbeat Him into it

Well there is that bit where he begged his Father not to make him do it, but in the end said, "Let thy will be done."

Doesn't sound entirely voluntary, or at least not particularly cheerful about it.

[r9etb]

Jesus went to the Cross because He CHOSE to give himself, not because anybody browbeat Him into it Well there is that bit where he begged his Father not to make him do it, but in the end said, "Let thy will be done." Doesn't sound entirely voluntary, or at least not particularly cheerful about it.

Not cheerful ... but somewhere in John doesn't he make clear that he does it of his own free will?

[mountn man]

Jesus' words
Matthew 10:45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Jesus again
John 10:11"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

And again a few sentences later
John 10:17The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. 18No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father."