why did christ die on the cross then?

Question

jesus die for are sins past present and future .I don't understand why my fellow christians juge other christian on there sins saying that if you sin or continue in sin after becomeing a christian you were never a christian in the frist place . i sin every day some sin i feel the holy spirit convict me and some i don't . every one sins if thats true then why did jesus die on the cross for our sin then .we are human . then i guess we are all going to hell if that is true

Answer 1

shouldn't that whole crucifixion thing be like a free pass to sin until you get close to death?

why let all that trouble Jesus went through go to waste if you aren't going to make it worth his while?

Answer 2

Funny thing about religion IMO is that while we are suppose to try to live our lives in the likeliness of Christ, we are not and will never be Christlike for we are simply humans. Don't despair if some of your fellow Christians are too judgemental you'll find that to be one of the biggest problems in organized religion an it is backed up to those people in their faith so to try to change their minds may be a tedious and fruitless effort for you. My best suggestion, is keep learning about the Bible, learn, critique, and demand questions from you pastors when confused, but be the best you that you could be and continue to work on things when you feel that conviction, be open to all you do but be wise whose words you trust. This is your personal relationship with God and he'll lead you to other Christians who really feel God sent his only son here to save EVERYONE'S soul, an no man (or woman) can say who is right with God and who isn't. Love that you agree Christ died for all, not just some, and that indeed it is not our place as humans to judge whose "Heaven worthy"! God bless!

Answer 3

Jesus was placed on this earth to help guide people in the light of God. We were all living in sin back then and Jesus dieing on the cross helped wash away our sins so that we may have a chance to have a personal relationship with God so we may one day be able to be with him in the heavens. Every person sins whether they be Christian or not...no one is perfect. It is because of Jesus' sacrifice that we can ask God to forgive us for our sins.

Answer 4

In biblical history people bought sacrificial lambs and livestock to the temple as a sacrifice for all their sins.When God sacrificed his only son it was the highest most sinifucant sacsrice that could be made.In the scriptures John 3 16 and 17 it says...God so loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost,but have eternal life.(17) God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world guilty, but save the world through him. We all fall short of Gods glory and ther was only one perfect person walk the earth and that was Jesus Christ. He is there to help us when we fall so NO if you believe you and follow God to the best of your ability then you wont go to Hell

Answer 5

Excellent point. Yes, Jesus died for all our sins. He also told us not to judge other. He said to look within your own self and your own sin before helping another brother or sister in sin. I think what your friends haven't been able to communicate well is habitual sin. Do you sin over and over again without changing and growing closer to God? Take me for instance. I used to look at porn on the internet. I knew it was wrong and I chose to do it anyway. You see, I wasn't growing in my relationship with God. We need to cast all sin away from us and to serve God with all our being. We do that when are obediant. That doesn't mean perfect. I still sin everyday just like you do but I want to please God so I strive to obey him. Make sense? It's not a matter of a check list to get to heaven. It's about what kind of relationship do you have with God.

Answer 6

He forgave people, past and those who will go astray in the future as well. You are to face your hells and heavens here on this earth, before he takes you away finely to join him.

"Please forgive father, for they do not know what they do" should be enough to tell everyone that he came to eradicate sin, by sacrificing himself, by not bowing down to tyranny.

I am not a christian, but I don't need someone to tell me what his message meant. It is only those who want to control the masses, create fear, hate and persecution, not he or his words.

Answer 7

Some people have a very narrow view of grace and salvation, like some of those people you referred to. We ARE human, and WILL sin, but we are forgiven. We need to ASK God for that forgiveness, but we are assured it is always there. Sort of like having to have a receipt to pick up dry cleaning; your clothes are clean, but show the receipt to get them.

Some people try to make judgements about anothers' salvation. Whatever. Do not hold their lack of faith against them. (see Romans 14:1-4)

Answer 8

first lets straighten out a misconception....

The Bible’s Viewpoint

Did Jesus Really Die on a Cross?

THE cross is one of the most recognizable religious symbols known to man. Millions revere it, considering it to be the sacred instrument on which Jesus was put to death. Roman Catholic writer and archaeologist Adolphe-Napoleon Didron stated: “The cross has received a worship similar, if not equal, to that of Christ; this sacred wood is adored almost equally with God Himself.”

Some say that the cross makes them feel closer to God when they pray. Others use it as an amulet, thinking that it protects them from evil. But should Christians use the cross as an object of veneration? Did Jesus really die on a cross? What does the Bible teach on this subject?

What Does the Cross Symbolize?

Long before the Christian era, crosses were used by the ancient Babylonians as symbols in their worship of the fertility god Tammuz. The use of the cross spread into Egypt, India, Syria, and China. Then, centuries later, the Israelites adulterated their worship of Jehovah with acts of veneration to the false god Tammuz. The Bible refers to this form of worship as a ‘detestable thing.’—Ezekiel 8:13, 14.

The Gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John use the Greek word stau·ros′ when referring to the instrument of execution on which Jesus died. (Matthew 27:40; Mark 15:30; Luke 23:26) The word stau·ros′ refers to an upright pole, stake, or post. The book The Non-Christian Cross, by J. D. Parsons, explains: “There is not a single sentence in any of the numerous writings forming the New Testament, which, in the original Greek, bears even indirect evidence to the effect that the stauros used in the case of Jesus was other than an ordinary stauros; much less to the effect that it consisted, not of one piece of timber, but of two pieces nailed together in the form of a cross.”

As recorded at Acts 5:30, the apostle Peter used the word xy′lon, meaning “tree,” as a synonym for stau·ros′, denoting, not a two-beamed cross, but an ordinary piece of upright timber or tree. It was not until about 300 years after Jesus’ death that some professed Christians promoted the idea that Jesus was put to death on a two-beamed cross. However, this view was based on tradition and a misuse of the Greek word stau·ros′. It is noteworthy that some ancient drawings depicting Roman executions feature a single wooden pole or tree.

“Guard Yourselves From Idols”

A more important issue for true Christians should be the propriety of venerating the instrument used to kill Jesus. Whether it was an upright single torture stake, a cross, an arrow, a lance, or a knife, should such an instrument be used in worship?

Suppose a loved one of yours was brutally murdered and the weapon was submitted to the court as evidence. Would you try to gain possession of the murder weapon, take photographs of it, and print many copies for distribution? Would you produce replicas of the weapon in various sizes? Would you then fashion some of them into jewelry? Or would you have these reproductions commercially manufactured and sold to friends and relatives to be venerated? Likely you would be repulsed at the idea! Yet, these very things have been done with the cross!

Besides, the use of the cross in worship is no different from the use of images in worship, a practice condemned in the Bible. (Exodus 20:2-5; Deuteronomy 4:25, 26) The apostle John accurately reflected the teachings of true Christianity when he admonished his fellow Christians with the words: “Guard yourselves from idols.” (1 John 5:21) This they did even when it meant facing death in the Roman arena.

First-century Christians, however, held the sacrificial death of Christ in high esteem. Likewise today, although the instrument used to torture and kill Jesus is not to be worshipped, true Christians commemorate Jesus’ death as the means by which God provides salvation to imperfect humans. (Matthew 20:28) This superlative expression of God’s love will bring untold blessings to lovers of truth, including the prospect of everlasting life.—John 17:3; Revelation 21:3, 4.

Answer 9

Why did jesus die on the cross? mostly because of a combination of loss of blood, difficulty breathing and being hung out in the hot sun for hours on end. I doubt you'd last too long, either.

Answer 10

Being that approximately 90 percent of Christians never read the bible,they don't understand that Jesus peached,"Judge not lest ye be judged".We are to Love one another inspite of our iniquities.Only God has the right to judge.

Answer 11

if you know the story about David in the bible....he was a man full of sin...he commited murder and adultery and other sins...but it even says that he was still a man after God's own heart...as long as ur a person after God's own heart...and ask repentance for your sins...you wont be doomed