Doesn't a sin sacrifice have to be intentional? How could Jesus be a sacrifice if it wasn't the intent?

Question

I thought you had to ask for forgiveness.

I'm sure that Cain couldn't have turned around and said he sacrificed Abel to God to repent for not giving a satisfactory sacrifice the first time.

Answer 1

Not only that, sacrifices had to be made in a specific manner spelled out in the Bible. All sacrifices had to be made in the Temple. That's why sacrifice has been replaced by prayer in Judaism.

The only part of a sacrifice meant for God was the aroma. Why wasn't Jesus BBQ'd? In any case, Christians now have peace of mind -- they don't have to meet their maker head on, Jesus has promised them a free ride.

Cathy C: LOL

As Suzanne says -- all sacrifices had to be perfect (without blemish). Jesus could not possibly have been without blemish. Those wicked Jews beat the c..p out of him.
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Answer 2

the new testament is the best palce to start when trying to understand the old testament. The old testament is based on religious rules that require a sacrifice for sins. The preists had to offer theses sacrifices up to God as a way of asking him to forgive the people for their sins. When Jesus came he said he had the power to forgive which caused an uproar with the teachers of the old law. He said he came to fulfill the laws by scarificing his own life as a an offering for all mankind. He was an acceptable sacrifice to God because he had a pure heart and therefore he is the savior of man. If you read Genesis, cain killed his brother out of jelousy. He was jelouse that God accepted Able's offering, but Able offered from his heart, not from pride like cain did. read the new testament then go back and read the old

Answer 3

It was the intent. It was God's intent to offer himself as a sacrifice for our sins...all we have to do is understand that we need that sacrifice.

Many of us do understand that and many did at the time Jesus was crucified.

One human being cannot decide to sacrifice another for his sins. Plus a human being would not be an acceptable sacrifice, since the sacrifice must be unblemished.

Jesus was God and therefore unblemished.

Answer 4

because of the fact many worldly(of the worldwide and devil) human beings are putting this theory out that it particularly is okay, it particularly is not a sin, human beings are born that way, and it particularly is nevertheless love which you may already understand are all lies.All sins are equivalent in God's eyes why then are you performing as though it particularly is God who's the only asserting the flaws you pay attention approximately homosexuality recently? for persons sins do not look equivalent.

Answer 5

Are you asking about the Levitical sacrificial system of the Jews?

You're correct, some sacrifices were for unintentional sin -- ironically, God calls these types of sacrifices "sin offerings" in Leviticus 4.

However, there were also sacrifices for intentional sins: the burnt offering (Leviticus 1; after the animal was sacrificed, it was burnt in order for its essence to go up to the Lord) and the sacrifice on the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16; one goat was let go into the wilderness to die, the other was sacrificed after the High Priest touched its head, transferring all the previous years' intentional and unintentional sins committed by the Jewish people to the goat).

All sacrifices had to be offered willingly by the offerer. Also, the offering must be perfect and without blemish -- including spots, disease, blindness, etc. (See, for example, Malachi 1:6-14.) Any sacrifice that was given unwillingly or that had blemishes wasn't accepted by God.

So, the intentional and unintentional sin sacrifices HAD to be offered willingly; the offerer's sins HAD to be transferred to the animal by the laying on of hands; and the animal, which was innocent of the offerer's sin, died to provide atoning blood to the offerer.

Jesus' willing sacrifice of His own life fits all these requirements. Prior to His sacrifice, He was completely without sin, which satisfies the requirement of being unblemished; He was then beaten on behalf of the High Priest and beaten and scourged by the Romans. This satisfies the requirement that the sinners transfer their sins by the "laying on of hands." His death completed the sacrifice. Following His death, His spirit ascended to the Father as a "sweet aroma," which absolved all believers of sin. "L'Chaim" asks why Jesus wasn't "BBQed." The burning of His body was unnecessary, since the burning of the animal's bodies was SYMBOLIC of the offering's essense raising up to God.

Jesus' crucifixion occured at the same moment that the lambs were being sacrificed in the Temple for Passover. Passover is considered by the Jews as a time to fellowship with God over a meal and give their thanks for being delivered from Egypt out of slavery. Likewise, Jesus stated that, unless we "eat" His flesh (take His essense into our bodies) at John 6:51-56, we cannot be forgiven of sin. Once we partake of Him, we again have fellowship with God and we thank Him for breaking the bonds of our own slavery to sin.

Answer 6

Able was murdered, not sacrificed. Jesus gave himself as a sacrifice for the sin of man. And yes, you have to ask to be forgiven, repent of your sins, and sin no more.

Answer 7

God intended for Jesus to be the Sacrifice for sin...and that's exactly how it happened.

Have you repented yet of your sin...or are you still fighting God.?

Answer 8

He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. -> says in Hebrews 9:12.

It was intentional, imagine how He loved us to die for us in the cross. Thank Him, do not question it. okie?

Answer 9

Jesus' sacrifice was the intent of him coming to earth in fact it was the only reason for him coming to earth. Is that what you are asking?

Answer 10

God intended it. he made Jesus perfect, so he could take all our sins as the perfect sacrifice for us if we accept it.