did jesus have to die in order for mankind?
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generally......Yes......\nYou can still live by mosaic Law but\n"Live by the Law.....Die by the Law"\nOnly One has ever been perfect....Jesus.
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jesus was nither GOD nor the son of GOD..he was one of his most pious and high rated messenger n prophet...he was not entrusted with the powers 2 make others believe in god or the right path..he was here 2 teach n preach...n 2 spread th religion of god...he didnt die....he will be coming back before the day of judgement...but it was certainly not jesus's job 2 make every1 beleieve n act upon what was rite...it was then left to the ppl's discretion either 2 chose or deny the right path....
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The Bible theachs there is no one good...all have sinned and falen short of the glory of God that is why Jesus died for us. If we could be good enough then Jesus would not have had to die. so your answer is that if you die without Jesus you die in youe sin.
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What does one question have to do with the other?  Jesus laid down His life willing for our sins.  The mortal body of Jesus did die on the cross, yet the Spirit of the one true God was never corrupted or died.  Check the book of John.
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People who lived before Jesus became a man and lived on earth could get to heaven only if they did their very best to obey God's commandments and to follow what God told them to do.  They had to atone for their sins by making animal sacrifices at the temple in Jerusalem at least once a year and follow all the Law.  Before God gave the ten commandments and the law to Moses, there were prophets who spoke with God and told the people what they had to do.  If they didn't do what the prophets said and follow the law (once it was written), they went to hell.  \n\nNow that Jesus the Christ has made the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all, there is no more need for animal sacrifices.  He also intercedes for us so there is no need for priests to tell us what God says as we can all now talk to God through prayer.  Of course, pastors and other people who know more about the Bible than a lay person does are still very helpful for helping to explain what the Bible says about specific issues.  Also for leading believers in reaching those who don't know about Jesus yet.  \n\nThose who never hear about Jesus and those who do but reject Him will go to hell when they die.  It isn't P.C. or "fair" or "nice" but that's just how it is.  That's why Christians who are truly commited to their faith try so hard to reach people and teach them about Jesus.  They don't want anybody to go to hell.  \n\nGod doesn't want anyone to go to hell either.  He loves everyone and wants to have a relationship with them similar to that of an earthly father with his child.  He cant do that though because of the curse that He put on the earth when Lucifer (disguised as a snake) decieved Eve and she disobeyed God.  There is no forgiveness of sin except through perfect sacrifice.  That's why He sent His Son to pay the price for our sins.  If we sincerely claim Jesus' death and ressurection as our sacrifice offered to cover our sins, God will forgive them and we can have a relationship with him.  \n\nThat's what heaven is: having an eternal relationship with God both while we are alive in these bodies and later after we die.  Hell is eternal separation from Him.  There is no true happiness, fulfillment or peace without having God in your life.  Why do you think everyone searches for something or someone to "fill the hole in their soul" or to "make them complete" or "satisfied" or "bring meaning to their life"?  God made Adam and Eve for the purpose of having a relationship with Him.  Humans are born with a need for this relationship.  If no one tells them how to find it with God, they will look everywhere else for something to substitute for it.  There is no real substitute for it though.  No drugs, material posessions, other human companions, cults, gangs...nothing to replace it.  Sooner or later, everyone who doesn't have God in their life realizes they are empty and that nothing they have tried really fills them.  That's when many people come to repentance and reach for God, especially if they are afraid they are going to die.  The only real reason that some people fear death is that they don't know what will happen to them after they die.  People who have a real relationship with God don't fear death because they know that they will be with Him forever after they die.  There are lots of great reasons to be a Christian but that is the greatest one.  If you aren't afraid to die, you are free to really live and care for others because you aren't afraid of what they can do to you if they reject you.  What's the worst thing anyone could do to you? That would be to kill you since you can recover from any words or non fatal injuries they might give you.  But if you aren't afraid to die, then there is nothing they can do to you to stop you from reaching out to them.
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Yes. You see, in order to die, he had to fully become mortal, and in becoming mortal, we forget our true divine nature.  Thus, he forgot that he was god and he died.  The Bible is a great novel, isn't it?
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To be honest with you, as a muslim i think that Jesus (peace be upon him) was a messanger sent by God to man kind and that he was indeed a great man. but i would like to point out to you that Jesus never said that he had died, nor did he say that he was resurected, i know this information cause its from the Bible that i use to read when i was a christian. We believe that Muhammed (peace be upon him) is also a messanger sent by God, we believe that the since Muhammed was the last sent prophet that his words are more crediable, thats only to say that we as muslims believe that the bible was change many time by mankind to suit them, so God then send the final messanger to mankind to correct what has been changed.  As a muslim we believe the same as the christians that Jesus will return to earth before the day of judgement but we believe that he will refresh the faith and declare islam as the religion that he has always followed.If you look as some websites that are created by knowledgable muslim and not critics of islam you will find your answers. i hope this has help you in some way to understanding when muslims think about the prophet Jesus (peace be upon him)
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Why Did Jesus Have To Suffer And Die?\n \nTwo primary qualities of God help us understand why Jesus Christ had to suffer and die in order to redeem mankind. First, God is righteous. Thus His justice demands that a penalty for sin be paid. As Kenyon writes:\n\nGod cannot ignore the fact of man’s hideous transgression. That transgression must be punished, and if man is restored to God, it must be upon grounds that will not pauperize man nor rob him of his self respect; but it must be upon legal grounds that will perfectly justify man in the sight of God... \n\nSecond, God is love. Thus, in His grace and mercy, He decreed that the penalty for sin could be paid by a substitute, providing that the substitute be sinless. God wanted, and mankind needed, a man who:\n\n...met the demands, first, of the heart of Deity for a perfect human who would do His will; second, He met the demands of fallen man in that as a man He met the Devil and conquered him in honorable open combat. [2]\n\nBecause of the magnitude of Adam’s sin and its reverberating ramifications, only the death penalty would satisfy true justice. Hebrews 9:22 says that “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness [of sin].” In the Old Testament, it was the death of unblemished “stand-in” lambs and other animals that God allowed to temporarily cover His people’s sins (Hebrews 10:1-14). These sacrifices were foreshadows, or types, of the coming Redeemer, Jesus Christ. He is the true “Lamb of God” whose blood was shed to take away the sin of the world (John 1:29).\n\nHebrews 9:14\nHow much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!\n\nAs we have stated, Jesus Christ was the only man who was “without spot or blemish,” both genetically and behaviorally. As such, only He could qualify to offer His life as the payment for the sin and sins of mankind. The suffering and death of Jesus Christ was part of God’s plan to make available salvation to all mankind.\n\nHebrews 9:27-28\n(27) Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,\n(28) So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.\n\nWhat the blood of bulls and goats could do only temporarily for Israel in the Old Testament, the blood of Jesus has done once and for all for everyone who believes in Him. He bore our sins in his own body on the cross (1 Peter 2:24). By His freedom of will He gave up His life for us. He willingly endured the pain of the cross and death for all men. We must understand, however, that it was not God who was responsible for Jesus’ death. Note the following verses:\n\n1 Corinthians 2:7-8\n(7) No, we speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.\n(8) None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.\n\nThe “rulers of this age” are Satan and his evil-spirit sidekicks (the disobedient angels that were cast down to earth with him). God’s Word plainly says that it is the Devil who was responsible for killing Jesus Christ.\n\nOnce the dominion of the world was given to Satan, and mankind was ruined by sin, God has had to ask people to step into harm’s way so that His redemptive purposes could be accomplished. Jesus Christ is the chief example of this, and there are many others (see Hebrews 11). Jesus suffered so that those who believe on Him can one day have peace and joy forever, and a taste of it even in this life. In Jesus, we see the epitome of the redemptive value of suffering, a subject we will discuss later.\n\nHebrews 5:7-9 (Moffatt)\nIn the days of his flesh, with bitter cries and tears, he offered prayers and supplications to Him who
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No but Jesus is our salvation. It is imperative to seek him and come to know him. He is available to all who seek him. We are all sinners and Christ provided the atonement for all  who accept his atonement for their sins. Christ sacrificed his flesh to provide all of us a new life and an eternity with God. the sin you already have the atonement is free to all who seek him and repent and accept it.
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Yes, Jesus existed. ((It's in history books; also the Holy Bible)). \n\nAgain, yes, he walked the earth. What do I believe was the extent of his ministry? He was here teach his Father's will; bring all back into the fold; the gift of salvation is for everyone.\n\nHe died for all of us and all of our sins. Jesus teaches us that the greatest commandment is to love God, Abba Father with all of heart, soul and mind. The second greatest commandment is to love one another as we love ourselves.\n\nGrace to you and God Bless!
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I think what Jesus said in John 14:6 is the only reason we need. \n\nJesus said he was the only way to God, the only truth, and the only life. Jesus created all things in heaven and earth (Col. 1, John 1), thus he created all men including Mohammed and the prophets. \n\nIn Jesus alone should we trust for salvation from our sins.
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Jesus died to bring salvation to humanity. His teachings, life, and sacrifice caused a world revolution. He brought a message of peace, and brotherly love. To know Jesus is to love Him...for what he did and for what he continues to do. I have a dream that all religious groups will acknowledge what Christ did for the human race and unite in brotherly love. Fanaticism is not the way---love of God and Humanity is.
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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.
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I agree with your point of view.  The question is a legal one.  Adam lost life for us and a price had to be paid so that we could get life back.\n\nThe life of the perfect man Jesus was that price. \n\nNo God does not force us to accept the provision for life made possible by his sons death.  We have free will to accept it or reject it.\n\nNo I do not think they will be forced to have it but they will be forced to know the consequences of not having it at Armageddon.
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The Koran says Jesus didn't die on the cross:\n\nAnd their saying: Surely we have killed the Messiah, Isa son of Marium, the messenger of Allah; and they did not kill him nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them so (like Isa) and most surely those who differ therein are only in a doubt about it; they have no knowledge respecting it, but only follow a conjecture, and they killed him not for sure. Nay! Allah took him up to Himself; and Allah is Mighty, Wise. Qur'an, 4:157-158\n\nBut there are other passages that suggest he died later on earth instead of ascending to Heaven. What doesn't make sense is that God himself would put someone on the cross who looked like Jesus in order to fool the Jewish leaders. Why not just save Jesus. Why did someone have to die. Can't the Christians blame Allah for following Jesus if this story is true?
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3)You wrote, "Our difference is in the interpretation of the data." If the 'data' states specifically, "Every man shall be put to death for his own sin,' how do you interpret that statement to allow for Jesus dying for our sins? It seems to me that your interpretation of Isaiah must be incorrect, or that 'every man shall be put to death for his own sin,' does not mean what it says, or Gd changed His mind somewhere between Deut.24:16 and Isaiah 53.....???\n\n1)You say 'no mortal man can atone,' so who actually did the dying on the cross? Gd cant die, so it was Jesus-the-mortal-man, and so all you have is a human sacrifice, which Gd calls an abomination and something He hates, in Deut 12:30-31!\n\nFOR YOUR QUESTION ABOUT ISAIAH 53, see the BEST ANSWER AT:::\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=AqACR_rSjfAqZek.PZv_OM0jzKIX?qid=1005123006794\n\nFOR YOUR QUESTION ABOUT LEV. 17:11, see the web sites i refer you to below.\n\n2)And Jesus being your prophet priest and king, i refer you to what i wrote below, all the theology of Christianity still flies in the face of what Gd already revealed to us through his Bible. Even a Jesus/prophet/priest/king still has not brought about those things the real messiah will do!\n----\nThe basic beliefs of Christianity about Jesus are against what the Bible says, and so Real Jews cannot believe in Jesus at all.\n\nThe Christian understanding is that the Messiah, Jesus, died for the sins of the people. The messiah is supposed to be a human sacrifice that is the blood sacrifice necessary for the forgiveness of sin.\n\nBut we are taught in our Torah that no one can die for the sins of another. In Deuteronomy 24:16 it specifically says this:\n\nDeuteronomy 24:16 The fathers shall not \nbe put to death for the children, neither \nshall the children be put to death for\nthe fathers: \nevery man shall be put to death for his \nown sin (eesh b’chet-o yumatu).\n\nIn Exodus 32:30-35, Moses tries to offer himself to atone for the sins of the people. To be written out of Gd's book, means to be written out of the Book of Life, which means Moses was asking to die for the sins of the People. Gd's response is No, it does not work that way, each man dies for his own sin:\n\nExodus 32:30-35 And it came to pass on the \nmorrow, that Moses said unto the people, \nYe have sinned a great sin: and now I will \ngo up unto the Etrnl; perhaps I shall make \nan atonement for your sin. And Moses \nreturned unto the Etrnl, and said, Oh, \nthis people have sinned a great sin, and \nhave made them gods of gold. Yet now, if \nthou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, \nblot me, I pray thee, out of thy book \nwhich thou hast written. And the Etrnl \nsaid unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned \nagainst me, him will I blot out of my \nbook. \n\nThe whole of chapter 18 of the book of Ezekiel is about this idea, that no one can die for someone else's sin. Further, this chapter of Ezekiel teaches us that all we have to do for Gd's forgiveness is to stop doing the Bad and start doing the Good, and Gd will forgive us:::\n\n             Ezekiel 18:1-4; 20-24; 26-27 .....Behold, all \n             souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so \n             also the soul of the son is mine: the soul \n             that sinneth, it shall die. Eze 18:20 The soul \n             that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not \n             bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall \n             the father bear the iniquity of the son: the \n             righteousness of the righteous shall be upon \n             him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be \n             upon him. But if the wicked will turn from all \n             his sins that he hath committed, and keep all \n             my statutes, and do that which is lawful and \n             right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. \n             All his transgressions that he hath committed, \n             the
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Yes!  Finally!\n\nWe should not worship the messiah, but God himself.  To worship the image of a man dieing on the cross is not only to ignore all the good that the man did in his life before dieing, but also to ignore God entirely.\n\nWe should worship God, the almighty, everlasting, everloving creator.