Why Jesus Died on the Cross?

Jesus died on the cross so that he could become an atonement for our sins. In the Old Testament times, the high priest had to go into the Most Holy Place in the tabernacle once every year to use the blood of sacrifice animals to cleanse his transgressions and the transgressions of the people. The blood of sacrifice animals are to be used as atonement for the sins of the people up to the time of Jesus' death (Hebrews 9:7 - 8). God is holy. Sin causes us to be separate from God. In order to be reconciled with God, we need to believe in Jesus. You must accept Jesus as your Lord and believe that he has risen from the dead on the third day before you can receive the forgiveness of sins.

Jesus died for the sins of the whole world once and for all so that there is no need to use animal blood to the sacrifice. The blood of Jesus Christ can cleanse and purify us from all kinds of sins. In the Old Testament, the Israelites get saved by their works, through obeying and doing the commandments of God. In the New Testament, salvation is open to not just the Israelites but to everyone around the world who put their faith in Jesus. By having faith in Jesus, we can get saved.

Faith in Jesus' resurrection alone will not enable us to gain eternal life. We must wholeheartedly follow Jesus and live our lives for him in order to get saved. This means that you have to read the Bible regularly. You must set aside some time to pray and worship God. You should pray for yourself and others. Once you have accepted Jesus, you are a new creation in Christ. You have to preach the gospel to others so that they can come to know Jesus as well. If you have difficulty in getting rid of your bad habit, you can ask God to help you. Jesus always listens to prayer. You must trust in Jesus and ask reasonably if you want him to answer your prayer (James 4:3; 1 Peter 5:14).

The death of Jesus has been mentioned in the Old Testament. Some of the prophecies regarding Jesus Christ are Psalm 22:6 - 8, Psalm 69, Psalm 118:22, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 50:6 and Isaiah 53:3. Jesus had prophesied about his death to his disciples in Matthew 17:22 - 23. After Jesus died on the cross, he went down into the Hades to release the captives and led them to heaven. God raised Jesus to life on the third day. When the women came to anoint Jesus with spices in the tomb, they found out that an angel was sitting inside the tomb. The angel told the women that Jesus had already risen from the dead. Jesus appeared to his disciples before he ascended into heaven.