Bible Question:
When Jesus died and took our sins upon himself and took the punishment that was due to us, how was he able to go back to Heaven? If we didn't accept him as Lord and our sins were upon us, we would go to Hell. Can someone explain this to me. DD |
Bible Answer: If I may add something to the excellent comments so far...when Christ died for us, He suffered not only physical death, but also spiritual death, i.e. separation from the Father. For the One who was so intimate with the Father as to call Him "Abba", this separation was more painful than we can possibly imagine. Also, from the Father's perspective, the loss of His only Son was infinitely real and infinitely grievous to Him. Because Christ's perfect sacrifice, made out of love for us, fulfilled the demands of justice on our behalf, the Father raised Christ from the ultimate death and glorified Him to confirm that the penalty for humanity was paid in full, all at once, for all. |