RE: Why was the crucifixion necessary ?
August 16, 2012 at 8:20 pm
(This post was last modified: August 16, 2012 at 8:25 pm by Drich.)
(August 15, 2012 at 2:32 pm)Gambit Wrote: How would we know the significance of the cost, given that all we have witnessed is a man dieing and a bunch of texts that are barely substantial to begin with? If you mention the holy ghost I'm going to strangle you with your own corporal mortification device.
you ask why did Jesus Have to die for our sins.
(August 16, 2012 at 5:50 am)pgrimes15 Wrote: Are you saying that it was a demonstration, or bit of theatre to make a point. Couldn't god have done something else like turn the sun off for a bit or make the sky turn orange.what does that have to do with the pain, loss, despare, the brutal ripping and seperation God the Son endured Spiritually and physically?
Quote:I'm not trying to be trite or facetious, but it just does not make sense to me that a human sacrifice was necessary, in and of itself, to the exclusion of all other courses of action (like flying off in a fiery chariot).Don't know what you mean.
More broadly speaking, when is a human sacrifice ever needed for anything.
