If Jesus was perfect, then why did his body succumb to death? His spirit he gave to the Father.
Jesus's body of flesh and blood, was subject to die. But the Spirit which was inside of Jesus was God Himself Residing inside of the body of Jesus.
God made himself a body to come down here in, So that God could walk around among us, As one of us, to be like we are in this body of flesh and blood.
It's like our bodies of flesh and blood are subject to die, But our spirit which is inside our bodies can not die, But returns back to God, Who gave it.
Which only God can destroy our spirit's.
Notice what Christ Jesus said in
Matthew 10:28--"And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: But rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell"
His (physical) flesh was not important to him or anyone. Just as ours is not important to us (as Christians).
Oh but the flesh body of Jesus was very much important.
As it is written in the book of Isaiah 53:5
"But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our Peace was upon him: and with his stripes we are healed"
Matthew 26:26-28
"And as they were eating, Jesus Took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, take, eat, this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, drink you all of it: for this is my blood are the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins"
Now if the body of Jesus was not important, as you say, Then how could any of this be done without the body of Jesus.
Also the body of Jesus was the sacrificial Lamb offering of God.
If we fear death (of the flesh), we place it above the spirit. Jesus said to embrace death, not fear it.
I don't know where you get that Jesus would ever want us to embrace death at.
Have you any idea who that exactly death is ?
Hebrews 2:14, Notice the last half of the Verse 14 --"That through death he ( Jesus)
Might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil"
Therefore another name for Satan is the Death.
Notice what Jesus said in Matthew 10:21
"And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents and cause them to be put to death"
Now since in the book of Hebrews 2:14, we found that another name for Satan is Death.
Therefore in Matthew 10:21, would read,
"And the brother shall deliver up the brother to Satan, and the Father the child: and the
children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to Satan"
Therefore you have the other name for Death is Satan.
It all depends on the terminology of how death is used, in this case in
Matthew 10:21 death here is in reference to Satan the Devil.
Like in Romans 6:23--"for the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord"
Now let's read it again " For the wages of
Sin is Satan, But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord"
Satan comes to give you Death.
Jesus Christ comes to give you Life.
The whole Gospel is based on that message.