1.
I think it's partly for us to have that idea to latch onto, that God should give up his only-begotten son for us is dreadful, and embodies the essense of sacrifice to us. Also it echoes Abraham almost sacrificing his own son.
2.
Jesus was fully man and fully God. Not two people, but think of a human man, but with God's own essence for a soul. Being killed separated him from God's presence - the ultimate punishment.
3.
No part of God died.
4.
Torah demands sacrifices to atone for sins, and Christianity is founded on those same laws. By providing a perfect, clean sacrifice such as Christ, all those laws are fulfilled.
5.
Christians attend church to learn, and to remind ourselves of what we are and what we must do. You can't be a Christian and not act on it. Literally, by definition.
6.
Jesus was engendered by God, that's said clearly in the Gospel. How I think of it is that if God can manifest in any way he wants, as requirement dictates, he could easily have impregnated Mary through simply manifesting semen inside her, or an already-fertilized egg. Virgin birth is possible, we know - what else are turkey basters for?
7.
Jesus was sent in human form to live life as a human and be tempted as a human - thus proving and ensuring that his sinlessness was true when his time to be executed came.
8.
They are three but one. Three facets of one being. Think about any dad: at home he is a father; at his parents' home he is a son; at work he is a (insert occupation).
9.
He isn't, any more than the Son or the Holy Spirit.
10.
I have a feeling the resting idea is symbolic; Christ said that the Sabbath was made for man, not the other way round. That being the case, what better way to make sure people get a day of rest every week than by saying, as God, that even you needed to rest?
11.
The Bible, we believe, was written by humans, through inspiration from God.
12.
Hell is complete separation from God's love. Satan is not in charge of hell; he will be its highest-security prisoner - but at this point, we believe Satan and the rest of his agents are still abroad on Earth. Hell is as yet unpopulated; those to be cast there will be cast there at the End.
1.
I think it's partly for us to have that idea to latch onto, that God should give up his only-begotten son for us is dreadful, and embodies the essense of sacrifice to us. Also it echoes Abraham almost sacrificing his own son.
2.
Jesus was fully man and fully God. Not two people, but think of a human man, but with God's own essence for a soul. Being killed separated him from God's presence - the ultimate punishment.
3.
No part of God died.
4.
Torah demands sacrifices to atone for sins, and Christianity is founded on those same laws. By providing a perfect, clean sacrifice such as Christ, all those laws are fulfilled.
5.
Christians attend church to learn, and to remind ourselves of what we are and what we must do. You can't be a Christian and not act on it. Literally, by definition.
6.
Jesus was engendered by God, that's said clearly in the Gospel. How I think of it is that if God can manifest in any way he wants, as requirement dictates, he could easily have impregnated Mary through simply manifesting semen inside her, or an already-fertilized egg. Virgin birth is possible, we know - what else are turkey basters for?
7.
Jesus was sent in human form to live life as a human and be tempted as a human - thus proving and ensuring that his sinlessness was true when his time to be executed came.
8.
They are three but one. Three facets of one being. Think about any dad: at home he is a father; at his parents' home he is a son; at work he is a (insert occupation).
9.
He isn't, any more than the Son or the Holy Spirit.
10.
I have a feeling the resting idea is symbolic; Christ said that the Sabbath was made for man, not the other way round. That being the case, what better way to make sure people get a day of rest every week than by saying, as God, that even you needed to rest?
11.
The Bible, we believe, was written by humans, through inspiration from God.
12.
Hell is complete separation from God's love. Satan is not in charge of hell; he will be its highest-security prisoner - but at this point, we believe Satan and the rest of his agents are still abroad on Earth. Hell is as yet unpopulated; those to be cast there will be cast there at the End.