Why did God Send Jesus to Die for Us?
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Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
God loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten son to die four our sins. The sins of everyone that will accept Jesus for who he is. Now who is this man Jesus?
Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
What does this mean? The Word was in the beginning? But wasn't God in the beginning? God was indeed in the beginning and only God. So if God is in the beginning wouldn't His Word also be in the beginning?
Joh 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Joh 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Everything that was made was made by God's Word. If God hadn't spoken it into existence then it does not exist.
Joh 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Life is in the Word of God. This life is the light of men. Do you accept the light?
Joh 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Darkness did not comprehend the light of God. Even to this day darkness hates the light. Darkness always flees the light.
Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
This same Word (that was in the beginning and was God) was made flesh. This Word dwelt among us full of grace and truth. What does this mean? This means that God Himself took upon Himself a body of flesh and dwelt among men living as men live. He walked as we walk. Talked as we talk. He did the things that men do with the exception of sinning. God does not sin. Men are sinners. They are unclean and wicked. There is no good in men at all. God knows this. This is why God gave Himself as a sacrifice for the sins of all men that will receive Him in the person of Jesus Christ.
Joh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Jesus is "THE WAY" not many ways. There is no other way to the Father but by Jesus. What does this mean? It means that the only way to Go to the Father is by way of His Son Jesus that died on the cross for our sins. We must accept Jesus as our Saviour and confess our sins before Him. When we talk with Jesus we talk with the Father. They are one and the same. (Joh 10:30 I and my Father are one. )
Now what happens to those that refuse Jesus?
Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
All who refuse this great salvation that has been freely given to all by God Himself will be cast into the lake of fire. God doesn't want anyone to go into this dreadful place that was created for the devil and his angels. Man insists on going there and there is nothing I can do to stop them. God gave His son for all that will accept Him for who He is. God does not want anyone to go to hell but men will go just because they refuse to accept Jesus. ( 2Pe 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.) It is not God's will that anyone should perish. God wants all to be saved. God loves you so much that He made the way so you can get back to where you really belong.
There is a day coming when Jesus comes back to catch away those that are His. This will be a time of rejoicing for those that are called away but a time of sorrow for those that are left behind. You have the opportunity at this time to accept Jesus as your Saviour. There may never be another chance. There are so many false gods its pathetic these days. People say "It's my truth and not necessarily your truth." I say this, "Whats good for me is good for you." If God is good for me then God is good for you too, after all, He went to the cross for you too. In other words, Jesus died for you too.
You can keep kidding yourself and lying to yourself saying it isn't true. You can keep your head buried in the sand if you want. The fact 0f the matter is this, men are evil and wicked. They only want what's good for their own selves. God knows this and some people know this but others refuse to see it. Which side are you on? Do you believe there is a fence you can sit on to remain neutral? If there is a fence satan owns it. Jesus Himself said' "You are for me or against me." Doesn't it make sense to be on Jesus' side? Isn't eternal life so much better than eternal torment? I know some will call me a liar because of this message. I know others will call me other names that I refuse to repeat. But that's OK. I am used to it. Those that refuse this message refuse God Himself. It really has nothing to do with me. God gives me His word and I hand it over to others.
Rev 22:11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
Those that are evil you can remain evil. If you're so set in your ways, you have the right to stay there. No man can make you receive this salvation that God has given to any and all who will accept it.
Rev 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
The time is very near to Jesus coming back for His church. Will you be ready to go with Him when He comes? Will you refuse to go with Him when he comes. The choice is yours to make. If you refuse then you have your oneself to blame. God has done His part. It is my hope that someone who reads this gives their heart to Jesus. This is what the gospel is about. To save that which is lost. The lost are all men that have not yet accepted Jesus. Make the right choice right now while you have time. You never know what tomorrow may bring, even if there is a tomorrow.
Prayer
Father God, I thank you for your holy Word. I thank you for all you have done for me, not just for me, but for all that will come to you. I thank you Father, for those that are around me that help me in my time of need. I thank you Father for allowing me to post this message to those that are still lost. I trust in you Father and your Word that it not return void. I send it out in faith believing that someone is in need of this Word. Thank you Father for loving me and those that are still in the world. In Jesus mighty name, AMEN!!!!!
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Thanks you Wehzo for the encouraging words.
Wonderful! I too am on a quest of using these hubpages to bring in His lost flocks!
you can't stradel the fence you're either hot or cold for if you are luke warm he'll spew you out
Thanks so much for the encouraging words.
Thanks for the hub! it is true that you must not be lukewarm for Jesus will spue you out.
The church of Laodicea (Re. 3:15-16): "I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. (v.16) So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth."
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Wonderful message. Keep it up.
Tom
This is indeed a great hub! You did a good job of translating the Word into a more modern day version that even young minds could comprehend. Great Job!
Thank you Einron for the comment and encouragement.
Thank you Talford for the comment and encouragement.
Thank you Nate for the wonderful comment and encouragement.
It has been two thousand years, do you think there is an improvement?
Improvement in what?
peope and the way they act, did Jesus make a difference that we see today.
Those who follow Jesus have changed. Those who do not follow Him, have not changed.
The secret of life is a wet bird in a dry haystack.
That make about as much sense as your statement.
The world has changed for the worse in the last two thousand years and it couldn't have been any worse if Jesus was never on Earth. It was my understanding that the whole purpose of Jesus coming to Earth was to make the people change their ways. This clearly has not happened in the last two thousand years. There is no mention of Jesus or the Holy Ghost in the Old Testament and it was around for two thousand years before the New Testament.
You can read the Bible, written by many mortal men over hundreds of years after the disappearance of Jesus. You can't validate Jesus with these documents.
The worlod has changed yes. Jesus has not changed since the very beginning. God has not hcnaged. His Word remains the same now as it did when He first created everything.
The whole purpose of Jesus coming to earth was to save that which was lost. Maybe you can tell me where you get your information. The Old Testament is indeed all about Jesus. Would you like to learn more?
The Bible indeed was written by mortal men, but they were moved upon by the Spirit of God to write. SOemthing for you to ponder. The Bible consists of 66 books. Each book was written under the anoiting of the Holy Ghost. Read each book and see hwo they all flow. Even though there were hundreds of years betweem book and they all span over a time of about 5000 or so years, they all go together as if written by one man.
Good Job!! You were able to explain God's word were others could understand it, breaking it down piece by piece so each questions the reader may have had, would be answered by the next verse. Great Job! I know others reading this will be blessed as I know that I was!
can some please refer me to the bible scripture that states"it is not the will of God that anyone should perish,but that all should know everlasting life"and"you do not know the plans I have for you plans for good,and not for evil to bring you a future and a hope"use my name at yahoo dot com please,im not sure iLL find this forum again.thank anyone who can help.
Great persuasive hub.
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2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Jeremiah 29: 11-12
11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Great hub! Love reading about your enthusiasm to share the Gospel. We are of a like mind and heart. I live for the Lord and seek for opportuinities to share the Gospel with the lost. You are a great encouragement to me!
the whole purpose of Jesus coming to earth was to save that which is lost. Do you believe that Jesus will succeed Sir Dent
Yes I do believe that t rafiero/ Of course many will not be able to be part of it because thewy refuse to believe it. In fact what God has wanted was a relationship with man on a personal level since the beginning.
so the many are not lost?
The Bible says that God shows mercy to whom He will. Many have met Jesus, but yet refuse tio heed Him or believe in Him. Check lout my latest hub for more information if you want. It shows how people change when they meet Jesus.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Get-Me-to-Jesus
Not sure what happened to the other comment you made. I can't seem to find it now but I did approve it.
Nice one Bro.
Did you know Jesus was also accountable for our sins,so we dont have to be accountable for them before God.
We are only accountable before man.
Thank you HOO for the comment. This is one of the first Bible studies I ever did. I used to post these in a chtaroom on MSN. This one is probably about 4 years old.
You are a great witness, keep it up! I love your Hubs about God they are a great way to spread the word!
peacemakrbcatyahoo I tried to send E-mail and it came back as a failure, I hope you come back to this!
I believe "it is not the will of God that anyone should perish,but that all should know everlasting life" was paraphrased from John 3:16 16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
This is the closest I can come to the other "you do not know the plans I have for you plans for good,and not for evil to bring you a future and a hope" sounds a lot like this one ,
"I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
I pray this is what you were looking for. God bless you.
Kym
Thank you KeBennet for the encouraging comment.
The concept of atonement revolves directly around the 'notion' that as a result of Adam commiting sin, his progeny became sinful (through inheritance). Therefore, it is further believed that Jesus, being Son of God, was sinless and thus died on the cross for mankind's salvation.
First of all I would like to say that Jesus did not die on the cross but that is not the topic of discussion here, let us remain on the topic of atonement. Now, it should be noted that whatever happened in the Garden of Eden was not because Adam commited sin. This is further explained in the Bible:
"And when the woman saw tha the tree was good for food... she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and also unto her husband with her; and he did eat." (Genesis 3:6)
and also
"And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat." (Genesis 3:12)
and also
"And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the trasngression." ( 1 Timothy 2:14)
These verses that I have just quoted clearly show that it was Eve who's sin was greater than that of Adam and thus, only those born of woman should be sinful rather than the progeny of Adam (men), therefore, Jesus (being born of a woman) cannot atone for other's sins.
Furthermore, we read in the Bible:
"What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?" (Job 15:14)
Therefore, with this reference in mind, the concept of Jesus being sinless is practically a myth.
In addition to that, it should also be noted that Jesus was not the only one who was without sin for we read in the Bible:
"Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God." (Genesis 6:9; 7:1)
and
"Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist..." (Matthew 11:11)
Need I go on... Moving on. It is also written in the Bible that nobody can bear the sin of others for we read:
" The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin." (Deutronomy 24:16)
and lastly, I would like to mention that the proper way for the forgiveness of your sins is through repentance and this too is mentioned in the Bible as we read:
" If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." (2Chronicle 7:14).
Thank you for your time and pateince.
You err in your comment. Even though the woman was deceived into eating the fruit, Adam was not deceived and still ate it. Also you have to recall that it was after Adam ate the fruit that their eyes were opened and they were ashamed because they were naked.
Noah was said it be perfect in his generations yes, but not sinless.
David wrote, "I was conceived in iniquity and was born in sin." Simply put it means he was conceived in the flesh and born in the flesh.
Many times Jesus said, "Your sins are forgiven you." He also said, "Go and sin no more."
Jesus cried with a loud voice and gave up the ghost.
Perfection sacrificed for the imperfect. Jesus is the scapegoat for everyone who will accept what He did.
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SIRDent Hi
I was reading over your blogs my question is what do you mean when you said
"God gave himself as a sacrifice for the sins of all men that will receive Him in the person of Jesus Christ"?
Pamela, God poured out a part of Himself into the body of a man. That man is Jesus. It took the best that God had to offer to pay for the sins of men.
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Beautiful message and picture. Your id picture is absolutely georgous. Thank you my brother for writing down the message. God bless you
I was reading a comment on here, and I noticed that the writer was seemingly trying to point out "hidden messages" in the Bible. I am still quite a young child in God, but I must say the Bible is not for decoding. As much as our imagination loves these inquiring tidbits, they are not what it is really saying.
The whole thing is interesting especially after some men started to think and speak in the open. Some Christains said Jesus is God which means God was killed. Others said he is the son of God. But is there anything impossible for God to do? Is it impossible for God to save the world if he so loved it and wants to save it? Yet even after God killed himself or killed his son,like someone said, the result was division among religions and even among Christains.I wrote "It is time we truly know..." and its time.
Hello,
You say: "it is not God's will that anyone should perish. God wants all to be saved."
Pray tell me, is this the same God who drowned the world?
Is this the same God who killed all the first born in Egypt,simply because he had a spate with Pharaoh?
Pray tell me!
Do you believe God may have tried to get the attention of the people before the flood came? Anyone who got onto the ark would have been saved. They had over 100 years to decide their own fate.
Pharaoh brought it upon himself when he refused to let God's people go. God gave him 10 chances to let them go and he refused each time. Pharaoh brought it upon himself and his own people.
God is calling to you even as I write this. Listen to Him.
It is sad that an all powerful, almighty god did not see the fall of man coming. It is also odd that he didn't know satan was going to rise up and cause all the suffering in the world. You would think he would have had a better plan. He killed millions in the bible to eradicate evil. He never could. I thought he would be a bit more powerful. I think he may be on vacation in some other universe because he surely isn't watching over us. If he is, he obviously doesn't care. Oh, and god sent jesus to earth to save us from him and his bad attitude. He has always killed his children in the bible so I'm sure killing jesus didnt break his heart.
Also, you say god gave Pharoh 10 chances. It also states that "god hardened his heart" each time. That means god found pleasure in torturing the Egyptians.
Tom: It is sad that an all powerful, almighty god did not see the fall of man coming. It is also odd that he didn't know satan was going to rise up and cause all the suffering in the world. You would think he would have had a better plan. He killed millions in the bible to eradicate evil.
SirDent: He saw it coming and had a plan from the beginning. Jesus is the Word and the Word is God and was with God from the beginning. If you had surgery for cancer, would you want it all removed or just a part of it?
Tom: He never could. I thought he would be a bit more powerful. I think he may be on vacation in some other universe because he surely isn't watching over us.
SirDent: His eyes are on His children. He always watched over His children and always will.
Tom: If he is, he obviously doesn't care. Oh, and god sent jesus to earth to save us from him and his bad attitude. He has always killed his children in the bible so I'm sure killing jesus didnt break his heart.
SirDent: Jesus came to save the lost. That means people like you and me. You still have a choice to make whether to follow after Him or not.
Tom: Also, you say god gave Pharoh 10 chances. It also states that "god hardened his heart" each time. That means god found pleasure in torturing the Egyptians.
SirDent: In Exodus chapter 5 starting with verse 1, Moses came to Pharaoh for the first time asking that the people be allowed to go three days journey and worship God. Pharaoh refused to let them and commanded the task masters to work them harder and gather their own straw to make bricks.
You must also understand that Joseph was the one who saved Egypt from starvation before any of this happened. Joseph was a Hebrew and a child of Jacob who was later named Israel by an angel.
Read exodus ch. 7 verse 3 and it clearly states he was going to harden his heart. He did this so he could see the Egyptions suffer more. Don't you find it odd that he only cared for the Israelites? He sent army after army to destroy city after city if they weren't "his chosen ones." And when he sent these armies, he told them to rape, rob, and pillage. Don't spare the women and children. Take servants/slaves, take young girls for sex slaves, etc. Do you also believe gays should be stoned to death? Adulterers? And don't tell me jesus abolished the law because he clearly states that the people should continue to follow the law of moses.
My original point was that a perfect god would not need so many do overs to get things right. And they wouldn't sit back and let the torture and evil we experience take place. I don't buy the testing of faith nonsense. I don't want to worship someone who finds pleasure in head games.
Well, tom, I wonder if you read chapter 5 of Exodus. In that chapter, Israel was in slavery. They were forced to work making bricks and straw was given to them for this purpose. After Moses asked for the people to be released to go three days journey into the wilderness, Pharaoh increased the burden upon them and expected the same amount of work be done.
Would you expect a father to allow their children to be done this way? I wonder if you would allow your children to be kidnapped then forced to work in slave labor camps and do nothing about it when you find out.
You say God made mistakes. God makes no mistakes but man made many mistakes. It seems many want God to change everything just to suit their personal desires, but do not change me.
You seem to be listening to atheists who think they know God but they refuse to know God. It is like asking a banker how to build a house. Why not ask a builder instead?
I have seeked god for many years. He doesn't respond. I am in no way listening to atheists. I look and observe my surroundings. Why do certain people recieve blessings while others are living in poverty and hell on earth? Would a parent want their kids to starve and die in Africa? Many children of god are abducted, killed, molested, etc. Is this part of the divine plan? It must be since he doesn't make mistakes. Your theory makes no sense. People could not live up to the strict rules of Moses so man had to come up with a new story in the new testament. God had to look more compassionate by sacrificing his own child. Religion is a way to control the masses and the ignorant. Why did god change so much in the new testament? Why does he wish for us to suffer in the name of faith? I'm asking you, a man of god. I am not asking an atheist.
Why did Jesus come in the flesh but not the Father?
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It was because we were all swimming in total darkness of sin, and this made God and Christ Himself to come and pull us out of that bunch of sin to His glory.
Wehzo 4 years ago
Great hub SirDent, I couldn't agree with you more, and what a wonderful and thoughtful prayer. Keep the light shining.