Why did Jesus have to die on the cross? - Cross - TouchPoints
Colossians 2:14He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.
Christ’s death was necessary to take away the guilty verdict against all sinners and the judgment that was waiting as a result of sin. When you accept his sacrifice, your sins are cancelled.
Romans 6:6We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin.
Titus 2:14He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.
Christ’s death on the cross was the only way for you to be saved from the power of sin over your life. Those who believe in Christ and accept his sacrifice are no longer slaves to sin. When you accept Jesus as your Savior, he frees you and cleanses you from sin.
Colossians 1:20Through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.
Christ’s death was the means God used to bring you back to himself—to reconcile you with him and to bring you into intimate fellowship with him.
Romans 3:22, 25 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. . . . For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood.
Without Christ’s death on the cross, you would face eternal condemnation and death. But by his death on the cross, Christ offers you the gift of eternal life. Have you placed your faith in him?