Why did Jesus have to be crucified for humanity to be forgiven? Couldn't God have forgiven us for our sins without letting Jesus be executed? It doesn't seem like it would be too much to ask from an omnipotent deity.
Also, why did it have to be the Son of God? Couldn't a mortal have done it just as easily? If the answer is that a mortal couldn't have risen from the dead, does that mean that the person would have gone to Hell? If so, how is that a just reward for the ultimate selfless act?
Finally, why did the "sins of humanity" have to be forgiven at all? How is it that everyone, including good people, would have deserved to go to Hell? And if Jesus died only for the sins of Christians, why should good non-Christians go to Hell? If it is for the original sin, is it fair to blame humanity for what two people did? We don't put Genghis Khan's descendants on trial for war crimes. Last question: what was so bad about original sin? All they did was eat a lousy piece of fruit!
2007-12-17
13:30:05
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