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Sep 18, 2009 · 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 ...
- Early sources confirm the crucifixion of Jesus. The Quran was written in the seventh century, almost 600 years after the crucifixion of Christ. The Gospels, in contrast, were written thirty-five to sixty-five years after the events they describe.
- Multiple ancient sources from Christians and non-Christians. Early canonical and non-canonical Christian sources testify to Jesus’s crucifixion, and we can also confirm that early non-Christian sources confirm our case.
- Eyewitness testimony. Recent scholarship persuasively confirms that the four Gospels are based on eyewitness testimony. A leading scholar in this area, Richard Bauckham, concludes that the Gospels “embody the testimony of the eyewitness, not of course without editing and interpretation, but in a way that is substantially faithful to how the eyewitnesses themselves told it (Jesus and the Eyewitnesses).
- Embarrassing testimony. Some skeptics have posited that the Gospels, including the crucifixion, are fabrications, but this is unlikely given a few important points.
- To destroy hostility between races. The suspicion, prejudice, and demeaning attitudes between Jews and non-Jews in Bible times were as serious as the racial, ethnic, and national hostilities today.
- To give marriage its deepest meaning. God’s design was never for marriages to be miserable, yet many are. That’s what sin does . . . it makes us treat each other badly.
- To absorb the wrath of God. God’s law demanded, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might” (Deuteronomy 6:5).
- So that we would escape the curse of the law. There was no escape from the curse of God’s law. It was just; we were guilty. There was only one way to be free: someone must pay the penalty.
Mar 18, 2024 · Atonement for Our Sins. One of the primary reasons Jesus died for us was to atone for our sins. According to Christian belief, humanity’s disobedience and sins had created a chasm between God and humans. The Bible teaches that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23), meaning that the rightful consequence of sin is eternal separation from God.
- To achieve His own resurrection from the dead. The death of Christ did not merely precede His resurrection–it was the price that obtained it. The Bible says He was raised not just after the blood-shedding, but by it.
- To show His own love for us. The death of Christ is not only the demonstration of God’s love (John 3:16), it is also the supreme expression of Christ’s own love for all who receive it as their treasure.
- In order to cancel the legal demands of the law against us. What a folly to think that our good deeds may one day outweigh our bad deeds. First, it is not true.
- To provide the basis for our justification and to complete the obedience that becomes our righteousness. To be justified in a courtroom is not the same as being forgiven.
by BibleProject Team – Mar 21, 2023. If you ask five people, “Why did Jesus die on the cross?” you’ll likely get a dozen different answers. For some, it’s about a sacrifice related to human sin and God’s wrath, mercy, and forgiveness. For others, the focus might be on a cosmic victory, where Jesus’ death in some way defeats death ...
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The most commonly suggested cause of death for Jesus is suffocation. This would be one of the most likely causes of a swift death on the cross. The way crucifixion victims were hung stretched out ...
