This thought is something I have contemplated many times. What if....Pontious Pilate had not condemned Jesus? As it was....Pilate was on the bubble in regards to Jesus' crucifixion. Was it the Will of God that aided Pilate in making the decision? Sometimes I think that initially Pilate did not see fit for Jesus to be condemned...but rather he did it out of "worry" that there would be an insurrection by the Jews.
Christ was meant to be crucified....it was by that "deed" that our salvation was insured. Had Pilate not condemned him....what would the outcome have been. Would or could he have suffered another type of passion and death? It was inevitable that Jesus was to be crucified but that thought lingers in my mind.
What say you.....