To Christians: How can Jesus die for all your sins?

Question

Isn't it....every man for himself? Heaven...Hell....??
Why would God let Jesus die for all your sins? Then Christians would be free to do whatever they want....this world would go crazy...everyone would be doing bad things...?? How would God allow that?? Or...am I not right?? If I am not right, what is the Christian belief about this concept..."intercession"?

But he is God...how can he die? or feel pain??

Answer 1

God bless you, If God is righteous and perfect as you say he can not judge sin by degree all sin is bad.
Allah had proved to be a unrighteous god because he weighs sin and says if a man does more good than bad he inherits God's eternal life.
The true God of Abraham does not weigh sin all sin is bad and no sin inherits God's heaven and no sinner enters heaven.
All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
The wages of sin is death.
God could not be joined to sinful man.
It is the reason God did come to the world in the form of man Jesus Christ to overcome temptation as a man and to remain perfect and pay the penalty of sin, death, for all who will accept his atonement. Jesus overcame temptation sin and death.
Those who accept the atonement are by faith made new
We are by faith changed no longer under law but in agreement with God's righteousness.
Those who are made new are not sinners but are in by faith made new.
Those who continue living a life of sin are not changed and are not saved and are under law and do serve sin to their distruction.

Answer 2

Jesus death on the cross was not to give us freedom to sin, it gives us freedom from sin. God does not allow sin to reign. Where in the bible does it say, that Jesus died on the cross so that we can continue to sin. We are not perfect until we reach heaven, however, that does not give us license to sin. That would be cheap grace- and dying on the cruel cross cost Jesus His Life. Everyone is doing doing bad things, - that is why Jesus came. We cannot blame God for the sin we do and see around us, that is OUR FAULT only. However, God loves us far to much to give us what we deserve- hell, eternal separation from Him- that is why He has given us a choice- to choose Jesus as the payment for our sin. I did not accept Christ so I could go on sinning, I accepted Christ so that He could cleanse me from all unrighteousness and clothe me with His righteousness so I will sin less and less.

Answer 3

Jesus did not die so that we could continue sinning purposefully.
It all starts from the beginning, when humans first sinned, and the first animal was sacrificed to cover their nakedness...
God then made a whole list of do's and don't for the Israelites in order to cover their sins. They were to sacrifice something. Prophecy told of the anointed one who would come and save the people. Jesus fulfilled that prophecy. His laying down his life for mankind does not cover sin, it washes it away, as though we have never sinned. Each time we ask for forgiveness in Jesus' name, our slate is wiped clean. But we are die to the world, and to self, and be reborn in the Holy Spirit, turning our lives over to the will of God. Through baptism, we represent this death/Resurrection as a symbol of a new life in Christ. Unfortunately, the 'spirit is willing, but the body is weak,' meaning in human nature, we will slip, and sin. But praise the Lord, for he can give us strength and hope through his body which was broken, and his blood that was shed so that we may find peace.

Answer 4

You are right that every man is for himself. It is also true that no one deserves to go to heaven, because heaven is only for sinless people. Who is sinless but Jesus? Because no one could go to heaven by himself, Jesus Christ had to come to be our Mediator/Intercessor and Savior. His way of saving us was to die on our behalf. Death is the payment for sin, according to God’s Justice System. God, through His Justice System, also made it so that anyone who accepts the death of Jesus Christ as his own penalty paid would be cleared of his guilt before God. Anyone who also accepts the resurrection of Jesus Christ could have a new life in Christ as well. The one determining “guilt” against God that takes one to hell is “living independently of God.” This is the sin that Adam chose to commit. When one accepts Jesus’ gift of death, he also acknowledges that he will no longer live independently of God, but to follow Him. This is the reason a Christian calls Jesus his LORD.

As for being “freed to do whatever you want,” to accept Jesus’ death for your sins does not mean you are now freed to live evil. The freedom is not for evil, but for living in close communion with God. Before acknowledging this payment, the sin/guilt stood between God and the sinner. After receiving Jesus’ gift, one becomes very aware of God’s Presence, and comes to definitely know that God loves him. It’s a real experience, not just a theory. Also, when one lives closely with God, it actually becomes very difficult to do evil. You’d probably agree that if you really care about someone, you don’t want to do anything that hurts that person.

Answer 5

I understand your point. It's a good one.

The Apostle Paul addresses this very question to Christians by saying, "What shall we say then? Should we keep on sinning so that God's grace increases? Not at all! As far as sin is concerned, we are dead to it. So, how can we keep on sinning?" (Romans 6:1-2)

In other words, not only did Christ die for our sins, He died to keep us from sinning as well. He won us over to Him by His death, and we now belong to Him, and not the world any longer. So, by His death and resurrection, He had been given the right to send His Holy Spirit into our lives, as a sign of His ownership of us. He gave Him to the church shortly after He ascended into Heaven, and to each member as they begin to profess faith in Him, in order to keep us from continuing to sin as well.

Does this make sense? I sure hope so.

Answer 6

Christ's atonement created the opportunity that we can REPENT of all our sins. We are still able to sin and we will be accountable for all of them if we do not ask for forgiveness. Without Christ's sacrifice it would be impossible for anyone to return to live with Him and our Heavenly Father again! :)

Answer 7

because like it says in the bible john 3:16 God who so loved the world he sacrificed his only begotten son and those who believe in him shall perish but shall have everlasting life.