Please don't respond by quoting John 3:16 or some other scripture that doesn't actually address the issue. I'm not someone who's unfamiliar with the Bible, in fact, I've read it many times and may even know it better than you do. I'm asking to make you think about why a loving father would make his son suffer and die to redeem mankind when the scriptures say God prefers mercy to sacrifice. (Matthew 9:13) Why not just forgive those who accept Christ without requiring that he suffer and die as a sacrifice if his Father doesn't care for such things? If you've ever wondered about this, you can find the answer as I did by reading a new book titled "The Project." Just go to www.iuniverse.com and type in the author's name, James Joseph. The book is written as a science-fiction novel, but that's not really what it's about. It's actually the story of creation and original sin, told from a different perspective. Please don't consider this subject with a closed mind.
2006-08-28 04:30:56 · 18 answers · asked by jehatanswitness 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This question only goes to show that you don't understand nor do you want to understand God's Love for His human subjects.
2006-08-30 14:51:58 · answer #1 · answered by avaddohn-Apollyon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
John 3:16
2006-08-28 04:57:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea... especially when the Old Testament shows that no one can pay for anothers sins. But things like that get discarded, ignored, etc... the only time the Old Test is really looked into is when they want to sling a few laws at other ppl they don't agree with. They don't look into the prophecies to make sure they are really there (not all of the ones stated in the New are in the Old). Amazing how blind some can become when they really want Heaven. They'll do most anything to get it, even ignore what is supposedly 100% Gods Word.
2006-08-28 05:21:10 · answer #3 · answered by Kithy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I certainly don't need a different perspective. Neither do I need to question why God does what He does. The Holy Bible is good enough for me . God was loving and gracious to give His only begotten son to die for your sins. That is the way He chose to take care of your/man's sin problem. What more do you want? If that is not good enough for you, then you will have to suffer the consequences. You probably know what that is. It is my prayer that you will take God at His word and not try to question it. God knows exactly what He is doing. He doesn't make any mistakes. He doesn't have to ask anyone what or how He should do anything.
2006-08-28 04:44:00 · answer #4 · answered by LARRY S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So... you are not really asking a question. You seem to already have the answer that satisfies you, but I will give you my opinion anyway. I believe that Jesus' death was a form of sowing and He is reaping our salvation. God the father did not force Jesus to die. He had free will just like you and I but he allowed himself to be crucified. I have often thought about "could there have been another way to secure our salvation", and have decided to trust that God in his majesty knew what was best for us and His Son, in his love for us and the Father, accepted his Father's will.
2006-08-28 04:42:28 · answer #5 · answered by Robert L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Revelation, the death of the Lamb (or Christ) can often be interpreted as the victory over Satan. Jesus was able to abide by God's will here on earth even with Satan at His side. Jesus won that battle when He gave up His life on the cross for us. His resurrection and return to God assured the victory.
2006-08-28 04:38:31 · answer #6 · answered by TJMiler 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps, God felt that unless we actually witnessed the suffering, we couldn't fully appreciate what we were being forgivin for. The witnesses were there and the story has been told and continues to be told , lest we forget. Perhaps that is Gods purpose, not just the forgiveness alone.
2006-08-28 04:39:25 · answer #7 · answered by Raymond 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that Jesus chose to die for our sins. He was given free will as a man, just as we are. In that era of our ugly human history, sacrifice was the norm. We look at it with horror today and still watch the news with all the horror it contains and it doesn't affect us in the same way. We do reap what we sow. Jesus sowed mercy and forgiveness with his death and what he reaped is eternal life with the Father. No one ever said we reap what we sow in this life. God bless you on your quest for knowledge and understanding.
2006-08-28 04:36:10 · answer #8 · answered by swarr2001 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your questioning of non-sense is perfect! It shows you are listening to those soul sounds...just keep doing it!
No, noone had to die to atone anyone else's "sins"--God sees no thing as other than perfect, hence, no sin. Although we are experienced as human--through every thought, every feeling, every thing...God sees us as we truly are...beings of Him/Her...spirit entities of a Wholeness, that are not really borne of this world, but of His...and although Jesus Christ was & is, a most advanced form of that spirit essence, he is no more loved than anyone else...he lived an epitomy of Godness, he taught only after much of his own research, truth seeking, and travelling to experience everything he could...he knew God through it all, and walked the talk...it was his living that left us a great example, not others interpretations of such...every lifetime has such an example in it...too bad we either don't see it, persecute them, or kill them...we haven't changed much, have we???
I'll have to check out this reference you note...a shame that many truths have to be coined into meta-physics or fiction, huh? But, truth be told...it's out there to find!!! Amen!
2006-08-28 04:53:41 · answer #9 · answered by msE758 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus is/was God, incarnate.
He chose to live as a human, suffer as a human, & die as the blood sacrifice required to pay for sins.
2006-08-28 04:47:11 · answer #10 · answered by azar_and_bath 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋