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Why is it necessary that Jesus die?
For them the death of Jesus was part of a divine plan to save humanity. The death and resurrection of this one man is at the very heart of the Christian faith. For Christians it is through Jesus’s death that people’s broken relationship with God is restored. This is known as the Atonement.
Why did Jesus gave his life?
The reason is because He knew God had sent Him into the world for one reason: To become the complete and final sacrifice for our sins. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
How did Jesus atone for our sins?
One of the reasons we are here on earth is to learn to obey God’s commandments. As part of His Atonement, Jesus suffered for our sins in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the cross of Calvary. By repenting of our sins, we can bring the power of His Atonement into our lives.
Did Jesus go willingly to the cross?
But Pilate gave in to the crowd and became responsible for sentencing Jesus to death. Jesus willingly went to the cross for one reason: because it was God’s plan for Him to die as a sacrifice for the sins of the world. He was innocent and without sin — but He died in our place.
Why did Jesus have to die?
Jesus had to die because He is the only one who can pay the penalty for our sins. If God is showing you your need for the Lamb of God, find out how His sacrificial death can take away your sins – click here! More insights from your Bible study – Get Started with Logos Bible Software for Free!
Could Jesus surrender his will and die?
“ [Jesus] could surrender His will, and suffer and die, because He was man; and He could do it perfectly because He was God,” C.S. Lewis wrote in Mere Christianity. “You and I can go through this process only if God does it in us; but God can do it only if He becomes man.
What does the Bible say about Jesus death and resurrection?
Evidence affirms that the sinless Jesus bled and died on a cross. Most importantly, the Bible explains why Jesus’ death and resurrection provide the only entrance to heaven. Why did Jesus have to die? — The punishment for sin is death. God created earth and man perfect.
Why can’t we share God’s dying with others?
“We cannot share God’s dying unless God dies; and He cannot die except by being a man. That is the sense in which He pays our debt, and suffers for us what He Himself need not suffer at all.” That pivotal day at Calvary was brutal, but not without purpose.