Was Jesus’ death an assisted suicide?

In a House of Lord’s debate on assisted suicide, Lord Vinson claimed that “Christ was put out of his agony by a kindly Roman centurion”

He seems to have missed the crucial detail that Jesus was already dead when pierced with a spear – proven by both the blood and water that came out.

In fact, Jesus turned down the offer of gall on the cross, which is likely a poison intended to relieve suffering.

Jesus ‘set his face’ towards Jerusalem and laid down his life to save us. But his death was no suicide – it was the unjust killing of an innocent man.

Assisted suicide attempts to avoid pain and suffering by risking the lives of many more vulnerable people.

But Jesus willingly suffered a painful death so that many others could live.

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We believe in better care and support for those in the closing stages of life, and campaign against all forms of assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Learn more: https://christianconcern.com/ccissues/end-of-life/