Jesus was the lamb of God ordained before the foundation of the world to save us from our sins. He said that He came to seek and to save the lost. As to God's love for us...
1 John 4:9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Ephesians 2:1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience-- 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ--by grace you have been saved-- 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
2007-08-18 17:10:51
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answer #1
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answered by Martin S 7
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It is true that God loves (a part) of us. It is also true that God hates sin. The reasons why Jesus came to save (some) is this:
Isaiah 61
1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners,
2 to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor
He came to bring us 'favor', which is Grace. The proof you need is an ideology. His love for us outweighs His hatred for sin. Otherwise we would not have grace, He would have sent us away along with sin. But God is compassionate, and He knew that there would be some that He desired to be with Him in Heaven. So His love overpowered His disdain for sin. The thing that many miss is that He wouldn't have even made man until He was sure that He would come after us in love and truth.
Revelation 13
8 and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.
and this:
Romans 5:8
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
So there's your proof. Even though sin was present, Christ died for us because he comended His love for us.
2007-08-19 00:19:27
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answered by Christian Sinner 7
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God's people of the time (The Jewish leaders) put great burdens on the weak and honest followers of the Lord. The hypocrisy in God's synagogues grew so great and the offerings were so worth less and tainted that God in His Plan from the beginning was to send His greatest possession as we would understand , an only son. To be completely without blemish (sin) to die on the cross as a sacrifice once and for all and for all of man kind that accepts and believes in Him.
Acceptance is an entry level position, following God's word and living a life that resembles Jesus's teachings is what brings God Glory and Blessings.
2007-08-19 00:13:06
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answered by Dennis James 5
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Two reasons.. first, Christ is going to restore the Kingdom to Israel.. that is the first plan. However, Satan caused Him to die. Satan thought he achieved victory by doing that but No.. Due to his ignorance, Christ's death became the redemptive work of God towards mankind. Ever since the beginning, atonement for sins were through sacrifice. Christ has done the ultimate sacrifice being the unblemished lamb of God and covers the sins of the world. That is another purpose of which Christ came.. the hidden purpose which God planned, which Satan never knew.
Either way, God won over Satan..
2007-08-19 00:28:27
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answered by Jay R 2
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Because without Christ we would have been separated from God. He became the bridge so we now have access to the Father through Jesus. When Jesus rose from the dead He became the Life giving Spirit so He can enter into His believers. The more we turn to Jesus within our spirit and the closer we get to Him the more His life is lived out in us. He says that we will know who His true believers are by their fruits (what comes out of their mouths)
2007-08-19 00:09:43
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answered by ckrug 4
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John 3:16 gives you the answer! While it's true that God hates sin; it *had* to be because of His great agape love for His greatest creation, mankind, that God, the Father, would send God, the Son, to assume human form and take on all of the sins of all mankind!
2007-08-19 00:25:24
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answered by trebor namyl hcaeb 6
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All human beings should hate sin,but love the sinner..Jesus Christ came down to earth to pay the price of humankind's seperation from our heavenly Father.Read a simpler version of the Bible.Like NIV is a good version.Have a pastor,or priest explain some things to you.
2007-08-19 00:17:48
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answered by pacmanpisano 2
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Well this is what i believe. Adam and Eve ate of the tree of knowledge. This allowed them to know right from wrong which in turn allowed them to sin. God had to cast them out of the garden because they were sinners. This also made it to where people were not allowed to go to heaven because we are all now born sinners. But since we screwed up God stilled loved us and chose to send his son to die on the cross. Jesus had to die as the ulimiate price for our sins and rose again allowing those who are saved to rise when they die. We could not go to heaven unless someone paid for our sin and that was Jesus. A sinner is someone who knows right from wrong so i beleive that is why babies will go to heaven because they do not know. And a sin is a sin...they are all the same in Gods eyes, BUT they do have different consequences and that is what makes sins seem so different. But if you saved and you have asked Jesus into your hear because you are a sinner and you want to be forgiven. By saying it and believeing and telling someone i beleive you go to heaven. Its in Romans 8
2007-08-19 00:12:14
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answered by melanie b 2
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Jesus was sent because it was always the plan for Jesus to die on the cross for the sins of mankind.
2007-08-19 00:13:57
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answered by Anonymous
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John 3:16 God loves us he sent Jesus. I also believe that he live here for a while to set an example.
2007-08-19 00:06:19
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answered by Anonymous
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