In today's society why is Jesus viewed as a human sacrifice, for the salvation of all people? Has God suddenly decided that there is no other way to reach humanity? Jesus must die in order to bring the message of the resurrection, why is it necessary that his death be viewed as a sacrifice, instead of the result of the political actions done out of spite by authorities who feel their power is threatened? Or is it possible that the idea of sacrifice is a later made up by the church to sound good?
Jesus does not view himself as a "sacrifice" or "sacrificial lamb", with an exception of the last supper and on passage in Matthew. He does speak on numerous occasions of the fact that he will die or be killed, and will rise from the dead on the third day:.
" .he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders.
and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.".
(Matthew 16:21).
"Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great.
suffering .and be killed, and after three days rise again." (Mark 8:31).
"After they have flogged him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.
again." (Luke18:33).
The single exception appears in Matthew 20:28 does seem to suggest that Jesus viewed his death as sacrificial:.
"Just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many." .
In all three synoptic gospels the last supper carries a different message. In these Jesus does appear to view his death as a sacrifice.
"For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins." (Matthew 26:29).
"He said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."" (Mark14:24).
"Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, "This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.
John describes Jesus as a supernatural Teacher. ... Mark explained Jesus as One who was authoritative. ... This shows that Christ was here to accomplish a mission, and helps Him be revealed as One who is here for a reason and the reason is to be the sacrificial Lamb of the world, and or suffering servant. ... Which shows us when Jesus calmed the sea. ... John portrays Jesus as One who has power over death. ...
Our sins and Jesus" death are therefore connected. ... Jesus was self-emptying and had sacrificial obedience, which were examples of mind and heart. ... "On the cross, Jesus became the slayer of death himself." ... "The idea of Jesus as the sacrificial victim for the sin of man may be said to take three forms." ... The second great truth is the work of Christ as being sacrificial. ...
These @books include the sayings of Jesus, the story of his life and work, the death and resurrection of Jesus now celebrated as Easter, the @teachings and writings of the apostles, and instruction for converting nonbelievers and for performing baptisms, blessings, and other @rituals. ... A.D. 100, some 70 to 90 years after the death of Jesus. ... Jesus did not exist in the OT. ... Jesus endorsed the Old Testament. ... Less significant are national festivals commemorating national events like the Passover, national laws like Jewish food laws, a national shrine like Jerusal...
To attain this goal we have to take special time and effort to meditate deeply up on the, life, teaching, his death on the cross and His victorious Resurrection. When we think about the meaning of the name, Jesus is Yhah is salvation or Yhah saves or has saved. ... Here stress is on the sacrificial act of our Lord. ... Through the passion and sacrifice of our Lord on the cross, we are getting salvation from our sinful death. We should see the death of our Lord as the expiatory offering for the liberation of mankind from sin and its punishment. ...
An obvious parallel is Keating and Jesus both have saviour roles. Jesus Christ saviour of the world; John Keating saviour of the boys. ... This compares with the disciples experience in john 6:53 where jesus challenged them to eat his flesh and drink his blood meaning to accept his teachings and be willing to die his death. ... Neil Perry commits suicide that evening and the institution decides that the way to avoid a tarnished image is to make Keating the sacrificial lamb. ... The comparison with Jesus' experience after the death of one of his most loyal disciples is John the Baptist...
Where you can starve to death in safety" (Collins pg. 6). ... This depicted visually in "The Hunger Games" parallels to Jesus Christ in the Bible. Jesus' death is taught as sacrificial substitution for another which compares to Katniss' sacrificial substitution of Prim. Jesus brought redemption to humanity just as Katniss brought redemption to her sister. Though "The Hunger Games" does not directly echo religion or a Savior, one can infer that Katniss is a sacrificial superior. ...
And Jesus Christ has made it clear that the eternal truths of God may be known. Jesus Christ is the centerpiece of the gospel-- in him, all of truth came together. ... Pastor Steve Pierson laid it out to us simply when he said, "The death of Jesus saved us, but the Life of Jesus reconciled and sustains us." Without Christ's death and resurrection our destiny would be one of eternal torment and pain in hell. ... We can worship many different ways through obedience, vocally, sacrificially, and in a positional way. ...
Judaism does not accept the notion of original sin or the idea that all people are evil from birth and need the sacrificial death of Jesus as atonement for all of humanity's sins. ... Jesus was the Son of God. ... With Christ, "death becomes an event, like birth that is lived through."" ... All three religions believe in rewards or punishment after death. ... The Christian religion evolves around the life of Jesus, celebrating his birth, death and resurrection. ...