From an email...
> Okay, something I'm wondering:
>
> Given: Jesus died a horrible death
> Given: Jesus died for your sins. (or something
> like that, right?)
>
> If Jesus hadn't died in the way that he had, would
> he still have died for you? Would he still be the
> Messiah?
Um... I'm sure he would still be the Messiah... but
it's not like it would mean the same thing.
Ferinstance:
Jesus gets crucified (good)
Jesus gets guillotined (good)
Jesus gets run over trying to run across University [Avenue]
because in this day and age he'd be just another
student with hemp clothing that stinks of Patchouli
oil (not soo good)
Jesus dies on the crapper ala Elvis (Bad)
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John H.