So I was watching Nisemonogatari for the first time and I came across an interesting phrase: "The first requirement of being a hero isn't being right. It's being strong. That's why the hero always wins." It got me thinking about how we view Christ as the hero of our faith. Is he the hero because he did the right thing and sacrificed himself for us? or was he the hero because he was strong enough to take on all of our sins? And if he was strong enough to take those all on, then why did he shout out, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Is is just my imagination or does that sound like he was questioning his own actions? And if he truly was strong, then why did he have to sacrifice himself? Is he still a hero then? And if he could have saved us without the sacrifice, then does that make what he did wrong? Did he actually win? This is still sin in the world and plenty of people who do not believe.
I realize that this is turning into the debate, the problem of evil, but I couldn't help but ask myself these questions. I don't like questioning God's actions, but I do believe that these kinds of questions help my faith grow stronger. So... thoughts? What is the true definition of a hero? And does that make Christ a hero or not?
