Jesus was supposedly crucified so that humans could have everlasting life. Why was it necessary for him to be crucified? Why not just grant us everlasting life and let Jesus go about his way?
2006-06-14 07:10:50 · 17 answers · asked by antjones9 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
the bible is just a fictional book that makes for good reading and sets a standard way ,second to none, to live your life...don't believe everything you read...live in hell or live in heaven...your choice...but heaven and hell are here while your alive...
2006-06-14 07:18:10 · answer #1 · answered by GyVuPhaYs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats just what the Bible says, that doesn't make it true. God is good and would never use Jesus's death as ransom paid for our salvation. Everlasting life is open to everyone who accepts God and cannot be bartered for by the death of another. Unfortunately, the people who formed the early Church were savvy to good P.R. when they saw it. Death sells, and many converts were won over by the crucifixion. Remember, humans killed Jesus by their own will, not the will of God. We have much more to learn from Jesus' life than His death.
2006-06-14 07:22:56 · answer #2 · answered by foomanchew 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are sinful, and we have to be redeemed to be rid of those sins. Before Jesus, God required animal sacrifice. That's just the way things are. Now we are redeemed. Besides, talk about going out with a bang! People are still talking about it and praising God for it thousands of years later. Maybe it took something that monumental to get it through our thick skulls that we were not worthy, but Jesus was, and he is so great that he saved us.
2006-06-14 07:14:46 · answer #3 · answered by cucumberlarry1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason that thunder is just Thor banging his big hammer, Shiva beats out creation on a hand drum and destroys with a hand of fire and the Sun is pulled across the sky on a chariot. It's called mythology, and since nature is all about balance, our logical/intelligent abilities have to be balanced by equal illogic/stupidity. Hence, religion.
2006-06-14 07:20:38 · answer #4 · answered by coffeebean 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God didn't. God is not an old man in the sky.
The idea of a human sacrifice for sins predated Christianity by many many years. It's something that came out of the human psyche and it's not true.
2006-06-14 07:13:33 · answer #5 · answered by Sean 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-30 21:34:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God had to come to earth in human form to die for our sins. It was not necessary for him to die. He chose to die for our sins. Innocent blood had to be shed in the Old testament and only certain animals were worthy of this. Man proved they could not follow the law, God provided us another way to redeem ourselves and it is through the blood of Jesus. That man in human form but divine in nature had to go through the same temptations of life as we do. This proved he was free from sin and was worthy of such a sacrifice. That is why he is referred to as the atoning sacrice or the centerpiece of atonement. Read over the Gospel of John a few times and ask more questions.
2006-06-14 07:24:48 · answer #7 · answered by brokentogether 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question -- if god can do anything he wants to, why go to all the trouble to make a son via virgin birth, have him live and then be killed all for something he could have done anytime he wanted?
Isn't it much more likely that the jesus story is just a myth, embellished over the years to justify the oppression of religion and churches?
2006-06-14 07:14:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sin requires Death. God became human in the form of Jesus lived a perficet sinless life and became our substitute. if we accept that and belive that we can have eternal life
2006-06-14 07:14:49 · answer #9 · answered by trecker_1701 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think this is an excellent question. Certainly Jesus' death seems pretty dramatic. The concept of him paying for all our sins seems a bit weird in today's world.
2006-06-14 07:17:53 · answer #10 · answered by DramaGuy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good observation. Wake up, people... enough of this religious hypocrisy... Religion is a scourge, created by people who wanted to put themselves in some sort of a powerful position. Look at all the religion right now, they are all raking it in. Lots of suckers, this world we're living in...
2006-06-14 07:18:25 · answer #11 · answered by judge_d'red 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋