Why did it have to be specifically Jesus who died on the cross for us?

Question

And why did he (yes, SPECIFICALLY him)n have to die anyway? Couldn't God have just waved his arm and told Humans their sin was gone?

Answer 1

That is the way the story went.

Answer 2

Why would God allow him to be murdered when he saved the other prophets Moses, Abraham, Noah etc..Can't answer your question directly as you are assuming he died in the cross and he died for others sin. But with early Christians there were no concept of original sin, trinity, jesus as God, salvation through jesus sacrifice etc... these were an invention when Constantine made Christianity official religion of Rome.



The letters of Jesus's brother James were refused to be included in the bible for 100's of years by church leaders as it didn't conform to the new Christianity - as the book of Jame's was not about Jesus or theology of Jesus and didn't include cross nor blood of. Jesus nor forgiveness through saviour....



The Didache or teachings in the library of the Greek Patriarch was compiled for converts when Jesus family was still alive and it mentions no resurrection nor Jesus as God nor bread and wine as body and blood of Jesus in fact it refers to Jesus as Servant of God



Jesus's own family did not see Jesus as God. When Constantine made Christianity the official religion of Rome and the version of Christianity of the early Christians including Jesus's family including Jesus brother James version was declared heresy and Pauls version adapted(Paul who never met Jesu

Answer 3

Jesus had a prehuman existence. He is called God’s “only-begotten Son” because Jehovah created him directly. God thereafter used Jesus to bring all other things into existence. (John 3:18; Colossians 1:16) Jesus was especially fond of humankind. (Proverbs 8:30, 31) No wonder Jehovah chose his only-begotten Son to serve a special purpose when mankind came under the condemnation of death!



When pronouncing sentence on Adam, Eve, and Satan in the garden of Eden, God spoke of the future Rescuer as a “seed.” This Seed, or offspring, would come to undo the terrible ills that Satan the Devil, “the original serpent,” had brought about. In fact, the promised Seed would crush Satan and all those who followed him.—Genesis 3:15; 1 John 3:8; Revelation 12:9.



God’s standard of justice demands balance, “soul for soul.” (Exodus 21:23) So a life had to be offered to pay for the life that was lost. Not just any life would suffice. Psalm 49:7, 8 says of imperfect humans: “Not one of them can by any means redeem even a brother, nor give to God a ransom for him; (and the redemption price of their soul is so precious that it has ceased to time indefinite).” When Adam sinned, he became a murderer. He passed on his sinful condition—and hence death—to all his descendants. It is because of Adam’s disobedience that at this very moment, our bodies are deteriorating, steadily moving toward the grave. (Psalm 90:10)



He lost perfect life—really, everlasting life.



Adam’s death was deserved, for he willfully disobeyed his Creator. (Genesis 2:16, 17) In contrast, Jesus’ death was wholly undeserved, for “he committed no sin.” (1 Peter 2:22) So when Jesus died, he had something of enormous value that the sinner Adam did not possess at his death—the right to perfect human life.



Thus, Jesus’ death on a torture stake, not a cross, had sacrificial value. Upon ascending to heaven as a spirit person, he presented the value of his sacrifice to Jehovah. (Hebrews 9:24) By doing so, Jesus purchased sinful mankind and became their new Father, a replacement for Adam. (1 Corinthians 15:45) With good reason, Jesus is called the “Eternal Father.” (Isaiah 9:6) Think of what this means! Adam, a sinful father, spread death to all his descendants. Jesus, a perfect Father, uses the value of his sacrifice to bestow eternal life upon obedient humans.

Answer 4

Jesus was the one simply because it was HIS individual mission to God that he must pay for our debts, teach us how to love and how to live. God cannot magically wish it all away because He wants us to learn how not to sin, and Jesus was the one who was going to teach it. If God just simply whisked it all away, we learn nothing - but if we are to be taught the solutions to a sinful, separated from God life, we will also understand how we got to such a life and how we may prevent it from ever returning.

Answer 5

I believe Jesus was part of a rite practiced by many cultures, the rite of sacrifice. If you look a little into history you will notice most religions offer a sacrifice in exchange for something from their god, in Jesus case his life was offered (voluntarily by him maybe?) for forgiveness. Some religions besides or instead of the sacrifice give offerings to god; they will offer flowers, gold, incense, songs, dances, etc.,etc..

Answer 6

Who said that Jesus was dead? You believe the Jews who reported they had crucified someone looking like him? Jesus is alive and living in heaven and till he comes back, stop believing this nonsense.

Answer 7

because Jesus is the onlyone that has a life to offer you and me, 1 john 5:11,13 Life.

Answer 8

That is the way the writers of this fairy tale wanted the story to go.