₦airaland Forum

Real Reason Why Jesus Died

Contrary to what many think, Jesus didn't die to bring forgiveness as is being propagated by most Christians. God has been forgiving sinners ever before Jesus appeared on the scene. We have so many instances even in the Bible. Jesus Himself told us why He Must die. Let's look into it together.

Forgiveness Does Not Solve the Sin Problem

To us humans, the world is filled with countless problems, but to God, the world has ONLY ONE PROBLEM - SIN. Sin actually is the root cause of all the problems the world is experiencing today. This problem is not solved by forgiveness because a forgiven sinner continues to sin after being forgiven. The problem continues.

God created Adam a perfect and sinless man. That's the kind of man God wanted to see on His earth. Not the one who sins and needs to be forgiven 200 times a day. That's why Jesus said "Be ye therefore perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect." Mathew 5:48.

Since the first Creation has been polluted through sin - sin has become the nature of men. You don't need to teach a toddler to sin. He knows how to sin from the very day he's born. Sin is very easy but righteousness is hard. This is because man is naturally sinful. But God didn't create man this way in the beginning.

To solve the sin problem of man, God had to bring another man into the picture who would be a perfect and sinless man, and whose nature would be redistributed as the new software of righteousness within a new set of humans. This, God decided to do instead of moulding another set of clay to breathe into. He'll rather uninstall man's sinful software and reinstall a new software of sinlessness and righteousness. To achieve this Christ had to come and die. This is the reason why Jesus told some Greeks who wanted to see Him:

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it abides alone: BUT IF IT DIES, IT BRINGS FORTH MUCH FRUITS."- John 12:24

Jesus used this metaphor to describe the purpose of His death. Instead of Jesus being the only Perfect and Sinless Man who ever lived, He needed to die and be sown as a spiritual seed so that His Sinless Nature can be multiplied and reproduced in other humans. In a nutshell, Jesus was telling those Greeks that "Once I die and resurrect, you wouldn't need to be looking for just me because there'll be many Jesuses." For this reason, the Bible calls Him the Second Adam, and those who take on His Nature are called New Creatures. And because they exhibit the nature of Christ, they're called Christians - Christ-like people.

This is very true because once the nature of Christ gets into you, all the alurements of this world hold no more attraction to you. You'll start hating the sins you used to love, while craving righteousness which is now part of your new nature. That's why the Scriptures say:

"...if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things become new." - 2 Corinthians 5:17

This is God's perfect antidote for the sin nature. Forgiveness does not cure sin just as clothing a mad man does not cure madness. This is the error of religion. The religions of the world preach forgiveness but none of them have the power to stop the sin nature. All religions of the world put the old mad man in a new jacket. He may appear neat but the madness remains. The death of Jesus puts a new man in a new jacket. The man is neat with all his madness gone. This solution is God's wisdom for the cure of sinful man. And you can get all these by simply professing faith in Christ.

Why is God doing this?

God wants to eradicate the sin nature from His universe. The sin nature cannot abide in God's paradise, just as no one wants to take a clothed mad man from the streets into his mansion.

God has prepared hell, not for man but for the total eradication of the sin nature so that His plan for man can continue as it was from the beginning. This is why anyone who does not have the nature of Christ would be condemned.. The same reason why Jesus is called The Firstborn among many brethren (Romans 8:29). The First Man to have the sinless nature. Jesus is coming back for His brethren. Those who do not have His nature are none of His.

How to Get Christ's Nature
The Spirit of Christ which is also called The Power of His Resurrection, administers the Nature of Christ to everyone who believes. That's why the Bible says:

"Now if any man has not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." - Romans 8:9.

Having this new nature is what it means to be born again.

To get this new nature right now, just believe that Christ died for you. It's just as simple as that. Nothing hard at all. If you have this belief, express your belief by praying this simple prayer:

"Lord Jesus, I believe that you died for me so that I can take off my old sinful nature and put on your new nature. Today, I confess that I am a sinner. Today I ask for your forgiveness. Today, I ask that you give me your new nature by your Living Spirit. Be the Lord of my life from henceforth. Thank you Lord Jesus for saving me. Now I know that I am Born Again, and I now have Christ's New Nature."

If you have prayed this prayer above with sincerity, be rest assured that something new has occurred within you. You'll start seeing changes in yourself within the coming days. You're now a new born baby into the family of God. Jesus Christ has just become your Brother and you are now one of His many brethren.

Feed your new nature with the Word of God daily. Read the Bible and attend a Bible believing Church or fellowship so that you may grow. Accept my congratulations.

God bless your heart.

Various verses of Scripture drive home this Truth of Jesus' death and resurrection. Here are some:

"But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you." - Romans 8:11

This verse tells us that the same powerful Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives in all believers, and He will give us Jesus' life full of Jesus' nature, His vitality, and victory over sin, and death whereby we live according to the new nature of Christ within our being.

Here's another verse:

"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." - Galatians 2:20

This verse beautifully expresses the Christian's identity in Christ. As believers, we have died to our old selves. Our old sinful nature has been uninstalled and now, we live in union with Christ, who lives His righteous nature through us. Sin becomes a struggle. Righteous becomes a walk in the park because of the new nature.

Remember the song? "Great change since I was born."


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs9O7-05CHI?si=ZvmNtslQgJyGAnPl

Great Change Since I Was Born

Chorus:
There's been a great change since I was born,
There's been a great change since I was born,
There's been a great change since I was born,
There's been a great change since I was born.

Verse 1:
The places I used to go, I don’t go there anymore,
The places I used to go, I don’t go there anymore,
The places I used to go, I don’t go there anymore,
There’s been a great change since I was born.

Chorus

Verse 2:
The things I used to do, I don’t do them anymore,
The things I used to do, I don’t do them anymore,
The things I used to do, I don’t do them anymore,
There’s been a great change since I was born.

Chorus

Verse 3:
The words I used to say, I don’t say them anymore,
The words I used to say, I don’t say them anymore,
The words I used to say, I don’t say them anymore,
There’s been a great change since I was born.

Chorus

Verse 4:
The friends I used to have, I don’t have them anymore,
The friends I used to have, I don’t have them anymore,
The friends I used to have, I don’t have them anymore,
There’s been a great change since I was born.

Chorus

Verse 5
The way I used to walk, I don’t walk that way no more,
The way I used to walk, I don’t walk that way no more,
The way I used to walk, I don’t walk that way no more,
There’s been a great change since I was born.

This song is a joyful declaration of the transformation that happens when someone gives their life to Christ.

Ephesians 4:13, further established this truth. Here, the Bible was telling us the ultimate goal of the activities of the ministers of God in our midst. The purpose of Apostles, Pastors, Evangelists, Teachers and Prophets is to teach and tend the Church of God...

"...until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ."

This verse emphasizes the importance of spiritual growth and maturity, striving to become more like Christ in our thoughts, words, and actions. This is the very goal of the Gospel. This is the fundamental purpose of the Church.

Galatians 3:27, is another verse of scripture that establishes this Truth of the Gospel:

"For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ."

Here the Scripture is talking about the spiritual activity of being immersed into Christ. That process removes the filthy nature and clothes you with the new nature of Christ. If you are in Christ, then, you have put on Christ, and Christ nature can now fully manifest in you.

Let's also not forget it was the religious leaders of that time that insisted he must be killed. Those who "knew" the scriptures.
This is equivalent to the senior pastor's and G.Os of today, who will vehemently fight anyone who questions their teachings.

WeirdAlien:
Let's also not forget it was the religious leaders of that time that insisted he must be killed. Those who "knew" the scriptures.
This is equivalent to the senior pastor's and G.Os of today, who will vehemently fight anyone who questions their teachings.

Yeah, God was using everyone including Satan himself to fulfil His divine purpose.

Satan used men to kill Him because he saw that His life was a threat to his kingdom and his operations.

The men being used by Satan deemed it fit to get Him killed because they saw that His life was rendering them useless. They're not performing any miracle but Jesus was spoiling their market with unthinkable wonders.

Both Satan and men were working together for their selfish aims which ultimately fulfilled God's purpose. Joseph was a type. His brothers selfishly sold him to Egypt but in the end they ended up making him the man God destined Him to be.

"For truly against Your holy Son Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done." Acts 4:27-28.

Man and Satan will fight you but in the end, they'll push you into God's purpose for your life. Like Christ and Joseph, even your enemies are your stepping stones.