What are the differences between Jesus dying for our sins and ritual sacrifice to appease gods?

Question

Can you tell me what differences there are between these two theological ideas?

Also, is there any reason that the "second Christ" may not simply be another sacrifice?

[ Jesus ]
Allegedly had to die to make up for the accumilation of sin after the fall of man, essentially a substitute for animal sacrifices.

[ Ritual human sacrifice ]
Their lives given as an offering that may please a particular god/s.

The only difference in my opinion is the public opinion and the context in which they are taken.

Note: Obviously I mean human sacrifice in other religions. Even I know that human sacrifice was not practiced in Judeism.

Answer 1

both the sacrifice of animals and the sacrifice of the lamb are intended as both a symbolic propitiation. Animal sacrifices had a dual role by aleving a worried conscienceness through doing a sacrifice and believing and yet acting like a symbology and a prophecy of what will come.
Jesus was the prophecy of the sacrifice fulfilled. Thus by faith in Christs atonement sins are cleansed through his faith and covenant of God the Father.
in the previous animal sacrifice animals were purchased and killed while in the atonement of christ WE are bought and redeemed with the choice to be an advocate in judgment before God. The price Jesus had to pay to redeem us was his blood, and the everlasting commitment to serve on our behalf as a high priest so that we could be redeemed.

Answer 2

God doesn't just make up rules and do anything He pleases. He's holy and good, and the rules for what is and is not good could never have been otherwise. God told the early humans that their only happiness lies in Him, and any other choice would lead them to death and misery. That's not something God could have made otherwise if He felt like it- it's just a simple description of the nature of reality. . . sort of like telling someone that if they jump off a tall building they'll die. But, they chose to go their own way and do their own thing anyway, and, just as He told them, they suffered the consequences for that. God wouldn't be righteous or holy if he simply overlooked that sin and let them do anything they pleased. The penalty for sin is death, and if God is to be just, then that debt must be paid, somehow. But God, being the loving creator that He is, wasn't willing to let that be the end of it. He was willing to pay that price Himself, so that we could be saved from hell. Because if we don't pay the price, then somebody surely must do it in our place. Jesus could do that for us because He never sinned, and therefore he didn't owe a sin debt at all. It's sort of like if you commit a crime and get thrown in jail. The other prisoners are not going to be able to help you post bail. Only somebody who hasn't commited a crime and is therefore not in jail himself will be able to come bail you out. So our sin-debt was paid by Jesus' death, and because of that, we can be right with God again. The righteousness of God is satisfied, and His love for us is proved at the same time.

Answer 3

None Philosophically they are identical. Christians have turned this into a practice to be admired. You die in the service of god you are a martyr you become a saint you go to heaven. It's really amazing what some of these saints have done in their lives. Make saint Augustine pale by comparison. Saint Constantine the "founder" of Christianity as the religion of the Roman empire was emperor and a butcher he become christian on his dying bed. His mother St. Helen who was the christian of the family and the driving force behind the establishment of it as the state religion was also blood thirsty despite her Christianity. There are a dime a dozen saints like that. but also the countless of people that have died for their faith sacrificed for their beliefs.

Answer 4

Other religions don't require or consider human sacrifices acceptable. Christianity is the only religion that required anybody's death.

Answer 5

DO you mean other ritual human sacrifice, or other biblical sacrifice? Human sacrifice has always been against Judaism.

Answer 6

the blood of the few outweigh the blood of the many...

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