About God - God the Father, God the Son, the Holy Spirit - Image of God in the Bible
Did Jesus Christ have to die
Was the death of Jesus Christ necessary? Couldn't God Almighty have found a better way to save mankind? The answer is obvious and it is: He could not, it was the best possible decision.
Many ask themselves: if God is so powerful and can do everything, why did he choose such a way of salvation, why did he suffer, why were there animal sacrifices. After all, there are no limits before God, because if He wanted to, He could give eternal life to everyone without shedding His own blood.
At the outset of the answer, let's establish one thing: since God chose such and not another way of salvation, it means that this one was the best possible, and if we do not agree with it or do not understand it, then the problem lies in ourselves. A fish in an aquarium knows very little about the world, with our knowledge we surpass it countless times, and the same can be compared between man and God.
God's justice based on Psalm 69
Today God is mainly created in two misleading images.
Image 1 - an aged gray-haired grandfather who, in the name of love, will accept anyone into heaven, including even the greatest unrepentant sinner.
Image 2 - a tyrant who observes human suffering and does nothing about it.
Both the first and second views are false.
The correct image - a loving Caregiver who will accept into heaven even the greatest sinner, if he sincerely repents for his sins, opens his heart to God. Caring for us, but not always as we would like.
Read more: Whether God is just. How to understand God's justice.
God of the Old Testament and his love for people
With sadness I listen to sentences in which so-called believers claim that God in the Old Testament is evil, murders, lacks love and that only Jesus Christ changed the face of God. This is a false view and anyone who believes in it has been deceived by Satan. Most often such statements are made by those who have not read the Old Testament, and how can you make such statements about someone you do not know at all. God gave us the Scriptures so that through them we would know Him better. Before you start vilifying God, read the Old Testament first, and you will see plenty of texts in which God is praised, loved and just, which many forget.
A story with Jesus
You've probably heard the phrases "Jesus died for you on the cross", "Jesus shed blood for you" more than once, but do they impress you? Haven't they become something common and don't reach your heart?
Let the following story help you zoom in on what Jesus did for you.
There is a land on earth (heaven) where three kings (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) rule. In this land there was no violence, everyone was kind and helpful to each other. The king has the ability to do anything he wants, there are no impossible things for him. Life there is so beautiful that we can't even imagine it. One day one of the residents (Satan) got into pride and started to rebel. He revolted 1/3 of the population by which war broke out in the country. The rebels were driven out of the country and lived outside its walls.
