The Truth's Out: I killed Jesus

Anti-semitism is active all over the world and there are many ignorant, and frankly, evil reasons for it. Here is one ignorance that should be easy to clear up: Apparently, 27 percent of Americans believe Jews were responsible for the death of Jesus (source). Consider these verses.

Jesus died for the sins of ALL.
II Corinthians 5:14-15 - "For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf" (NASB).

Jesus' blood had to be shed.
Hebrews 9:22 - "In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness" (NIV)

Believers in Christ are cleansed by that blood, by His death, and will receive eternal life.
Romans 5:8-9 - "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him!" (NIV)

So if the Jews killed Jesus, thank God for that! If His crucifixion had been prevented, we would not have a Savior, we would not be redeemed, we would be in the palm of Satan's hand instead of God's.

And so yes, Jews are responsible for Yeshua's death. And so are His followers who allowed it to happen. But more importantly, so are we. He died for my sins. He died for yours. And those sins are past, present, and future. He saw the sins I would commit before I was born and yet around 2000 years ago He willingly, sacrificially, lovingly offered His body to save mine. And each time I, as a believer, sin, it's like I am inflicting more wounds on His beaten, tattered, bloody body. Those wounds should not seem foreign to me, as if someone else is responsible.

Isaiah 53:5-6 - "But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all" (NIV).

So Praise God that Satan did not prevent Yeshua's crucifixion. Praise God for those that allowed it to happen: Jews and others. And Praise God that He died for the sins of us all.