Not that I completely grasp why God the Father allowed His Son to die such a horrific death, but I am starting to get a handle on why. Firstly, I recognize that my twenty-first century sensibilities are far removed from earlier centuries—-beginnings of mankind. I also know that when I want to visit someone I always bring a gift. How and why we do this is unknown but it’s natural and customary.
Probably early man wanted to visit/communicate with God, or his gods, he would offer a gift. In times of dire need, ei, volcanic eruption, man would need to offer something very valuable. Throwing a child in the volcano became acceptable.
Barbaric to us in the twenty-first century, but is it? God asked Abraham to kill his son, Isaac. Jonah was thrown in the sea to satisfy the storm gods.
Then there’s Jesus.
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Is that why one of His titles is Lamb of God?
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