Did God make laws and promises to us which is why Jesus had to die? What are the laws and promises? Why couldn't he just destroy hell and satan? or is there such place as hell? Did he make a promise to his angels or fallen angels that they will have eternal life? Why did he have to die for us? Why didn't God just give us eternal life and forgive our sins?
2007-09-22 05:38:47 · 12 answers · asked by Milly 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
did God give angels certain powers or strengths
2007-09-22 05:41:12 · update #1
he put us here to learn. part of the learning process is sin. he doesnt want us to sin, but we will anyways.
the only way to make up for that is for the atonement, because no unclean thing can dwell in heaven. we needed someone to take on every sin we would possibly commit, and he needed to be perfect in order to qualify. he took on our sins and paid the ultimate price for us. it is gods plan, and it works.
he wouldnt destroy hell or satan, because we need to have our choices and have a consequence.
i personally believe that when you die, you can still go to heaven if you sinned. i think hell is reserved for people who do not want to apply the atonement to their lives.
i am sure he promised eternal life to his angels.
i think we will have eternal life by default, but he forgave our sins through christ.
2007-09-22 05:48:57 · answer #1 · answered by Daniel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, Jesus is not God, Jesus is the Son of God.
Second, Yes God did make the laws and the Promises, but Satan, deceived us by mixing his lies with the Father's Words.
Third, would you destroy you own Son, or would you make a place for him to live.
Fourth, the Father made a Promise to his children, that they would have Everlasting Life.
He died so that we may know the truth, He brought us Grace and Truth so that we may have Everlasting Life.
Listen to only the Words Jesus spoke, and to no others words, and the truth shall make you free.
2007-09-22 05:50:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When Adam sinned, his punishment was death. Before
that sin, he would haved never died. This death fell upon
all men after Adam. Then Moses was given the law, which
man was completely unable to keep because no matter
how much we are told "NOT TO DO SOMETHING", we
fail to do as told; just like Adam. The law given to Moses
was to show us how ungodly we are. God knew we couldn't
keep it. All of the ordinances contained within the law were
a type/shadow of that which was to come; Jesus the Lamb
of God. The law was a schoolmaster to bring us to God;
how? By showing us that we need God to keep the law for
us, because we couldn't.
Jesus died by taking the sins of all men, from Adam to the
last man born, upon himself. He was sinless and the only
way a person can die is thru sin. He died and rose again
that we will also rise again, thru His righteous life and death.
He conquered sin, by living perfectly,& death, by rising the
3rd day; and He did so for us because He loves us.
2007-09-22 06:09:04 · answer #3 · answered by TruthSeeker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why didn't God just save us why must part of him die and resurrect?
because God had given dominion of the earth to man and Adam surrendered that authority to Satan in the garden.
the Angels are immortal they were created as such and given free will. in fact some Jewish writings say Lucifer was enraged by mans creation and position above the Angels.
Hell was created for the "accuser & his fallen 1/3"
Jesus came to fullfill the law of God, from creation. Satan knows these laws well and has twisted them time and again.
remember that satan sinned fell from grace before he decieved man in the garden. by mixing truth and lie satan took authority that adam had been given according to the law at creation. jesus had to fulfill the law to become the sinless Lamb of God, reconciling man to God through His death burial & resurrection. because Jesus is righteous he bore all our sins, paid our fines for breaking God's laws.
Faith in Jesus Justifies us and puts us in place to recieve Grace to live a Santified (HOLY) life. i other words we are no longer bound to a sinful nature but have regained the power to choose good & evil.
2007-09-22 06:02:24 · answer #4 · answered by lewbiv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is Holy and just - so there has to be payment for sin. All sin and fall short of the glory of God. Before Jesus came to earth, the Israelites had to sacrifice the best of there animals for sins atonement. This was not a once and for all sacrifice,they had to continue to sacrifice. When it was in God's perfect timing, He sent His Son to be the perfect. spotless lamb of God who took away the sins of the world. There is not forgiveness without the shedding of blood. Because God is holy, there needed to be a sacrifice- either our own death and eternal separation from Him, or a substitute- however that substitute had to be perfect- so Jesus was that. He came to earth to show the love of God to us by dying the death that we all deserve to die. If God just gave us eternal life and forgiveness , He would not be God. Justice meets mercy at the Cross.
2007-09-22 06:37:35 · answer #5 · answered by AdoreHim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because Jesus' story was a representation of the mythical hero quest. It's a story that has almost an unconscious compulsion to be told by humankind. It has historical precedence that such a fictional character is often created by cultures.
And to answer your hell questions, your god needs to keep hell around to scare you into being a good little christian.
2007-09-22 05:50:37 · answer #6 · answered by damlovash 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because when we were created, God gave us something totally unique: Free Will. He then asked us that we behave ourselves and we, the first humans, chose not to. Our free will allowed us to choose knowledge. With knowledge, we became creators in our own right. As creators we can create love, pain, life, death and an ability to choose among those things. If every human being would choose love and life, at the same time, there would be no evil left in the world. God is and has been there, throughout history, to remind us to choose love and life. Not everyone listens. He want's our lives to be joyful, because he experiences joy through us, his children and his creations. And that can only come about if we choose it freely. He can not create that by forcing us to do his will. He has forgiven us for our choices. Now we must forgive ourselves and find love and joy, as we always have.
2007-09-22 05:53:12 · answer #7 · answered by livemoreamply 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you realize human nature, and the free will we enjoy, even those in bondage, you would see the people that would transgress the law beyond imagination, and go unchecked fully knowing no penalties or reprisal.
2007-09-22 06:06:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus didn't die. He will descend to Earth again one day and be a good fair leader.
2007-09-22 05:45:48 · answer #9 · answered by Palestini Detective 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God fulfilled the Bible prophecy. God knows how to do His business.
2007-09-22 05:43:17 · answer #10 · answered by Isthatso 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋