Why did Jesus die?
There are several questions people have about this
Even children ask. (@ 35:07mark)
Q: Why did God choose to sacrifice his Son for our sins, & Why cant God just wiped our slate clean just because.
Sin is a crime against God. It requires justice and punishment. Just like a crime committed and you go to court. You wouldnt just let murderers and rapists run free right?
God told Adam that if he chose to disobey and eat of the fruit of 1 tree, he would die.
And he did eat. What happened:
*He became aware of good and evil (as God is, aware)
*He was cut off spiritually from God, spiritually died & lost fellowship.
*He would now die a human death.
... but because Scripture explains: God is gracious, merciful and patient wanting all to be redeemed from the curse of sin that entered thru Adam, mafe a promise to mankind in Gen 3:5 to send the Savior to save us from our sins.
God made a promise. He will keep it.
Even though he was patient and mankinds sin became so great over very long period, it crossed a timeline of his patience and He judged the world by the flood, and saved only righteous Noah and his family, to start over, and to ensure mankind survived and the Messiah would come.
God told us about the Messiah in time through the OT eras and He arrived in the NT.
The OT tells that God will destroy death
"The wages of sin is death..."
The NT tells us how he did it
"..But the free gift of life is thru Jesus Christ the Savior".
The OT promised the Savior "to take away the sins of the world".
The NT revealed Him, and He completed that mission.
No unholy, sinful being can stand in God's presence. He must justly judge them.
Understanding the perfect substitute required (for the forgiveness of sins) who had to take our place, by His perfect life death, blood, eternal wrath poured out, death and resurrection, defeating death, and the grave for believers.... is what the OT pointed to everywhere. And was revealed in the NT. This is why reading the Bible is important.
God gave us this written Word, and we should know what God has told us.
It also tells us how to escape the judgment and punishment that comes after death. *Eternity is too long for those on earth who live only 30 -70 years, not to investigate this.
Jesus certainly didnt come here for 33 years to do nothing, for humans to ignore it and the priceless sacrifice, that has an eternal effect on their souls destination. How would you feel if you did all of that for someone and they just disregarded it as not valuable? How much more would God, the perfect one who did this for us, who didnt deserve him doing so.
Our sins can be "wiped away" because Jesus paid the price on our behalf.
But it is not ours till we grasp at and receive it.
Today, if you read this, God brought you here. Tomorrow isnt guaranteed. Settle your sin matters with God today, and be made new thru the Savior so you can walk in righteousness, receive eternal life and have an eternal restored relationship with God, that starts today. Read the Bible daily and grow in your relationship with Him.