Why Did They Kill Jesus Christ?

In the past I have wondered why Jesus Christ, a perfect, sinless, kind, loving, and patient person was crucified. Not only did he have the saintly characteristics that we view as charitable, but he had all the other characteristics of charity. He loved people enough to teach them the right way. It takes pure love to teach people a better way. It would be easier to just be a gentle, kind person that quietly hides under a rock and doesn't want to ever be controversial, but Jesus wouldn't seclude himself. John's description of why they crucified the gentle Christ is profound.

Many people read John 3:15-17 and quote them often without including the next few verses, thus distorting the message of Christ.

15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

16 ¶For ^aGod so ^bloved the ^cworld, that he ^dgave his ^eonly begotten ^fSon, that whosoever ^gbelieveth in him should not perish, but have ^heverlasting ⁱlife.

17 For God ^asent not his Son into the world to ^bcondemn the world; but that the world through him might be ^csaved.

18 ¶He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that^abelieveth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the ^bname of the only begotten Son of God.^c

Many read these past few verses and think, "all is well. I believe in Jesus Christ and that He has saved me." They need to keep reading from verse 19-21.

19 And this is the condemnation, that ^alight is come into the world, and men loved ^bdarkness rather than light, because their^cdeeds were evil.

20 For every one that doeth ^aevil ^bhateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

21 But he that ^adoeth ^btruth cometh to the ^clight, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

What a beautiful explanation of why people crucified the Christ and fail to really learn of Him and do His acts today...because they don't want to know how to improve their lives, repent.