“The Just Justifier”

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

I am a saved christian.  My question is: why did Jesus "have" to die on the cross for our sins?  I know that He did.  I also know that God does not have to abide by any formality or rules.  He could have given us salvation without the shedding of Jesus' blood if He wanted to.  Is it that He sent His only begotten Son to be sacrificed, just so we could see the love He has for us?  I must admit, I feel His love because He did send His Son to die for me.

Sincerely,
Pondering The Sacrifice

Dear Pondering The Sacrifice,

God sent Jesus to die on the cross, so He could be both a just God and a loving God.  If God had simply forgiven us of our sins without paying for them, He would be a liar because God says that sin is deserving of eternal death (Rom 6:23).  It wouldn’t be right for Him to simply remove our guilt without paying for it.  It would be akin to a judge letting people go free simply because he liked them – a judge like that would be corrupt.

Instead, we see that God is both just and our justifier.  Jesus’ blood pays the price of our sin (1 Jn 1:7).  There are two ways to pay for sin.  We can pay for the sin ourselves by spending eternity in hell, or God’s blood can cover the cost of sin.  The Son of God came down and gave Himself to purchase us (Acts 20:28).  Rom 3:25-26 says that God sent Jesus, so He could show that He was loving and still righteous.

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