Why Jesus Had to Die
In order to answer this question, we must begin with the topic of sin. Sin is the reason for His death, but why is a death required for sin? Sin, by the definition of the word, is simply missing the mark. The mark is God’s righteous requirement for entrance into His Kingdom (Heaven). Scripture says over and over again about how we are to keep His commandments. If we keep His commandments, we are His disciples and we will enter His Kingdom. To rebel against His commandments is to rebel against the King. If a King sent you an invitation for entrance into his kingdom and in that invitation the King set forth obligations that needed to be met, you would have to meet those obligations in order to be allowed in. To not meet the obligations, is to reject the King and his invitation. The New Testament makes it clear that the moral requirements of God’s Kingdom are to keep His commands. A quick review of the Ten Commandments will reveal tha...