? human sacrifice & blood drinking

Atheist: 
Was Jesus performing "an ancient human ritual sacrifice"(?), cuz that seems a bit weird. As is hearing they "drink his blood" to become "one" with him. 


Christian: 
It makes sense when properly understood, and not when twisted to appear like evil pagan human sacrifices. 

1. The wine and bread are symbolic only. It points to illustration of truth that Jesus gives life ("life is in the blood") and He is the true bread (is "the Word of God", that we feed on for spiritual growth), and thru Jesus we have a relationship with God.

2. Christians do not perform pagan murder sacrifices. God (The Word/Jesus) came to earth  to complete the mission promised, to make salvation available by his shed blood.

The wages of sin is death. Sin needs to be atoned for, the shedding of blood is required. Jesus took our place and redeemed us believers, by His work. 

He freely came and did this, tho it was also the Jews and Rome who put him there, he went freely to do it. The grave cant hold God (of course), and there is life and victory over death for believers. 

After this life those in sin go to Hell, but those who believed "were redeemed and escaped it" were set apart for eternity in blessing. For them eternity will be wonderful in the new Earth and new Heaven fir sin will never enter in and it will be as God had designed it to be, before the fall in Eden. 


Clarity on 

Who Jesus is 
Jesus in eternity past was known as "The Word". 


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