Re: Why did Jesus have to die?
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Saying more about god in a way that says he had to do something a certain way is to deny his omnipotence.
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The implication of what you are saying is that an omnipotent god cannot make truthful statements about what he will or will not do.
God has said that he will not forgive sins apart from bloodshed.
To salvage God's omnipotence, for some reason you feel compelled to restrict him from making such a claim.
It is more accurate to say that God WILL NOT forgive sin apart from bloodshed rather than that he CANNOT if we are simply dealing with the divine attribute of omnipotence.
It is more accurate to say that God CANNOT forgive sin without bloodshed if we are dealing with the divine attribute of truthfulness since he has told us that he will not.
The God that put forth his son Jesus is both omnipotent and truthful--attributes that are not at odds with one another.
-Zapp
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