Why did Jesus have to die?

[MaxPowerPoker]

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God is omnipotent. Explain why the removal of sin from a human being is outside of his range of power.

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Maybe we are getting bogged down where we shouldn't. Let's approach it from a slightly different angle.

1. God is all powerful.
2. God is all knowing.
3. God is truthful.
4. God has revealed to us that there is no forgiveness without the shedding of blood.

I affirm all of the above. Scripture affirms all of the above.

To your question. If God is all powerful, then he therefore can forgive sins without the shedding of blood.

What is the point of such a statement? He is also truthful and all knowing and has revealed to us that forgiveness is impossible without the shedding of blood.

Seems to me that you can accept the notion that God is all powerful but not that he is truthful and/or all knowing.

-Zapp

[hmkpoker]

Item #4 contradicts item #1.