The only way mankind could be redeemed from the clutches of sin is through death and the shedding of blood. From the beginning God had clearly stated that the punishment for sin is death and so blood must be shed in order to cover the sin. Leviticus 17:11 “for the life of the body is …
The problem of sin
To understand why we believe Jesus is God and why being God, he had to die on the cross for us, we must first understand the origin’s of how sin entered into this world and into all humankind. Genesis 1:1 declares, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth“, and Gen 1:27 says …