Why do you believe Jesus died on the cross?

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I am having a discussion with a protestant friend of mine, and I am wondering if there are any Catholics out there that know the subject of atonement really well… like I am looking for a really in depth Catholic response to this. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks 😃
 
In the Catholic Church Jesus lives on through the Eucharist. We become the Body of Flesh when we become free from sin. When we win the battle against sin we are still sinners but in full communion with God.

Catholics wait for their souls to be pure enough so that they will be ready to receive Jesus in the Eucharist.
 
Do you mean why do I believe Jesus Died on the cross like a really physical death. Some people don’t believe he really died. He drank drugged wine and was not really dead… physically. If you have ever been deer hunting and have shot a deer with an arrow and the animal looses a significant amount of blood—it’s not long before it is dead. The soldier pierced Jesus with a lance and blood and water gushed out… He died on that cross!

But if you’re asking why did He die? I was thinking about this today. Here was Adam and Eve. They messed up. I bet they were sorry but there was nothing they could do to make atonement. I bet they tried. I bet their children tried. Able was making offerings to the Lord… I know Moses and the Israelites tried because they had sacrifices of atonement. And here was God, knowing they would try many different sacrifices. Sometimes animals, plants, children…

God even asked Abraham “would you sacrifice your dearly beloved son to me?” God already knew that none of these offerings would make atonement. It had to be a God-man. Only one could do the sacrifice… Jesus.
 
petra22 said:
Do you mean why do I believe Jesus Died on the cross like a really physical death.

But if you’re asking why did He die?
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No, I don’t think so. Since the OP mentioned ‘atonement’, I think what he’s getting at is how Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross ‘works’ to save us – that’s the “why?” I think he’s getting at.

Protestants tend to believe in “penal substitution” (that is, a kind of business deal in which Jesus picks up the tab for our sins), while Catholics believe in “substitutionary atonement” (which is a way of saying that Jesus died out of love for us and God saw this unfathomable love and His ‘anger’ at our sins was quenched by Jesus’ act of ultimate love and sacrifice).
 
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