Jesus could have chosen to win the argument. He could have come down from the cross, as the jeering onlookers dared Him to do, proving that He really was the son of God; He could have confronted Caiaphas, the Jewish high priest, after the resurrection, proving that He really did rebuild the temple in three days. But He didn’t. Jesus chose to submit Himself to a brutal, dehumanizing death. Once resurrected, He chose to appear to His believers, instructing them to take a message of salvation to all the nations, emulating His example of lowliness and servanthood and self-sacrificial love.
