Aimiel
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Hogwash. If Jesus did not have to die for sins, He wouldn't have said that His Blood would provide for our ransom and He would not have died. It's that simple. He prayed that 'this cup' (His sacrifice) would pass, so that He wouldn't have to drink it (death) but God required His sacrifice. It's the very foundation of Christianity. Without His Blood you have no reason to call yourself: "Christian." Jesus said so, Himself.Jesus offered and granted salvation to many--long before his blood was spilled on the cross.
And I see a Jesus in the New Testament who did not believe in a blood sacrifice for sin. He and John the Baptizer saw repentance as the key, not a sacrifice. The theological idea of "dying for humanity's sins" is a later overlay placed upon Jesus after he died.
When Jesus quoted Hosea he talked of a God who advocated "mercy, not sacrifice." And he openly confronted the Temple rites in Jerusalem.
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
Without His Blood you're DEAD. :dead: