Can Christians please explain the concept of "Jesus died for our sins"?

Question

Im confused. What do Christians mean by this? If someone sins jesus' death nullifies thats sin? Does that mean nobody goes to hell? Seriously, I just want to understand this.

Answer 1

How and to whom did Jesus pay our ransom?





Question: "How and to whom did Jesus pay our ransom?"



Answer: A ransom is something that is paid to provide for the release of someone who is held captive. Jesus paid our ransom to free us from sin, death, and hell. Throughout the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, are found God's requirements for sacrifices. In Old Testament times, God commanded the Israelites to make animal sacrifices for substitutionary atonement; that is, an animal's death took the place of a person's death, death being the penalty for sin (Romans 6:23). Exodus 29:36a states, "Each day you must sacrifice a young bull as an offering for the atonement of sin."



God demands holiness (1 Peter 1:15-16). God's Law demands holiness. We cannot give God full holiness because of the sins we commit (Romans 3:23); therefore, God demands satisfaction of His Law. Sacrifices to Him satisfied the requirements. This is where Jesus comes in: Hebrews 9:12-15, "Once for all time he took blood into that Most Holy Place, but not the blood of goats and calves. He took his own blood, and with it he secured our salvation forever. Under the old system, the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow could cleanse people's bodies from ritual defilement. Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our hearts from deeds that lead to death so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. That is why he is the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, so that all who are invited can receive the eternal inheritance God has promised them. For Christ died to set them free from the penalty of the sins they had committed under that first covenant."



Also, read Romans 8:3-4, "The law of Moses could not save us, because of our sinful nature. But God put into effect a different plan to save us. He sent his own Son in a human body like ours, except that ours are sinful. God destroyed sin's control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins. He did this so that the requirement of the law would be fully accomplished for us who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit."



Clearly, Jesus paid the ransom for our lives to God. That ransom was His own life, the shedding of His own blood; a sacrifice. Due to His sacrificial death, each person on earth has the opportunity to accept that gift of atonement and be forgiven by God. For without His death, God's Law would still need to be satisfied--by our own death.

Recommended Resource: Why Believe in Jesus?: Who He Is, What He Did, and His Message for You Today by Tim LaHaye.

Answer 2

A murderer has no love of human life so nothing would matter there before or after Jesus' death. No, a murderer would never have a reward in Heaven. Since Jesus was the first to be resurrected to Heaven then prayer is not the key to getting into Heaven. This is found at 1 Corinthians 15:20. Jesus' death paved the way for all (not just Jews) to become Christ like or Christian. Rev. 5:9&10 , Jesus paid to become King and rule over mankind with a remnant that his death bought from the earth. Not all of God's people will be in Heaven. Most will live in a paradise on earth. Revelation 20th chapter. No, Peter told Jesus to save himself and Jesus told Peter "Get behind me Satan".

Answer 3

When Jesus died on the cross he not only suffered physical death but eternal torment for all the sins he was laden with.
God is righteous and *every* single sin committed in this universe must be brought into judgment, from the little white lie to the murder. If Christ died for my sins it also means he paid the penalty of eternal death for all the sins I would ever commit in my life from birth to death. Christ became my perfect substitute by paying the penalty I should have paid for. In this sense since I crossed through eternal damnation through the body of Jesus Christ and I will no longer will face the penalty of God's wrath for my sins.

This is what it means when Christians say "Jesus died for our sins".

Answer 4

Since there is sin in our lives, there needs to be an approproate sacrifice in response to that sin. We used to sacrifice animals to God but that was only representative of what would come later, the new covenant. Now that Jesus came and died for EVERYONES sins, anyone who accepts him is covered under his blood atonement for their sins and then the only sacrifice they have to make is living for God and giving at least 10%. Jesus did die so that all may be forgiven, but not all are going to be forgiven because not all will believe in Jesus.

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him." -John 3:36

Answer 5

OK, so we are born into a sinful world. Before Jesus, we had to sacrifice animals and do all sorts of weird things to get forgiven. Once Jesus died, he took on all the worlds sin, past present and future. In order though to recieve the blessings of this death and be forgiven of your sins, you have to accept Jesus into your life and ask forgivness for your sins.
This isn't just something given to everyone without them knowing. He offers it to us, and we have to accept it. Jesus knows our heart, he knows if we are truely sorry. Repentance isn't just always confessing the things we do wrong in our life. It is being sorry for the things we do wrong, asking forgivness, and then turning away from the sinful act.
As far as going to hell, all I can say is that the bible is clear on how you get into heaven. Faith in Jesus Christ alone. Not just asking forgivness, but asking Jesus everyday to lead your life and trusting his will for you.

Answer 6

John 3:16, "for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whomsover believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life". To be forgiven of sin, a person (1) must understand that he has sin (2) must understand there is nothing he/she can do to erase that sin and (3) must accept the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. Jesus went to the cross willingly, for us. But only those who believe that He indeed was the son of God, that He died on a cross and rose again, and that the blood He shed on Calvary will wipe out their sin....only that person is saved. Although Jesus died for all, if a person rejects Him as savior, they will have to stand before God all alone, and there will only be one pronouncement: lost.

Sin cannot enter the kingdom of God. Therefore, only a person who has accepted Jesus can stand before God as "clean", because Jesus' righteousness is imputed to those who believe.

I hope that helps.

Answer 7

God is without sin. He cannot abide with sin at all. The Bible explains from the beginning, when Adam & Eve sinned, that humans would have to sacrifice unblemished animal blood to atone for their sins on a regular basis - to 'clean away their sins'. When Jesus became human and died on the cross for our sins, He nullified this old sacrificial requirement. His ultimate sacrifice, as an unblemished (sinless) man, dying for us, took away our sins once and for all. The Bible is clear about how this works: we are all sinners, hopeless to fix ourselves. God cannot be around sin, hence we are unable to commune with Him unless we are cleansed first. If you believe in what Jesus did for you, He will stand in front of you (intercede for you) before God and God can only see the faultlessness of Christ, so we then have access to God. Jesus' blood only works for you if you truly believe God's Word about what He did for us. Pray about this, read your Bible and He will let you know. Open the door...

Answer 8

The entirety of the Bible is devoted to answering this question.
I suppose you are looking for the cliff notes...This does not do the Bible justice but... God created man wiht free will knowing man would fall and God is righteous and man is not therfore a seperation results in that God remains rihgtoeus and man has fallen...the Bible teaches the wages of sin is death. God had a plan for his creation before he created the world and this plan was to come to the world in the form of a man Jesus and overcome temptation and remain perfect and to pay the peanlty of death for all who accept this atonement. To put it simply sin requires a mans life and God bought it back for him by overcoming sin and death...The aotnement is provided but it has to be accepted in faith...those who doi not accept the aotnement are still under the judgement of the law and the penalty is still
death. I would encourage you to read the Bible and to seek God as all true revealtion comes only through him and a relationship with him.

Answer 9

The shedding of blood has always been required as payment for sin. Not exactly sure why but it is so. Because there was never a sacrifice that met the highest of standards, God himself died to fulfill once and for all, that requirement. Ironically he allowed man to brutalize His son in doing so. But not all people will take advantage of this act. So, no, many will still go to Hell as you state it. You must acknowledge Him in all you do. If you do not, well that's your choice.

Answer 10

The concept is that we have all sinned. None of us deserve to go to Heaven and no amount of begging, bribing, good deeds, being nice etc can earn us a ticket. Jesus was the once and for all sacrifice. The perfect for the imperfect. We believe that Jesus was God incarnate, God come to Earth to walk among us and as such was perfect and the only person qualified to be that sacrifice.