This
is a common law principle which says that a person has no remedy or cannot
blame some one else for the harm done to him if he has expressly or impliedly
consented to suffer the actual harm inflicted or if he has consented to run the
risk of it. Thus a boxer could not sue as a result of broken jaw suffered in
the ring. To understand the principle very well, the person must both appreciate the nature of the risk thus no body should be blamed rather he
killed himself by himself. To further
analyze the principle, the case of Smith V Baker (1891) 8CH.d PT 306
at
481. In that case, P who worked in a quarry site was injured when a
stone fell from a crane and injured him when he sued his employer, the employer
pleaded defense for volenti and they
were able to show that P knew of
the risk of working in a quarry site. The
court held that the principle applies see also ICI V shout well (1965)
Jesus knew that he was coming to die yet he did nothing to avert it rather he went ahead to foretell
it just as it is recovered in Matt.
16:21 023, Mark 9:30-32 , Mark 10:32-34
However, according to John 10vs 17-18 which
says
:
For this reason I lay down my life so that I may take it again. No one has the
right to take it away from me but I lay it down on my own initiative. I have
authority to take it up. This commandment I received from my father”. From the
above portion of the Bible it shows that he being a God has an authority that
is superior over any creature, that no one can be able to take His life away
from him. Not only did God the father “ send” His own son to earth for the
purpose of dying for our sins But Jesus Christ himself maybe viewed as giving
Himself for us and our sins. “ He gave Himself for us” Titus 2: 14, 14
Eph5:2 and “ He gave himself as a ransom for all”. (I timothy 2:6)
in the Garden Jesus prayed the father “ my father, if it is possible, let this
cup pass from me: yet not as I will but as your will Matt: 26:39. He later expressed absolute submission to the
father’s will.
Note: That in John 10:10, he said that “ I and my
father are one”. Which means that he was aware of that will of great act of
self-sacrifice. He also said in the verse 42 “ father if this cannot
pass away unless I drink it, your will be done. The death of Christ was not an
unexpected event but he came for the express purpose of dying. He declared, “
The son of man (Jesus) did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his
life for the purpose of dying”. Even when Judas came with the mob of soldiers,
sent by the high priest, Jesus indicated that he could easily be rescued from
been captured.
Further, it will not be out of place to say that Jesus
killed himself because he had knowledge of his death and did nothing to avert
it, this can be seen in Mathew 16:21 from that time forth, Jesus began
to show unto his disciples, that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many
things from the elders and chief priests and the scribes and be killed. Also Matt
20:19 shows that Jesus had a right to life but refused it by allowing mans
will to be manifested in his. He
wishfully handed Himself over to the men who had come to arrest him by putting
back the ear of Malclus which Peter smote off. That notwithstanding He (Jesus) was given an opportunity to defend
himself before the king and the high priest Calaphas when he asked Jesus “are
you the king of the Jews” he decided to keep silent which means he was given a fair hearing but he
decided to deny himself that by not saying things. From the above chapters, it
is clear that Jesus killed himself. And in this context Judas had no power over
Jesus, the Jewish leader didn’t either nor did Pilate the governor for he said to Pilate “you would have no
power or authority over me, unless it had been given to you from above”
Conclusively, it
is true that Pilate sinned in passing the death sentence on Jesus it is true
that Jewish leader were also guilty, also it is equally true that Judas were
quilt of greater sin than the Pilate, Jewish authority the holy spirit etc by
betraying his master. But the death itself in its very essence was a choice, a
voluntary choice of self scarifies by Christ Jesus Himself. Therefore we humble
submit here that Jesus himself was responsible for his own death.