People are coming to terms with the fact that we are engaged in a spiritual war against evil. Conversations like these are happening everywhere.
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A lot of people think I'm crazy for this view, but the original mission of Jesus was to END CHILD SACRIFICE. John 3:16 is all about it! Put an end to any religion that thinks God wants dead kids, and to seal it forever, God sacrificed his OWN CHILD (... To himself?) to negate the precieved need for any other human henceforth thinking this is still needed.
(of course then I get to wonder if child sacrifice used to be legit until Jesus came?)
I think limiting His mission to one thing or another is extremely near-sighted. Jesus' mission was all things. To break us free from the bondage of sin and end it once and for all.
I wouldn't say the mission is limited to only one thing, but it is true that Christianity uniquely appealed-to and made-sense-to pagan religions of sacrifice. In those religions, the gods/priests are always making demands that the people must fulfill. Whereas in Christianity, the demand is considered fulfilled already. Also, in Christianity, the sacrifices of the people are considered "not good enough" and this is why God had to provide his own sacrifice. So not only should the people not offer a sacrifice, but they are unable to. Instead God asks them to "sacrifice" by doing good deeds for their fellow man and by having a contrite heart before God.
It's honestly so brilliant, it's godlike, and even atheists would have to admit the brilliance.
I mean. Jesus can't just demand they stop doing it. He has to set the stage and rewrite the script. He has to steer right into the torpedo and hit it before it arms.
Combat tactics, Mr Ryan.
This actually makes me wonder about the 3 days in hell aspect....
Interesting perspective.
And the next question is: Why don't church higher-ups and scholars want us to know this?
It wasn't until I got into Q and deeply researched ancient cults did I realize the true context of Christianity and it completely blew my mind that I never thought of this aspect before. But youre right, it's even more mind blowing that preachers never ever brought it up in my entire life. On the surface it just seems so fucked up that God sacrificed his Son, like, that should be so ridiculous! But, in the context of the situation, it was so poetic and revolutionary, and completely shattered the "deep state" of yore. It got the PEOPLE to think for themselves and be better themselves. Sounds familiar
u/WWG0N3WGA , I completely agree with you. I used to wonder about this, too. FWIW, here's my take on it:
Many, many ancient cults were built around blood rituals, cannibalism, and human sacrifice, especially child sacrifice. This was happening all around the world. One of the most important things about the spread of Christianity was that it halted these practices
The people were told, in essence, "You no longer have to sacrifice your children, or any other humans, in an effort to appease your gods. God did that for you when he sent His only son to earth to serve as the final sacrifice. It's no longer necessary, so stop doing it."
The Eucharist is puzzling to many. Some ask, "Why would we drink his blood? Why would we eat his flesh?" The answer is: We aren't. That's the point.
The bread and wine take the place of the human flesh and blood, because Christ instructed us to substitute them. The bread and wine are just as good ("this is my blood you drink, this is my body you eat") as long as we remember the sacrifice that Jesus made so we do not sacrifice - and consume - an actual human ever again ("if you would remember me when you eat and drink.")
Christ was the final human sacrifice and it's supposed to stay that way. That's why He was called "the lamb of God." It was not because he was weak or foolish, as sheep are usually seen as being. It's because lambs were very commonly sacrificed in the rituals of Jesus' time, whenever human children weren't being used.
We should be friends lol