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prarrydog:


Eph 5:2  And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savor.


  My 5 year old daughter asked me this morning why Jesus had to die on the cross.  As I started to answer her, trying to keep it simple, I realized that I don't know.  What I mean is,  I understand that He died for our sins but my question is why?  Why was it neccesary?  Why did God require a sacrifice on behalf of His creation?  Any thoughts? 

With love
Scott

Andy_MI:
Hi prarrydog,

When I was thinking about your question I started to look for the "legal" reasons the Jesus Christ had to die for us. I then thought that the reason had to be simple not complicated.

Then a simple song from my childhood popped into my head:

Jesus loves me,
this I know.
For the bible
tells me so.
Little ones
To Him belong.
They are weak,
But He is strong.
Yes Jesus loves me
Yes Jesus loves me
Yes Jesus loves me
The bible tells me so.

Then these verses came to mind.

Joh 15:13  Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

1Jo 3:16  Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Rom 5:6  For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
Rom 5:7  For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
Rom 5:8  But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

He did it for love

Hope this helps

Andy

chumkin:
because

God made us subject to vanity, so that we learn to love the good and hate evil.


if Christ died and wasnt risen we would be be forgiven dead people.

Rom 5:10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life


so it is because of Christ, we will  go on into other ages and not be stuck in a hole in the ground.



we could go on but for your daughters sake im not sure how to explain it to a 5 yr old.


 sorry if i made it worse ;-]

 chuckt

hillsbororiver:
Christ's mission was to bridge the abyss between the flesh and the spirit bringing humanity to His Father transformed from carnality into Sons and Daughters of the Almighty. We need the knowledge and experience of good and evil to proceed through this transformation.

Our Lord's perfect example of dying to the flesh was also the perfect sacrifice that covered all the sins ever committed past, present and future. Not a temporal sacrifice that needed to be repeated again and again (like the Temple sacrifices).

His resurrection is our hope and another example of where our faith (in Him) will take us. We are to follow His path in all things.

It is an amazing thing to meditate on, there will never be anyone who could say (truthfully) that our Lord did not know what it was like to suffer as a man, our trials and tribulations pale in comparison to leaving the right hand of the Father to live in poverty and servitude, having every person who accompanied Him during His ministry abandon Him, being hated and scorned by the very humanity He was bringing this greatest of gifts to.

Just some thoughts I had while reading this thread, I am sure it will be no help in explaining anything to your daughter though............

Joe

prarrydog:


   Thanks for the responses.  Joe you are probably right when you say it is no help in explaining to my daughter  ;D , however you did remind me that there is not 1 reason for the cross, there are many.  Thanks again

with love
Scott

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