Was Jesus' crucifixion all part of God's plan?

Yes we are:

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Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.

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He admits it. "Free will" is pretty much a nonsense concept.

The director in this case is also the editor. He can cut out any ad libs that he doesn't approve of. The actors have the "freedom" to say what they want but it has no effect on the outcome.On a side note, the director is also the script writer. If the actor did come up with a brilliant line that isn't in the script, the script writer isn't omniscient.

If you've read my posts you ought to know that I do advocate obeying Jesus - not because of who he is/was but because it's the right thing to do. What would I say to Him? Nothing. If He exists, He already knows what I think.What would I say to Christians? Read my posts. I think I've mentioned before, I'd like Him to leave me alone. I can do without the "joy" that Christians exhibit here. I'd also like to do without Hell. If I had to choose between the two, it would be a toss up.Do I have the free will to choose between two bad options? Thanks.

Why not just add good to the other side?

You'd have to hold on with one hand and shovel with the other.

Of course not. The issue is what causes us to be good. You say it's dogmatic obedience. Paul and I say it's conscience. Conscience is what we gained with the so-called "Fall". A shepherd doesn't lead every sheep. The sheep follow each other in the direction the shepherd is going.And don't forget that there were sheep before there were shepherds. The sheep can get along without the shepherd. He only leads them for his own purposes. That's what Jesus said.

The shepherd's purpose is to shear you and eat your children. Those are goats.

Jesus became human to demonstrate that it is possible for humans to do it themselves. Even if we do it imperfectly, so did He.

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Genesis 4:7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

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We have been empowered right from the start. I believe He did it imperfectly because the Bible says so.

You're contradicting God. He told Cain that if we do well we will be accepted. He didn't say He was setting us up to fail.

You answered your own question:

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Gods principles never change, but the way that He deals with humans has...

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The principle that we can resist evil hasn't changed.

One day at a time.

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Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

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It probably isn't significant but I like the way the Revelation is narrated in the past tense. The "prophet" doesn't talk about something that will happen in the future; he talks about something he saw happening.You seem to be another foolish virgin who's so anxious to see Jesus coming that you don't notice He's already here.

Assuming that Jesus was a real historical figure, there is no reason to think he was any more truthful - or more honest in self-assessment - than any other historical figure.

You could say the same about John Dillinger or Charles Manson and it would be equally meaningless. Atonement is a really stupid concept.

The ones who don't incur points aren't really benefiting from the amnesty.A better analogy would be if anybody who didn't accept the amnesty got fired. Of course, firing the responsible workers along with the irresponsible workers would be irresponsible on the part of management.