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Why was the crucifixion necessary ?
August 15, 2012 at 7:15 am
(This post was last modified: August 15, 2012 at 7:24 am by pgrimes15.)
Here is another question I asked at an Alpha course to which I received no answer - not even an unconvincing one!
I asked why there had to be a crucifixion. Couldn't Jesus have come to earth, done the miracles, sermon on the mount, last supper etc. then said “The Romans are coming to arrest me but they will not find me – I am going to my father - be nice to each other and I will return one day (as he ascended into Heaven).” that way you could still have the condition that you have to believe in Jesus but cut out the nasty crucifixion bit. The answer from the vicar was that the crucifixion was the heart of being a Christian. That seemed like circular logic to me – we are Christians because of the crucifixion and the crucifixion made us Christians.
Perhaps another one for the theists on this forum.
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RE: Why was the crucifixion necessary ?
August 15, 2012 at 7:45 am
Where's the guilt without the crucifixion? Sorry, I'll let the theists answer.
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RE: Why was the crucifixion necessary ?
August 15, 2012 at 8:54 am
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Because, generally speaking, you have to give something to get something with magic. Scapegoating requires a goat. It's a mystical blanket of reciprocity.
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RE: Why was the crucifixion necessary ?
August 15, 2012 at 9:06 am
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Its a plot device and a lame one at that. The hero dies a gruesome death then "deus ex machina".
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Re: Why was the crucifixion necessary ?
August 15, 2012 at 9:48 am
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Because God, being omnipotent and omniscient, obviously didn't know what it was to be human and suffer nor had he the power to find out by clicking his magic fingers.
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RE: Why was the crucifixion necessary ?
August 15, 2012 at 10:45 am
Grimesy, a question for you. Why the Alpha course and how can you stand it? 
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
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RE: Why was the crucifixion necessary ?
August 15, 2012 at 11:34 am
(August 15, 2012 at 7:15 am)pgrimes15 Wrote: Here is another question I asked at an Alpha course to which I received no answer - not even an unconvincing one!
I asked why there had to be a crucifixion. Couldn't Jesus have come to earth, done the miracles, sermon on the mount, last supper etc. then said “The Romans are coming to arrest me but they will not find me – I am going to my father - be nice to each other and I will return one day (as he ascended into Heaven).” that way you could still have the condition that you have to believe in Jesus but cut out the nasty crucifixion bit. The answer from the vicar was that the crucifixion was the heart of being a Christian. That seemed like circular logic to me – we are Christians because of the crucifixion and the crucifixion made us Christians.
Perhaps another one for the theists on this forum.
Regards
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Well, the simple answer would be "without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sin" (Hebrews 9:22). The tougher question, I think, is the more general one: why is shedding of blood necessary for the remission of sin?
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RE: Why was the crucifixion necessary ?
August 15, 2012 at 11:46 am
Because the OT god is a vengeful, bloody, bastard.
Unfortunately, the later development of the doctrine of the trinity makes the story even more ridiculous.
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RE: Why was the crucifixion necessary ?
August 15, 2012 at 12:04 pm
Because God delved into Blood Magic, and liked what he had seen.
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RE: Why was the crucifixion necessary ?
August 15, 2012 at 12:56 pm
(August 15, 2012 at 7:15 am)pgrimes15 Wrote: Here is another question I asked at an Alpha course to which I received no answer - not even an unconvincing one!
I asked why there had to be a crucifixion. Couldn't Jesus have come to earth, done the miracles, sermon on the mount, last supper etc. then said “The Romans are coming to arrest me but they will not find me – I am going to my father - be nice to each other and I will return one day (as he ascended into Heaven).” that way you could still have the condition that you have to believe in Jesus but cut out the nasty crucifixion bit. The answer from the vicar was that the crucifixion was the heart of being a Christian. That seemed like circular logic to me – we are Christians because of the crucifixion and the crucifixion made us Christians.
Perhaps another one for the theists on this forum.
Regards
Grimesy
I think I answered this in the other thread.
The crusifiction was a physical manfestation of the turmoil and suffering Christ endured on a spiritual level. He endured this so we would have some idea of the cost of salvation/attonement for sin.
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