Christians please help me with this question. Why did God require human blood to forgive mankind?

Question

This is my biggest hangup with Christianity. Any serious answers would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Good question
Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh [is] in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it [is] the blood [that] maketh an atonement for the soul.

Answer 2

While the appearance and the effect is that of a simple blood sacrifice, understanding man's redemption in Christ requires a much deeper level of theological understanding.

The simple fact is: The only begotten son of God would need to become a man and sacrifice his life in order to destroy satan's power over mankind.

Blood would need to be spilled because the battle would be to the death, and a new and everlasting covenant between God and man would be confirmed by that blood.

Here's the whole story, from the beginning, in a very abbreviated format:

The first sin had to be a very serious matter, Adam also had to fully understand that it was indeed very serious, and the sin also had to be committed with the full consent of Adam's will.

Finally, the consequences of that first sin had to be such that a simple apology, a pledge of repentance, and God's subsequent forgiveness, would still not be sufficient to make all things whole again.

Based on all of the above, we know that the first sin resulted in Adam's total rejection of God, and his "throwing in" with Satan, against God.

Adam even went so far as to transfer dominion of the whole earth, which God had earlier given him, to Satan.

And since Adam enjoyed free will, God permitted him to make these choices, and to suffer the eternal consequences.

Once all this was done, Satan turned on Adam, and made a slave of him and his descendents, because, as everyone knows, all the offspring of a slave automatically belong to the master.

This presented a serious problem, because man had no ability to overcome the supernatural dominion that Satan now exercised over him.

Furthermore, God was under no obligation to provide his supernatural graces to his enemies.

Deprived of God's grace, Eden soon disappeared, Adam and Eve began to age, suffer, and die, and the world became an increasingly more hostile and forbidding place.

Mankind lived under constant threat from Satan, who was given the power of death over them, according to their free will choice, and according to God's perfect justice.

But this is not what God had in mind when he created man, so God promised to eventually send a redeemer to destroy Satan's evil dominion, forgive sins, defeat death, and restore all things.

That is exactly what Jesus did.

And the only reason Jesus could do it, when no other human ever could, was because Jesus was never "stained" by sin ... and Satan had no power at all, over one without sin.

Under God's most basic law, one without sin is not liable to die.

Jesus permitted Satan and his minions, the Jews and the Romans, to unjustly put him to death, knowing full well that this was the only way Satan's evil dominion could be legally destroyed, as no one, not even the devil, had the authority to take the life of a sinless man, let alone the only son of God.

Once Jesus died, Satan was judged for his great sin, stripped of all that he had earlier gained from Adam's fall, and left destitute.

Jesus was raised from the dead and appointed the new head of all mankind. God was now more than willing to forgive man's sins, and our redemption was truly at hand.

Now, anyone who rejects Satan and swears faithful allegiance to Jesus (typically through baptism) is able to have their sins forgiven, become a living temple of the Holy Spirit, and among other things, also become a member of God's own family.

The church carries on Christ's great work of redemption in the world today.

Answer 3

On the ancient festival called Atonement Day, Israel's high priest took blood of sacrificed animals into the most sacred part of the temple, the center of God's worship. Doing that was a symbolic way of asking God to cover the people's sins. (Leviticus 16:3-6, 11-16) Those sacrifices did not actually do away with all sin, so they had to be repeated each year. Still, this use of blood set a meaningful pattern.

A major teaching in the Bible is that God would eventually provide one perfect sacrifice that could fully atone for the sins of all believers. This is called the ransom, and it focuses on the sacrifice of the foretold Messiah, or Christ.

The Bible compares the Messiah's role to what was done on Atonement Day: "When Christ came as a high priest of the good things that have come to pass, through the greater and more perfect [temple] not made with hands, . . . he entered, no, not with the blood of goats and of young bulls, but with his own blood, once for all time into the holy place [heaven] and obtained an everlasting deliverance for us. Yes, nearly all things are cleansed with blood according to the Law, and unless blood is poured out no forgiveness takes place."—Hebrews 9:11, 12, 22.

It thus becomes plain why we need to have God's view of blood. In accord with his right as Creator, he has determined its exclusive usefulness. Israelites of old may have reaped health benefits by not taking in animal or human blood, but that was not the most important point. (Isaiah 48:17) They had to avoid sustaining their lives with blood, not primarily because doing otherwise was unhealthy, but because it was unholy to God. They were to abstain from blood, not because it was polluted, but because it was precious in obtaining forgiveness.

The apostle Paul explained about the ransom: "By means of him [Christ] we have the release by ransom through the blood of that one, yes, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his undeserved kindness." (Ephesians 1:7) The original Greek word found there is properly translated "blood," but a number of Bible versions err in substituting the word "death." Hence, readers might miss the emphasis on our Creator's view of blood and the sacrificial value that he has linked to it.

The Bible's theme revolves around the fact that Christ died as a perfect ransom sacrifice but did not remain dead. Following the pattern that God set on Atonement Day, Jesus was raised to heaven to "appear before the person of God for us." He presented there the value of his sacrificial blood. (Hebrews 9:24) The Bible emphasizes that we must avoid any course that would amount to 'trampling on the Son of God and esteeming his blood as of ordinary value.' Only thus may we keep a good relationship and peace with God.—Hebrews 10:29

Answer 4

The Book of Hebrews tells us that the blood of animals only served to 'cover' sin, but that the Blood of Christ permanently washes them away.

We can only speculate why this might be, however even the Greek philosopher Socrates had arrived at the conclusion that ONLY the blood of a perfect, sinless man could truly ever cleanse mankind of sin.

Back when I was fairly conversant with the Hebrew tongue, as I read Genesis it seemed to me that the creation story told us that the whole universe was made for mankind to enjoy and ultimately rule over. Man was ruler. When Adam fell, his sin not only tainted him, but ALL CREATION. No created being was untainted.

That meant that only someone or something OUTSIDE OF CREATION could truly be without sin. The only someone or something outside of creation is the uncreated God Himself. That is why the uncreated God became man, that He might live above sin, and Himself die; a sinless sacrifice for all mankind.

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Answer 5

If you would like to truly know the answer to this, carefully study the book of Hebrews. This is the main theme of that book.

We as Christians believe, (as you can find in the book of Romans) that everyone sins and is equally culpable before God. No one is better or worse as there is perfect or guilty of sin. Further, even if we to never commit sin of our own we have a sin nature that all who have a human father inherited from Adam.

Romans goes on to tell us that the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Now death in this definition means separation from God. Death is required as the just payment for breaking the laws of God. We simply can't make this payment without spending eternity in Hell. God is not willing for this to happen.

Jesus was born of "the seed of woman" as foretold in Genesis chapter 3. He had no human father and as such did not have this sin nature. He did however still have to live a sinless life in order to be a sacrifice that had no guilt of its own.

The reason for this is so that he could offer this gift of atonement to all who desired it (the book of Hebrews). You can choose to pay for the debt yourself (eternity in Hell) or you can allow Jesus to make the payment for you. The payment will be made. As God is not only loving but just and holy as well.

Hope you find the truth.

Answer 6

smart guy to ? this! you don't need human blood or for a man who was just a prophet of god to die for your sins. then what about all the people that came before jesus ? are they in hell or a n infant who is only a few days or hours old , but suddenly dies before baptisim? Is that fair? no
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Answer 7

Death is the consequence of sin as God had warned from the beginning. God essentially bailed us out by dying on the cross in the form of Jesus (and then defeating death), so we all could be spared if we are sorry and acknowledge his ultimate expression of mercy.

Answer 8

Google is God. Google does not require blood. You must be speaking of that make believe Christian god. That Christian god is the projection of man's own nature.

http://www.thechurchofgoogle.org/Scripture/Proof_Google_Is_God.html

Answer 9

That's my big qurstion too?
I dont believe , The Allmighty needs blood;
The pagans give bloods to the statues I can understand ,because they make their statues cleverly so their statues are smart , they can talk in the dark, when everybody are sleeping.
Statues asking for blood is nothing new.
But Allmighty Asking Blood is rediculous. Is really disgracing tho.

Answer 10

He didn't. That doctrine is known as "substitutionary atonement." It was invented by Augustine of Hippo, and used in his defense against Pelagius in the 5th century. The doctrine is not taught in Scripture, and it has never been accepted by the indigenous Churches of Russia, Asia Minor, Greece, Eastern Europe, Egypt, Lybia, Ethiopia, the Middle East, Iraq, Iran, India, etc. It is still rejected by the Eastern Orthodox, Monophysites, Old Calendarists, Uniates, Marionites, Melkites, Armenian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Nestorians, etc (roughly 1/4 of all Christians).