If JS was “sacrificing” his life, why did he fight? Do you equate Jesus’ sacrifice with JS’s? IF so, why are they similar and how are they different?
“If JS was “sacrificing” his life, why did he fight? Do you equate Jesus’ sacrifice with JS’s? IF so, why are they similar and how are they different?”
Um... he and his party were attacked by a mob. I suppose he was trying to protect himself and his friends. If a gang started shooting at you and you had a gun, would you shoot back?
No. Do you equate Stephen’s death, or Peter, or any other person who stood up for their beliefs and ended up dead because of it with Jesus’? Many people in history have lost their lives because they wouldn’t give up their beliefs. JS is one of them. But it doesn’t make any of them the Savior.
I would say the similarity between JS and Jesus would be that they both preached what they believed, and those who were angered by it, killed them.
The Savior and His infinite sacrifice for the sins of the world is unparalleled.