We all know that Jesus 'died for our sins', and I hope you all understand it, but let us think for a moment about the actual sacrifice in itself. The fact of the matter is that after Jesus died, he went to heaven (paradise). The fact that he goes to heaven completely devalues the actual sacrifice. There is something very wrong in a sacrifice without consequence. If Jesus had died forever, or even went to hell for all eternity, then maybe that would be apt. God never 'gave' his son. God 'leant' his son and got him back a little later. In my opinion, going through some human pain for a while, doesn't even slightly equate for ALL THE SINS OF MAN COMBINED.
2006-12-02 05:44:16 · 8 answers · asked by yoyoyaboms 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
But "Jesus had a bad weekend for your sins" played hell with the marketing dept
2006-12-02 05:46:23 · answer #1 · answered by Black Parade Billie 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well, you've got the additional problems with the Jewish bans on both murder and human sacrifice. So that's no good. Plus, sacrifices could only be performed on the altar in the Temple, so there's another problem. Plus, if you check what the Bible teaches about the Messiah (the original Hebrew, and not some half-assed or fraudulent mis-translation), you'll find that serving as a sin offering for mankind wasn't part of the job description (rebuilding the Temple and ushering in an era of world peace, on the other hand, are). Ooh, ooh, and also, Jewish law prescribes several methods for execution (and of course, capital punishment is to be avoided in all but the most extreme of circumstances), but crucifixion wasn't one of them. Heck, we don't even treat the sacrificial animals that way!
Lastly, and this is my favorite, since you ask "what kind of sacrifice?"... There were different types of offerings back in Jesus' time. The sin offering, which Christians claim he filled in for, was always a goat. And yet Jesus is constantly referred to as the "lamb of G-d". The paschal sacrifice and the sin offering were two different things. Jesus should have been called the "goat of G-d". I'm just sayin'.
2006-12-02 05:56:01 · answer #2 · answered by Daniel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was a perfect sacrifice, and he gave His life as such after living a perfect life. Being raised from the dead in an incorruptible body, he ministered a further 40 days and was then bodily raised to sit at the throne in heaven. Jesus was given to us by the Father, and it was Jesus' own decision to die for us. Matthew 26:42. Why then, after living a blameless life, and offering Himself (after God put Him here on earth) would God reject Him and send Him to hell for all eternity? That would void what Jesus did for us as sinners.
2006-12-02 05:55:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus was a blood sacrifice. According to Jewish custom, the best animal had to be sacrificed to atone for sins. In the same way, all it took was the death of Jesus to be an atonement for our sins because if he is the beloved one set apart by God, then his blood is worth all of humanity.
2006-12-02 06:01:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why did Jesus have to die for our sins in the first place? If God is all powerful, why didn't he just tell us our sins are forgiven? Why didn't he just sent Jesus to tell us how to improve our lives, be better people, all get along and that our sins were forgiven?
2006-12-02 05:56:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I imagine it must have been beyond painful to be pure, perfect and sinless and then have to take on the sins of all mankind. And then to have your Father turn from you for a while. That is suffering. That is love. That is what God sent His Son to do.
2006-12-02 05:51:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pure and unblemished. Just like the Passover Lamb.
Besides, the Creeds of the Ancient Church declare that Jesus decended into Hell - to preach to the souls in prison.
2006-12-02 05:48:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
certainly He did die, yet He replaced into resurrected. it is crucial because of the fact it fairly is a brilliant sacrifice for the giver of all existence to go through a death that He by myself does not deserve. And it replaced into not in undemanding terms death, the evil that we go through each and daily, our starvation, our exhaustion, our discomforts, have been all suffered via God interior the personage of Jesus Christ. He did not deserve it, He did not might desire to do it. He might have sat conveniently on His throne for eternity, yet He diminished Himself to our existence, to maintain a wretch like me. wish that helps.
2016-12-10 20:27:04 · answer #8 · answered by lot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋