Did Jesus have to die on the Cross?

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I have shown you what the Bible says. You have the free will to reject it.
 
James 2: 19-20 "19You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. 20You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless

I dunno, James seems pretty clear.
 
So what I’m getting is was necessary for Jesus to die on the cross and not merely live a sinless life and then ressuret.

So what would happen if the Jews had not rejected him?
 
holy_wood said:
So what I’m getting is was necessary for Jesus to die on the cross and not merely live a sinless life and then ressuret.

So what would happen if the Jews had not rejected him?
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The they would go to heaven to.:rolleyes: 😃
 
Without the Holy Spirit no one is able to grasp why Jesus chose to die for our sins.

I try very hard to put all my trust in him, I fall and sin continually because of my imperfect state. I strive for holiness so that united with God, I may do His will. Without Him, I am nothing and nobody-With Him, all things are possible.

I feel sad that some do not yet have the faith needed to perceive why Jesus lovingly chose to die for all of us.

We must pick up our crosses and follow after Him, to become like Him.

For those that do not believe, could you bring it up to God in your next prayer session? And then just listen for His reply-just a simple request, no?
 
holy_wood said:
So what I’m getting is was necessary for Jesus to die on the cross and not merely live a sinless life and then ressuret.

So what would happen if the Jews had not rejected him?
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If the Jews had not rejected Him, then we would most likely still be living in the time before the Fall of Man in Paradise. It wasn’t so much that the “Jews” rejected Jesus, as Men rejected Jesus because He revealed the sin in their hearts.

You remember that when priests approached the Ark of the Covenant those who did not prepare themselves as directed died in the presence of God. We destroy and are destroyed in the presence of holiness if we are in sin.

People get confused about this issue and think it was “theologically necessary” for Jesus to be crucified, as if it was God’s plan alone, when there is so much more to it than that.* Sin *crucified Jesus, for the reasons I stated above.

The Passover Lamb, which Jesus replaced, died innocently in liturgical celebration as a way of substituting its death for the death that sin creates. That doesn’t mean that God likes killing innocent lambs. Rather, it is done for man, so that man can comprehend that his sin develops into death.
 
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