Was Jesus sacrificed?

Question

to be honest, he started from heaven and in the end ended up back in heaven. Did he honestly "sacrifice" John 3:16 for God so loved the world that he GAVE his only begotten Son. Not sacrificed. Also when you sacrifice you gain something God hasn't gained us, just given us a way to heaven through Jesus. Someone help a lost Christian boy,

Answer 1

Jesus sacrified His life to redeem us from our sins.

Answer 2

In Biblical days, "sacrifice" did not mean to give up something valuable. A sacrifice was simply a way to gain atonement. All cultures practiced sacrificial offerings, but the Israelite God taught His people that human sacrifice was never acceptable to *their* God. (God did not let Abraham sacrifice Isaac.) Sacrifices had to be made exactly as spelled out in the Bible and had to be done on the altar inside the Temple. THe only part of the sacrifice meant for God was the aroma. The meat of the little critters God allowed to be sacrificed were used to feed the Levites who had no means of income (no land).

Following the destruction of the 2nd Temple, sacrifices were no longer possible and were replaced by prayer. The altar is now the family dining table.
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Answer 3

God did not have to send Jesus, His only Son. We are all sinners, justly deserving death, thrown into the lake of fire, and forever exist in that hopless miserable place. But God FIRST loved us...so much that He sent His Son. Jesus left heaven out of love...He lived a sinless life, yet died a sin-bearing death. Oh, yes, He tasted the sting of death. But over the next three days, God was glorified by Christ overcoming death! He is the first to do so! Believers will then follow in His footsteps! Why because of His sacrifice. Now He is glorified, just as the faithful will be.

Answer 4

Seems like you're playing semantics games. The sacrifice wasn't limited to the mortal existence. It was an infinite sacrifice in which Jesus suffered infinitely for all sins, pain, and grief of all people. Yes, He ended up back in heaven, but He suffered for that which He did not have to suffer for. He did it willingly for us, hence it was a sacrifice. God allowed His beloved son to go through that suffering for us, so yes, it was a sacrifice for the Father also. Actually when you sacrifice, you give something up. That's the whole concept of sacrifice - it isn't to gain something.

Answer 5

He was sacrificed in a similar sense as the lambs the Jews sacrificed at the temple. He was the only thing that could actually do what the lambs and bulls were for.

Consider:
A Judge who is Just (God) cannot simply acquit a person of sin (the wages are death and eternal damnation) unless the price is paid. Jesus paid the price for you.

Answer 6

Jesus was sacrificed like the sheep back in the old testament. He was beaten beyond recognition, then nailed to the cross, and eventually died(flesh). The sacrifice here means to spill blood from flesh, which is what he did. The strongest covenant to have with God is blood.

Answer 7

Jesus was given to the world and offered his flesh as a sacrifice and his flesh was tortured and killed in your place and resurrected that all who accept this atonement provided by God through Jesus could have eternal life.The sacrifice that you speak of was the laying down his innocent life for you.You recieved salvation and God recieved atonement for sin and therfore recieved those who accept the price that was paid.If there is more to the question i am not understanding feel free to e-mail me.

Answer 8

A dying religion might have existed during that period which could not accept an enlightened soul. Instead of learning they crucified him. An enlightened soul works for humanity. If jesus take another form and returns to the world, followers of the religion after him may not accept him. The world of religions is like that.

Answer 9

Great question!


Please consider these tidbits:


God? He or She?

Church? Christianity? Jesus? Dying?


Jesus, the basis of Christianity? .

If Jesus died, he could NOT have been God.

Can Gods die?

If Jesus 'died' on Friday and 'undied' on Sunday, what else besides Saturday was sacrificed?

Did Jesus give up Saturday for us?

No Eternal sacrifice, big deal for a day!

If Jesus died for our sins, there should not be any more sins, else why go through with it?.

If Jesus really DIED, he should be dead, dead, dead!

Life after death is like virginity after childbirth.

If the flesh of Jesus died, what was seen walking and talking on Sunday?

If you believe this stuff, you are not going to like the folks who don't. You want them to believe it too to validate you.

Christians want everyone to convert to their non-thinking in order to be 'saved'.

Believing and not thinking is like choosing to be lost.

P.S.

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Hey that's cool, nine of pentacles I agree with you, that certain participants report abuse just because they don't like the answer or question, which in itself is abuse just consider the source, narrow minded and pompous

Answer 10

If you do not understand that, you are not a Christian boy... you may be a seeker though if you are honestly posting... seek guidence from your pastor and fellowship with men of The Church... when you come to accept you will understand.

Answer 11

Salvation: 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are new.
2 COR. 5:21
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.