Did Jesus make things worse with his sacrifice (crucifixion)?
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Most of Christianity is borrowed form other religions. I don't know about Jesus though. I guess you have to ask yourself what would someone gain from making up the story of Jesus? WHO would benefit. Then you have to take all of the information you can gather and make the decision for yourself whether you think it is true of not.
1158827
No, Judas was set up to make it appear that he betrayed Jesus. He was framed.
905287
Exactly.  Why did Jesus HAVE to die?  Why was it necessary?  Why did God set that rule?  God could've just as easily said "Jesus, if you pick that daisy over there, you will become the redeemer of mankind".  It could've been that easy.  But no.  God had to REQUIRE that his only son let himself be killed in a brutal, excruciating way.
915656
That is why he needs blood sacrifices! The real Jews and Christians know this, that is why they wage wars to send him burnt offerings.
623240
Consider this:\n\nAccording to Christians, before the crucifixion Jesus (as God) was:\n\nOmnipotent\nOmniscient\nOmnibenevolent\n\nAFTER the crucifixtion, Jesus remains:\n\nOmnipotent\nOmniscient\nOmnibenevolent\n\nSacrifice means to give something up.  As I see it, Jesus didn't give up a darn thing.  God (as Jesus or through Jesus) is EXACTLY the same as God was before the crucifixion.  Nope....no sacrifice there.
921762
i think it really bothers Jesus,  to be constantly reminded   of one of the most horrible moments in his life.every year we celebrate his death, like a bunch of sick-o ghouls,, and worship his suffering--makes me sick to my stomach.\n\nhe not on the cross any more , and we  as a culture should stop torturing him.\n\nwe should love him as a fellow human being.\n\nand see him happy, healthy, and alive, living his own life--out there some were.
1012750
The crucifixion was the crux (pun partially intended) of Jesus' experience on earth.  He was born to die, and to rise again.  All that pain he went through was his payment for our sin, and we should never forget that.  It's akin to remembering every now and then the pain of childbirth your mother went through to bring you into the world.\n\nPain is part of our experience on earth, and Jesus wanted to be fully human and share in our pain.  He even kept at least some of his wounds--particularly his hand wounds--after his resurrection, as a reminder, I suppose, to both him and us.  Don't be ashamed of the pain you suffer in this world.  Pain, dealt with rightly, can be teaching and redemptive.\n\nThat said, church should have, if it has images at all, various images of Christ throughout the stages of his life, both earthly and post-resurrection.  Or at least, we should hold that myriad of images in our minds.
119515
NO. Jesus was still man and He of course didn't like pain, but in the end He would WILLINGLY do His Father's will. Jesus could have summoned a league of a 1000 angels and could have gone to heaven right then, but He loved us and wanted us to have a way to get to heaven. Jesus came down to save us, because it was His Father's will.
284161
It was a dirty job, but someone had to do it.  Even Jesus knew that at the time.\n\nHe told Judas to go do what he had to do.
1062417
I would give up anything for Jesus. He gave everything up for us didn't he, just to save us from our sins?
1146883
It is a sad but true.  On the eve of his crucifixion, Jesus was denied by his OWN people.  He said it would happen, and it did.  He said it would continue to happen and it does.  When people say the Bible is a book of lies, they forget that part.  It is very true fact of life that people in all walks of life deny Christ and persecute those that do follow .  The good news is that he loves them anyway.  \n\nDo you remember the Columbine School Shooting?  One of the atheist gunmen asked a terrified group of teens in a crowded School Library Who there had been saved by Jesus.  One girl,  Out of hundreds stood up and confessed her faith.  She was shot down instantly in cold blood.  \n\nAll we can do is pray for their salvation and Gods peace.
821325
Before, and during the time of Jesus, in the Old Testament, when a person died, or was killed by god it was said that he was no more, but after the death of Jesus came the advent of Christianity, and with it came another idea that had never been mentioned before, and this was the idea of hell. What a wonderful thing that the new church gave us. I wonder how many millions of people spent most of their lives in misery because of the ignorance of a few zealots? And to this day the church would rather have people suffer then tell them the truth. It makes me sick to my stomach.
677497
Good question!\n\nWhich brings us to the fact that Jesus was a man spreading the Word of God and not being penalized for everyone elses mistakes. They will be held accountable. We are responsable for our own actions. Would that then mean that we can freely sin since we have been saved? i think not.\n\nWell done you for highlighting this!\n\nto the person who said Jesus went to hell for 3 days to get the souls of those who were wrongfully sent there, are you implying that God makes mistakes now??\n\nand i wish people would stop rhetorically quoting the bible as their answer without explanation, like they know what it means anyway, its just rhetoric.\n\nand for the record, if all sins have been cleansed through Jesus and his crucifiction, then will someone please tell me the point of judgement day??!!!
845746
You are really a glutton for punishment, aren't you?  It was people like you, ignoramous, that beat Him to a pulp and crucified Him.\n\nIt was because of the sins of mankind, and our self-destructive ways, that caused Jesus to be crucified, don't you even try to "blame God" for that one, you will surely rot in hell.
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well, as the story goes, he did this in order to pay for your sins\n\nim not altogether sure i've ever understood that story very much though\n\nim sort of the mindset that ok jesus was preaching and gaining a large following, this upset political leaders of the day and they started to feel that an uprising or a shift in power was about to happen\n\nchrist, as he preached in the gospels "if a man hits you on one cheek, let him hit you on the other" was a pacifist and did not confront physical violence back with violence\n\ninstead, he allowed them to kill him in order to make a point, the point being that 1. he was not going to cave to political pressure and shut up and 2. that he was fulfilling a divine plan of his fathers in order to meet his father's criteria of how things are to be resolved
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Jesus died on the cross for the sins of mankind. The redemption/salvation Jesus offers is a solution to the problem Adam created. Its like someone destroyed the bridge (Adam), and someone else provided a means like a plank for us to go over to the other side (Jesus). \n\nI think it was right to make it an option, and a choice to choose whether we go on this plank on not. I am not a robot and no one should force their opinions or actions on me especially if they claim they love me. So i believe Jesus loved us enough to allow us choose. It does not in any way imply his solution to the problem was weaker than the problem. It implies its up to us to choose.
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Did Jesus give up Saturday for us?\nJesus? Christianity? .\n\nYour opinions only, no parroting or C&P from a Bible.\n\n\nIf Jesus died, he could NOT have been God.\nGods do not die? Do they?\n\nIf Jesus 'died' on Friday and 'undied' on Sunday, what else besides Saturday was sacrificed? \n\nIf Jesus died for our sins, he should be dead,dead, dead!