He might have forgiven us,without dying,what do you think?
2007-02-24 02:03:34 · 21 answers · asked by shockoshocko 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes,"Robert Q",that is exactly what i am saying.
2007-02-24 02:09:18 · update #1
It's all a myth .
2007-02-24 02:29:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
From the beginning, God has said that blood must be spilled in order to atone (cover) sins. For example, Leviticus 17:11 says:
"For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul."
If a sin is only covered, it is still there, right? Think of an object on a table: if I put a tablecloth over it, the object is still there. This is why God ALSO taught very early that a day would come when a different sort of sacrifice would be made -- a sacrifice that would enable our sins to be forgiven, not just covered.
At Isaiah 53, God tells us of One who would come into the world who could accomplish this perfect sacrifice:
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
The entirety of Isaiah 53 speaks of Jesus Christ, the Only begotten Son of God. It's important to understand that, during the Levitical sacrifices, the sinner (or his or her representative, such as a priest) laid hands on the animal to transfer sins into it. The animal was then killed and, symbolically, the person's sin died with it. But a more perfect sacrifice is needed to forgive sin forever, since the Levitical sacrifices were only shadows of what was to come.
The Apostle Paul explains this in great detail at Hebrews 10:
1 For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. 2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins. 3 But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. 4 FOR IT IS NOT POSSIBLE THAT THE BLOOD OF BULLS AND GOATS COULD TAKE AWAY SINS." (my emphasis).
Only God can take away sins. His chosen method is by offering the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ's life.
2007-02-24 02:27:00 · answer #2 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hundreds of years ago when the need for education of the priests was realized, (before that there was little formal education as there were few books written on the subjects needed), the reason why Christ became a human was one of the issues that needed to be understood and setteled. Two major viewpoints were at odds with each other: One, led by Thomas Aquinas, believed that because of Adam and Eve's sin, the gates of heaven were closed until Christ was sacrificed on the cross.
The other, led by Don Scotus, a Franciscan, believed that Chirst's whole life became our redemption. That Christ died on the cross, not because God wanted Him to but because people put him there.
Aquinas' viewpoints won and became the source of our theological thinking to this day.
About 50 years ago, scholars rediscovered the writings of Scotus and realized how much more plausable his thinking is especially if you believe that the Adam and Eve story is a myth and that the gates of heaven were never closed.
If we believe in Aquinas' theology, then we are saying that Jesus had to come because of sin. The sin of humankind controlled the reason He came.
If you accept Scotus, then you can say Christ came because He loved us and wanted to come to show us how to live and how to forgive, even those who would kill us. In other words, Christ did not have to die on the cross to save us. His coming at the Annunciation when He began to grow within Mary, His birth at Christmas and His whole life from his hidden years to His resurrection, was how He redeemed our lives.
2007-02-24 02:30:20 · answer #3 · answered by Mary W 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that he just wanted to show us how much he loved us and then to know how he has power over death that we will someday have to face. But then again we to will have life once more forever if we only trust him and believe. Jesus death gave us a connection with his Heavenly Father and believers-our Father as well., The Father was so very holy that he could not look upon sin and there fore someone had to bridge the distance between mankind and God. He only spoke to a very few-and wants all men kind to come to him because he loves you and wants us with him forever. His love is Great.
2007-02-24 02:17:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Holy Bible says that our thoughts are not His thoughts and our ways are not His ways, so we just have to trust what He tells us in the Word of God which basically is our sin put a chasm between us and God and instead of the animal sacrifices that had to be done that took away sin for only a while, God with us who is Jesus the pure one that was able to save us or wash away all of our sins once and for all by being the perfect sacrifice. All we have to do to be saved is to believe in Him.
2007-02-24 02:41:06 · answer #5 · answered by Ilovechristjesustheking 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus came to Earth 2000 years ago in the form of a man. God sent him to be born in Israel, and when He grew up Jesus led hundreds of people to believe in Him. At age 33, the time had come for Him to die. He was crucified so that we now can go to Heaven when we die.All he asks is that we repent and give our life to Him. Once you have done this sincerely, you can rest assured that you will reign with Him in Heaven when you die!
2007-02-24 02:34:34 · answer #6 · answered by ☼SoccerGirl☼ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because God said that the punishment for sin was death, and God had to keep his word.
Besides, if God just forgave sin, then people would view sin as a trivial thing, and no big deal. By torturing and killing his son in a brutal way, God is demonstrating that he takes disobedience seriously.
It also gives Jesus a chance to show his love for us, by allowing him to make an extreme sacrifice on our behalf. Love that costs nothing means nothing.
2007-02-24 02:21:47 · answer #7 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question!
The clue is here:
"The greatest love you can show is to give your life for your friends." Joh 15:13
To come to earth and suffer a cruel painful death was the greatest love that God could show us.
You are right, God could have chosen any plan he wanted. He chose this one because it is all about love, not sacrifice.
2007-02-24 02:39:50 · answer #8 · answered by akoloutheo2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let's get this absolutely clear:
GOD didn't die, Jesus Did
Our sins are forgiven as a consequence of the atoning sacrifice made by Jesus Christ on our behalf.
However, our sins can only be forgiven if we truly repent.
2007-02-24 02:08:00 · answer #9 · answered by Modern Major General 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God sent Jesus to this world to show us how to live, how to Forgive. Just to show that as a man he could do it why not us?
He didn't have to die & go through all the torture but went through all that to show us that even though he had the power to do things did not use it because he wanted us to be humble and forgiving as him.
God could have destroyed the world after Jesus died, but didn't. Why? so that we realize what He has done for us.
2007-02-24 02:07:06 · answer #10 · answered by Batman Simon 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He died to pay the price for sin: death.
We deserve the punishment because we sin, so Jesus had to lead a sinless life and then take our punishment, so that through his sacrifice, we could be righteous too and get into heaven.
2007-02-24 02:09:00 · answer #11 · answered by Doug 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋