Frequently Asked Questions
Fact Three:
Jesus took our punishment for sin when He died upon the Cross.
God prepared a way for sin could be dealt with - through special sacrifices.
In the Jewish sacrificial system this was a perfect animal without spot
or blemish. Jesus was sinless and was the perfect sacrifice for all the
sins of all people for all time.
The Bible tells us that God saw that everyone had sinned and was in danger
of Hell. He decided to rescue them by sending Jesus to die instead of
them.
Jesus died on the cross went down into the world of the dead, took our
punishment fully and was raised from the dead three days later.
Our sins were "nailed to the cross" and dealt with when Jesus
died (Romans 5:8 NKJV). But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in
that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Anyone who believes in Him can now have their sins forgiven because
Jesus' sacrifice has provided forgiveness for everyone who wants it.
Some people are too proud to want God's forgiveness. They think they can
get to Heaven without the help of Jesus. But as we saw before, they can't
- because they, like you and I, are guilty before God. And the thing about
guilt is that it takes only one crime to make you guilty and deserving
of punishment.
A thief cannot say "but I did not kill", and a murderer cannot
say "I did not steal" - their one crime makes them guilty.
So it only takes one sin to make us guilty before God and no-one can
say they are good enough for heaven. We all need to accept what Jesus
did for us and say thank you to God for it if we are to become true Christians.
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