Where would Christianity be if the Romans had refused to kill Jesus?
• If the Romans had refused to kill Jesus, I think the Sanhedrin might have paid off an assassin, like they paid off Judas. They themselves had no authority to assign a death sentence, so it would have to be so underhanded thing. And even if that failed, I think God (as Father) would have thought something up to kill Jesus off. Jesus couldn’t just get off the hook and have a normal life…at least, not if it was foretold that Jesus would be offered up for the sins of humanity. God does what He says. –chip (I thought that God had given the Hebrews detailed instructions about putting people to death. If the priesthood could not have issued the death sentence to Jesus, what were those people going to do to Mary, tickle her with those stones? — Doyce Dees) • They’d have found some other half assed story to make up about where they came from. (OK that’s the bitter answer). I don’t think we’d be in the situation we’re currently in. If you buy the christian explaination of Christ, he’d stil