Why would an all-loving perfect God want to have a sacrifice and blood to atone for sins? Wouldn't a simple, "Sorry God, I, us, we sinned, but hey, we're sorry, we'll try not to do it again, will you forgive us, after all, you were the one to pop into existence that evil tree of knowledge you rascal you"
2007-01-18 06:08:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
the answers so far are really lame,
"Its God's rules, you don't like it, don't believe'
blah, what a bunch of tools
2007-01-18 06:17:43 · update #1
If you ever become the deity of your own world, then you can make the rules. Since this world belongs to God, we abide by His rules.
2007-01-18 06:15:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not such a simple question. Hebrews 9:22 says without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins. Why is that? Hard to say. Who can understand the mind of God?
The Bible says that the wages of sin is death. Because death came onto the scene, death has been occurring on this earth.
I believe this sums it up better than anything. If you were somehow cut and started bleeding profusely. What would happen? If it could not be stopped, you would die.
Why? Blood=Life
Because Jesus, shed his blood, I have life.
2007-01-18 06:15:36 · answer #2 · answered by Cory G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a carry-over from ancient times. Back in the day, people were much more at the mercy of nature and the elements than we are today, and life depended on the fulfilment of certain often fragile conditions. Religion really did begin as a way to make the crops grow. The people got the idea that they had to sacrifice something near and dear to themselves to the personified forces of nature, to ensure that they'd be allowed to thrive. It was a sort of "take this, and then leave me alone" type of mentality. The tradition developed into the people sacrificing their king, or the first-born son of the king, as the choicest offering possible to the postulated "god/s" who controlled their destiny. There are traces of this practice throughout the Old Testament - note the sacrifice of Isaac, and the referneces to blood offerings of first-born children to Baal - also the legend of "Passover."
Finally, in Christianity and cognate religions, traces of this ancient custom were incorporated into the religious legend, and we find God Himself sacrificing His only-begotten in order to redeem Mankind for its "sins."
Obviously all this took place over millenia, and I've summarized almost all the sense out of the process of development of the idea of blood-sacrifice, but that really does seem to be the process in its outlines.
2007-01-18 06:26:46 · answer #3 · answered by jonjon418 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness. That is God's way - you don't like it? Okay, don't believe in Him - but He still loves you and wants a relationship with you. One more thing - God gave Adam and Eve free will - He said do not eat - they ate. They disobeyed God. That is what people are doing today - still happens. You may not be able to grasp spiritual things if you are only looking at them in the natural - you need spiritual eyes and the only way to get those is to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and have His salvation. Blessings dear one and I pray you find the God of the Bible and His Son - Jesus - before it is too late for your soul.
2007-01-18 06:15:51 · answer #4 · answered by jworks79604 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe because of ADAM'S sin punishment was the death "GEN.2:17"
It was God's law
"In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is NO FORGIVENESS." Heb.9:22
2007-01-18 06:24:54 · answer #5 · answered by michellen 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the idea that sin is only forgiven through blood sacrifice is a myth perpetuated by christianity in order to give more credibility to jesus. its completely not true. you can check out this link for a short explanation:
http://www.whatjewsbelieve.org/explanation02.html
2007-01-18 07:18:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's really a question of sin. the ancestral sin is forgiven by baptizing. other sins are forgiven by confessing to your priest. the more serious ones are fogiven by a period of fasting and so on. i cannot remember where we are supposed to shed blood for our sins. i answered from an orthodox point of view.
2007-01-18 06:41:01 · answer #7 · answered by TRC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since there is no sin we don't need to apologize except to the person we hurt if we hurt someone.
Where is fireball?
2007-01-18 06:16:38 · answer #8 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its about obeying God.
2007-01-18 06:15:32 · answer #9 · answered by ♫O Praise Him♫ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋