Why Christ died for us

There are many that do not believe Christ is God and many that believe even though He is God; He did not die for our salvation. Why on earth would He waste His time, leave His Father and come to this earth to suffer and die for no apparent reason than to change the way religion is practiced? He is God and He really does not care how religion is practiced because religion has nothing to do with Him, it is man’s invention. Most of so-called “Christianity” in this day and age is following after false teachings and becoming a religion instead of a group of “Christ-like” worshipers.

You DO NOT become a Christian when you are born into a family of Christians, when you are baptized as a baby or are confirmed in your faith at age 12. You are NOT sure of heaven if you believe that God is good and full of love and you are a decent person. Because God is perfect and His home is perfect, He cannot allow any sin to enter into heaven or into His presence. If the only thing wrong you ever did in your life was to say no to your parents when you were 5 – then you are not perfect and will not get into heaven.

We are ALL condemned to an eternity without God because we are not perfect like He is. This being said, God put a plan into action that would allow us to be saved from hell and a plan that would make us perfect in His eyes. You may not like this plan, but it is all we have got; the one glimmer of hope to eternal life is in this plan that was devised before the foundation of the earth. Remember in the garden when Adam and Eve sinned? They tried to cover their nakedness with leaves, much like we try to cover our sins and say they are not as bad as some. God came into the garden and killed an animal to make clothes for them, because there is no remission of sins without a blood sacrifice. Again, this was only a cover, but it was an accepted cover because it looked forward to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and the shedding of His blood for their sins. They accepted this sacrifice and were saved, but their sin had consequences. They were kicked out of the garden and because they were no longer perfect they would pass their sin on to every generation born on this earth.

So in the fullness of time, Jesus left His home in heaven and came to earth (born of a virgin) as a man. He was fully God, but was also fully man; He was sinless and stayed sinless for His entire short life on earth, no one but God could do that. The plan of God was that He would be the sacrificial lamb for the sins of the entire world. He willingly gave up His throne and came here to do so even though He knew what He would have to suffer. It is true that not all people will accept this sacrifice and many will go through life believing that they can get to heaven by their own merits. This is a lie of Satan, the same Satan who beguiled Eve in the garden. He hates God and hates you and me; he will do everything in his power to deceive us so that we miss heaven and end up in hell. He does not rule hell, but he will be just as insignificant as everyone else and will suffer forever in the hell that was created for him and his angels (demons).

Enough of my ramblings, the proof is in the Scriptures should you decide to look for it. Start your reading in the Gospel of John then read the entire New Testament several times before you begin reading the Old Testament. Some start with the Old Testament and get discouraged before they get very far. I recommend the King James Bible as it is the closest translation to the original scriptures. I know, the thee’s and thou’s are old fashioned but they are not as confusing as some of the easier-red versions that leave out or add to what God originally wrote.

John 3:16-21 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. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

To put simply, Jesus died for your sins, repent and accept His sacrifice and be saved. Do not repent, but wallow in your sins and not accept His sacrifice and be lost forever. Don’t make His sacrifice a waste of time for your soul; He loves you and thought you were special enough to sacrifice His life for; He is there waiting with open arms and does not want you to be condemned.

“If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:9 & 10).

“For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23).