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by wolfhumble
1909 days ago
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Until parent poster chimes in . . . :-)
The reason God is not "just saying, you know what, I forgive you", has to do with His system of justice and righteousness.
As the final Judge and Creator of the law, sin must be judged.
You are either committing a sin or you are not. Jesus dying on the cross for our sins does not change the fact we will be judged. But Jesus that had no sin, took our sin upon Him and paid the price of death that we really were to pay. By believing in Jesus Christ we take part in His death and resurrection, and as a result: An everlasting life with God. About 800 years before the birth of Christ the prophet Isaiah wrote the following prophecy (Isaiah 53:5-6): "But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all." I encourage you to read the the whole chapter of Isaiah 53 here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah+53&versi... As Christians this is our salvation and what we believe when Jesus died and rose from the cross. Happy Easter! :-) |
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