Why can the sacrifice of Jesus save people?

[someone429]

Catholicism teaches that, people have sins and therefore should be punished, but God want to save them, and the sacrifice of Jesus can replace the punishment of people and therefore can save people. But why can the sacrifice of Jesus save people?

If it is necessary to punish people for their sins, in order to satisfy justice, then, how can justice be satisfied by the sacrifice of Jesus?

If it is not necessary to punish people for their sins, in order to satisfy justice, then, why do not God forgive people’s sins directly, without the sacrifice of Jesus?

 

[Reuben_J]

Your premise is wrong. That is not what Jesus said or what the Church belief.

The thing is, you will not get the answer you want if you are in error to begin with.

 

[someone429]

Your premise is wrong. That is not what Jesus said or what the Church belief.

Could you please correct me?

 

[OsculeturMeOsculo]

Maybe quoting the catechism would be a good start.

 

[ShowersofRoses]

Catholic Answers Encyclopedia Article on Salvation

 

[undead_rat]

Jesus’ submission to the torment of His enemies was a result of His following YHWH’s Law perfectly. That Law is to love our Creator and to love our neighbors (including those who oppose us.) Jesus’ love for YHWH caused Him to accept His fate, which was to suffer at the hands of His enemies. His love for His neighbor caused Him to refrain from retaliating against those who harmed Him.

People are “saved” by Jesus’ submission to His enemies only insofar as they learn from His example as just how far one must go in obedience to divine Law and then continue to make sacrifices of their own in that regard all of their lives.

 

[veritatisstella]

But why can the sacrifice of Jesus save people?

The first human beings committed a sin that introduced a chasm in the relationship between God and man. This rift was so great that it needed to be atoned for. And this is why God became man and died for our sins. The sacrifice of Jesus saves us because Jesus was fully God and fully human, and offered himself to God the Father in reparation for the sins of all of mankind.

 

[Reuben_J]

Your premise is wrong. That is not what Jesus said or what the Church belief.

But why can the sacrifice of Jesus save people?

If it is necessary to punish people for their sins, in order to satisfy justice, then, how can justice be satisfied by the sacrifice of Jesus?

If it is not necessary to punish people for their sins, in order to satisfy justice, then, why do not God forgive people’s sins directly, without the sacrifice of Jesus?

What do you think of the answers to those questions?

I would not answer your questions because they are formulated in wrong premises. If you want to ask questions you should not make statements that purport to infer what the doctrine is.

You have to disclose what you think are the answers to those questions and it would be easier to understand your questions.