Does anyone have any doubt that even 1 drop of Jesus blood would have been sufficient?

Answer 1

The mythology of Jesus' sacrifice has deep roots in the tradition of blood atonement for sin as written of in the Hebrew Torah which became the Old Testament of the Holy Bible. In the old days before the Romans took over the Hebrew lands the temple Preist carried out various forms of animal and human immolations and blood atonement sacrifices to God. Since the Preist saw no point in wasting a complete donated lamb the practice of offering only the blood became the method and the rest was eaten. Most prominate among the human offerings was the yearly blood sacrifice of a anoited King to atone for the sins of the entire population. Since no actual King was willing to be sacrificed they instead elected a surrogate sacrificial King or Messiah to stand in the real King's place and be the Savior of the land and people that year. It was considered a great honor to be chosen and the Sacrificial King was treated with all the respect and honor of a Holy Anoited King during his reign as the Messiah and went to his sacrificial death willingly. So the man that came to be known as Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, the Savior, the Messiah came from a long lineage of Sacrificial Kings of Judea and was certainly not the first but may have been one of the last as the Romans banned all forms of human sacrifice. So to answer your question one drop of blood was not enough, the real King could have supplied that, the sacrificial lamb had to give up all his blood.

Answer 2

Sufficient...for????

If He were only Scourged, only had the Crown of Thorns forced onto His head, only had been beaten with fists (all blood-causing acts) - and He had not died....if we are talking Salvation, here....then - no. Not sufficient.

His Passion and Death...and His obedience - those were sufficient.

Answer 3

Pretty much since I doubt that an ocean of his blood would have been enough to do anything but make the ocean pretty gross. No offense meant. Just don't believe that blood would be required of a loving god.

Answer 4

Not me.
ONE DROP OF HIS BLOOD
One drop of his blood,
from the spear in his side
One drop of his blood,
for me he died.

One drop of his blood,
from the cruel crown he wore
One drop of his blood,
my salvation secure.

One drop of his blood,
from the nails in his hands,
One drop of his blood,
was Gods Holy plan.

One drop of his blood
from his blood soaked feet,
One drop of his blood,
assurance, salvation complete.

One drop of His Blood
Cries Holy is the Saviour
One drop of His Blood
To God a sweet savor.


I wrote this 20 years ago.
I still believe.

Answer 5

His blood was poured out on our behalf...God told us that blood was sacred and that it belonged to him. So Jesus was bled through his stripes and He did this for us. ...How loving for God to send his only begotten son.
One drop would not have resulted in his death...he had to die for our sins...so his blood had to be poured out.

Answer 6

Hmmm, what a fascinating thought. I had never thought of that, but you make a good point.

Answer 7

If we're using a metaphysical expression of " Spay on Jesus, the Sin remover" then I suppose so. ( I think I'm going to hell for that one )

Answer 8

anythign he did would have been sufficeint, but He wanted to prove his love for us by dieing for us.

Answer 9

sufficient for what?