Why did God need to sacrifice His son to forgive us?

Question

i don't need to sacrifice my son to forgive someone who has wronged me.

thelonely, im not asking about His motivation, i understand that He loves me and such, but why couldn't He just forgive us without sacrificing anyone?

Cordova, you could have just said you don't know.

Terminato, don't put words in my mouth, you have no idea what i would say on Judgment day.

Answer 1

because god likes people to die for him

Answer 2

by using fact with the intention to "maintain your former state" you have a sacrifice in equivalent to the sin which you committed. that's why Jesus had to be a suited guy, the comparable as Adam. If he have been greater or much less the sacrifice could "no longer have equalled what have been lost." via giving his perfection up on an identical time as adam threw his away the stability replaced into restored. In different words, you could no longer GET something FOR no longer something. for this reason the fallen Angels have not have been given absolutely everyone to die and redeem them. ought to He try this and not utilizing a sacrifice? NO, no longer God, yet i does no longer have the two, hell, i could have wiped guy off the face of the Earth and started over, so be happy he had a gadget of sacrifice and stability.

Answer 3

without the sacrifice we would not be forgiven, because without the shed blood of "the perfect lamb of God" there would not be redemption. Think about it this way too- God is holy and He can not look on sin, that is why he sent His son- Jesus became sin for us. When He hung on the cross- God's face turned away from His Son for that time. Could you ever imagine given up a child like that so that the world could become saved and become your child, I have 2 children and I know I could not. GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD!!

Answer 4

When Adam sinned, Satan gained dominion over all mankind. The end result was a type of slavery to Satan, sin, and death.

For man, it would have been an eternal and irreversible mistake, as due to the nature of Adam's original sin, no naturally born man would ever be qualified to redeem us.

So God sent his sinless and perfect son Jesus, as a real man, who permitted Satan's minions to unjustly put him to death.

Since under God's most fundamental law, no one, not even Satan, could take the life of a sinless man (let alone the only son of God) Jesus became the instrument that permitted Satan to bring about his own destruction.

The moment Jesus died, Satan was judged for his crime, found guilty, stripped of all he had earlier gained from Adam's sin, and left desolate.

Jesus was resurrected, appointed the new head of all mankind, and given all power in heaven and earth.

Under these new terms, God was more than willing to forgive.

Mankind was set free, and now, those who apologize to God for their sins and swear allegiance to Christ may be saved.

So God didn't sacrifice himself simply to appease himself, although theologians will explain that atonement was certainly part of the reason.

He gave his son as the only possible sacrifice for sin, so we could be freed from slavery to Satan, sin, and death, and hopefully, enjoy all the rewards of heaven.

So actually, if your were truly intent on saving someone who had wronged you, and you always planned to forgive them anyway, you certainly might send your son to do the job, especially if 1) No one else was qualified to do it; and 2) You had the power.

Answer 5

No, you don't need to sacrifice your son to forgive someone.
God did it for more than just forgiveness. He allowed His Son to die for a more important reason... to establish a new covenant. This is a binding agreement between God and mankind to mend what the result of sin had caused. It was sealed by the blood of Jesus, who was our substitute, by taking upon Himself all the sins of the world. Through His sacrifice, we are redeemed. Saved from eternal separation from God because of sin. It is through Christ that we now are adopted as His children, sealed by His love with the Holy Spirit. This is much more than mere forgiveness. It is being included into His family, and more... all because of His love, mercy and grace toward us. The only condition being that you repent of your sins... truly being sorry from the heart for our sins and having a real desire to turn from your ways of doing things, and not to do them again. That is why we make Him Lord of our life, because without Him, it is impossible.

Answer 6

From the beginning God has shown us that sin is deadly serious. It's more than being wronged, it's rebellion. It's putting yourself in God's place, becoming god to yourself. After all you know better, right? Sin is so serious that it has the consequence of death. His love was so great for us that His decided to rescue us Himself. Shedding His own blood to pay the terrible price of sin. All He asks is that you trust Him to keep His word and take the gift of life...... Jim

Answer 7

he did it so that humanity would know that he was serious about the lessons and the forgiveness of sins.

it had a deeper meaning, too.
lambs were sacrificed in that time to ask for forgiveness from god at that time. jesus is called "the lamb of god", because of his sacrifice.

Answer 8

First God is not simply the Father he is also the Son and the Holy Spirit. I speak of things that are spiritual and if you do not understand these things it is because you are not worshiping in spirit. God is righteous. His righteousness does not allow for a joining or agreeing with sin all things corrupt will die. The wages of sin is death. God knew before our creation that we have a sin nature and that we would fall. God had a plan for his creation before he created us. That plan of salvation was to come in the flesh and overcome temptation and to die in our place as payment for our sin. Jesus is God in the flesh who willingly laid down his life that those who accept his atonement could be joined with God. Understand no man could overtake God he willingly laid down his life and in order to receive the salvation we to must willingly lay down our life. We as Christians lay down our flesh and worship God in spirit and truth it is by faith we say that the man of sin is dead and we are alive in spirit to worship God believing that the work he has begun he will complete.

Answer 9

because all mankind, with a sinful nature in all, had/has/will have a sin debt to pay.
If a man were selected to die for the sins of the world, it would not have worked as each man has his own sin debt to pay.
It required God, in the form of Jesus, dying for our sins for the entire sin debt of the world to be paid.
Now, those who accept God's plan of salvation, by faith in Jesus Christ, and are "born again" may enter the kingdom of God with robes as white as snow....all because Jesus wiped their sins away.

ps, you will not be able to say one word on Judgement day. You will be too awestruck to even open your mouth when you stand before Almighty God!

Answer 10

What If he made every star a diamond, and offered that to you as the only way to him? Then on judgement day you would say," But God that isn't fair, You can do anything". So he gave what was most dear to his heart, his only begotten Son, So on judgement day you will not have any excuses.

Answer 11

God's greatest gift to mankind is the ransom sacrifice of his Son, Jesus Christ. (Matthew 20:28) The ransom is Jehovah God's means to deliver, or save, humankind from sin and death. (Ephesians 1:7) To grasp the meaning of this Bible teaching, we need to think back to what happened in the garden of Eden. Only if we understand what Adam lost when he sinned can we appreciate why the ransom is such a valuable gift to us. When Jehovah created Adam, he gave him something truly precious--perfect human life. Consider what that meant for Adam. Made with a perfect body and mind, he would never get sick, grow old, or die. As a perfect human, he had a special relationship with Jehovah. The Bible says that Adam was a "son of God." (Luke 3:38) So, Adam enjoyed a close relatioship with Jehovah God, like that of a son with a loving father. Jehovah communicated with his earthly son, giving Adam satisfying assignments of work and letting him know what was expected of him.--Genesis 1:28-30; 2:16, 17. Adam was made "in God's image." (Genesis 1:27) This did not mean that Adam resembled God in appearance. Jehovah is an invisible spirit. (John 4:24) So Jehovah does not have a body of flesh and blood. Being made in God's image meant that Adam was created with qualities like those of God, including love, wisdom, justice, and power. Adam was like his Father in another important way in that he possessed free will. Adam could make personal decisions, choosing between right and wrong. If he had chosen to obey God, he would have lived forever in Paradise on earth. Adam disobeyed God and was condemned to death. His sin cost him his perfect human life with all its blessings. (Genesis 3:17-19) Sadly, Adam lost this precious life not only for himself but also for his future offspring. Romans 5:12 reads "Through one man [Adam] sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned." There is no hope for Adam or Eve because they willfully chose to disobey God. But what about their offspring, including us? Jehovah came to mankind's rescue by means of the ransom. What is a ransom? The ransom basically involves two things. First, a ransom is the price paid to bring about a release or to buy something back. It might be compared to the price paid for the release of a prisoner of war. Second, a ransom is the price that covers, or pays, the cost of something. It is similar to the price paid to cover the damages caused by an injury. For example, if a person causes an accident, he would have to pay an amount that fully corresponds to, or equals, the value of what was damaged. Since a perfect human life was lost, no imperfect human life could ever buy it back. (Psalm 49:7, 8) What was needed was a ransom equal in value to what was lost. Another perfect human life was the "corresponding ransom" that was required.--1 Timothy 2:6. So, Jehovah sent one of his perfect spirit sons to the earth. But Jehovah did not send just any spirit creature. He sent the one most precious to him, his only-begotten Son. (1 John 4:9, 10) Willingly, this Son left his heavenly home. (Philippians 2:7) By means of God's holy spirit, Jesus was born as a perfect human and was not under the penalty of sin.--Luke 1:35. Jesus, whom the Bible calls "the last Adam," had a perfect human life, and he never sinned. (1 Corinthians 15:45) In a sense, Jesus stepped into Adam's place in order to save us. By sacrificing, or giving up, his perfect life in flawless obedience to God, Jesus paid the price for Adam's sin. Jesus thus brought hope to Adam's offspring.--Romans 5:19; 1 Corinthians 15:21, 22.