Explain what Christians Believe about... 1. The death of Jesus 2. Life after death

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Matthew Bonner, 10MCO

Suffering, death and resurrection.

Ao1- Explain what Christians Believe about…

  1. The death of Jesus
  2. Life after death

1.

There are many Christian interpretations of Jesus’ death. Christians believe Jesus died to save them from sin, so therefore also from death. In the Christian mass they say:

‘Dying you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life.’

This means that Jesus’ death was a ransom to release them from sin and to give them eternal life. He paid the price for their sins in order to save them from the devil.

‘For even the Son of Man did not come to be serve, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.’ Mk11, 45

Jesus is saying that God sent him to be a suffering Messiah, to serve and not be the great fighter and king that the Jews expected. They were given free will, so they had a choice to sin; this separated them from God. Jesus atone them by dying. This means that he restored their relationship with God. Jesus was a sacrifice. God sacrificed his son to save them from sin. Again, this tells them that Jesus was sent to die. Jesus substituted with them. He swapped places with them so they were free of sin. This means that their death was given to Jesus, so they could have eternal life, Jesus stood in for them. Jesus redeemed them from their sins; they became free again. This means Jesus paid the price for their sin and bought back their free will, again, like a ransom. Jesus was expiating, he wiped the slate clean and so they could love god again and be free of sin.

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2.

Christians believe that there is life after death because God wants them to share eternal happiness with him in heaven. Christians believe that there is life after death because Jesus rose from the dead. Christians believe that they are free to choose life or death and to be loving or not, they make this choice by sinning. If they sin they are being unloving and choosing death. This shows that they are unloving towards God and this was why Jesus was sent by God. Jesus, in a way, was their shepherd guarding them to eternal life. When they ...

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