419th Post Why did Jesus Have to Die on the Cross? - My Comment.

Why did Jesus have to die, and just what did it accomplish? Has been one of the most asked questions through out history. Jesus Said "I am the Resurrection and the Life, no one comes to the Father except through Me." This statement has troubled people since Jesus Said it. The battle Jesus had with Himself in Gethsemane over the "Cup", gives us a clue. What did this "Cup" symbolize? God created the world and made it perfect. The world became imperfect because of sin. God created us with free choice, and it is this free choice that gets us into trouble, because we always pick the wrong choice. Our inability to do what is right on our own, proves that we need a "Savior" to save us from our sins. In order for us to have eternal life we must have a Savior. Jesus is that Savior! The "Cup" represents this sin. How then did Jesus save us? We humans being born in sin and in need of saving. Needed someone to get rid of this sin. The Bible teaches "The wages of sin is death." God is perfect, and in order to come into His presents, you must be perfect also. Us plus our Savior, make us perfect in God's eyes. The "Cup" represents our sin, plus something else. What else? This is God's Righteous Wrath, earned through our disobedience to His Word. In order to pay our debt, Jesus had to be perfect and free of sin. In order to take away our sin, Jesus had to become "All OF OUR SIN" and absorb it and stay pure. Jesus hates sin just as much as His Father, but in order to save us; He had to take all of our sin upon Himself, and get rid of it. This is why Jesus had to suffer and die for our sins. Jesus paid this price on the cross, you know this because Jesus said "It is Finished." Before He died. I will comment on the Resurrection in next post.