Explain why the death of Jesus is important for Christians
It was noon and Jesus was on the cross when all the country was dark. Jesus was shouting to God, “my god, why did u abandon me?” However some people thought that he was shouting at Elijah. Jesus then cried with a very loud cry. A roman officer who had believed Jesus was the son of God had said, “this was really the son of God”. The curtain in the temple was ripped as well.
The story of the death of Jesus is a very important one for Christians. Firstly because it is the end of Christians faith and it is also said to be the beginning of Christianity. Secondly it is an explanation for Jesus being the perfect sacrifice to forgive man for their sins. Jesus was the one, who paid Gods charge of sins and this brought people closer to him when they believed the was the son of God. The curtain in the temple was torn in 2 because there wasn’t anything to keep God between people in relationship to the curtain in the temple.
Jesus went through a lot of suffering for us and our sins therefore it is importance for Christians.
“There was no need for Jesus to die” Do you agree?
I agree with this statement because he didn’t have to die if he could have proved his love and messiah ship in other ways being the son or God. He could have done good things for his followers.
However I disagree with the statement because Jesus had to die in order to complete the scriptures that said the messiah was to die. Jesus had to suffer and die on the cross. In addition it could be said that Jesus died in this was so there could be resurrection, this meant there was faith to Jesus.
Overall, I believe Jesus had to die as a way to show he was the Son of Man.
Faith is very important and the disciples must show strong faith – “everything is possible for the person who has faith” (MK 10)
The importance of a prayer must be understood – “only prayer can drive this kind out, nothing else can”
