Doesn't the word choice when Christians say "we REJOICE about Jesus dying in the cross" sound creepy?

Question

It is just as bad as when Jesus asks you to drink his blood and eat his flesh.

Here's an example: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgxIOtmM8dpjB6u.4IJtvxnzy6IX?qid=20070113165952AA5ZLgT

Answer 1

You can rejoice in the fact that people died to save your country in the II World War. You don't rejoice in the fact that they died, but in the consequence: that there are still free nations in the world. The same with Jesus, the rejoice in because of the consequence: salvation for humankind.

On the other hand, Jesus is talking about accepting his sacrifice (he shed his blood and gave up his flesh), not in literally drinking and eating him. He said after that that he was talking in a spiritual way "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing"

Answer 2

I'm going to assume that your question is serious and not just a slam.

For me, the two examples are actually very different. The "we rejoice" one really does seem to suggest that the death itself was a good thing. It smacks of a particular theory of why Jesus died, namely because an angry God required a sacrifice. And yes, this formulation creeps me out. I'd much rather think that God took the tragedy of Christ's death and turned it into victory.

But the eating of the flesh and drinking of the blood refers is a very complex symbol. Yes, it includes the idea of eating a sacrificial animal such as a lamb, but also of taking part - spiritually, now - in events that happened physically a long time ago.

Actually, a friend suggested a very insightful way of looking at the Lord's Supper that has remained with me over the years: When we eat ordinary food, the good that it has to offer becomes part of our bodies; but when we eat the spiritual food of bread and wine, the good that we have to offer becomes part of Christ's body - the only one he still has here on earth.

Answer 3

Well, if a fireman ran into a burning building to save 100 people and when he went back in and the 100 th person said well I don't believe in you and the fireman and the person died, the other ninety nine that were saved would still be rejoicing that fireman had saved them even though he lost his life trying to save the last guy. It was worth it to the fireman and worth it to those that were saved.
That is why we can rejoice, His death was worth it to God and us.
About the blood. Jesus said this is my blood, of the wine and He said this is my body of the unleavened bread, which He was using to command us to do in remembrance of why He died on the cross for us. We are not to take it lightly. It is a spiritual thing, and we are to literally partake in this spiritual thing as though it is true because spiritually it is true.

Answer 4

Yeah it sounds a little strange. But it is a big part of human nature to rejoice and be glad, thankful, when we are spared. If there is a tornado and your neighbors house is destroyed, his child killed, everything lost... You feel horrible for him, mourn for him, but you are glad you are ok and your home is intact.

When Jesus talks about the Lord Supper He passes wine and bread and asks us to have a ceremony in which we use them to symbolically use them to remember Him. No one actually drank blood.

Answer 5

The Bible says "the preaching of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing", and disgust is the same response that the unbelieving hearers had in John 6 when Jesus gave the command to eat his flesh and drink his blood.

Answer 6

watch what you are saying, cause God is very sensitive about his only begotten son, Do mock jesus that is curse, he taken a terrible beaten for our sins so that we could have a chance in heaven.Yes rejoice because we have a choice now to go to heaven and not burn in the lake of fire. Flesh of my flesh and blood of my blood is a symbol to become one with him, Go to a better church before you send yourself straight to hell. And ask god for forgiveness cause you want to mock him on the internet, rediculous.

Answer 7

Christian rejoice in the suffering of others. Especially, if they are the ones inflecting the suffering.

Answer 8

We celebrate the event not his death. he died on the cross so all would be forgiven.And the flesh and blood thing was a representation it was bread and wine to remember that event.

Answer 9

Yeah i always thought this was a little weird but hey a lot of Christian beliefs were extended from pagan.. who knows ..but to answer your question I use to think that maybe they were all ghouls lol

Answer 10

Well, I'm Christian and yes I think it's creepy. I mean, who wants to be reminded of how they died? We celebrate birthdays, we mourn on the anniverary of deaths. I'm not sure what the whole "eat of my flesh" thing means.