06/09/2026
At our church today we thought about a really important question: Why did Jesus have to die?
It’s easy to think that God could simply forgive our sins, but the Bible shows us that there is much more to it. Sin brought death into the world, and God’s righteous law could not simply be ignored. Yet, wonderfully, God is also a God of mercy and love.
We thought about Jesus, the perfect man who shared our human nature and experienced temptation just as we do, yet lived a completely sinless life. He willingly gave his life in obedience to God, showing God’s righteousness and providing a way for our sins to be forgiven.
We also looked at Jesus’ words about the bronze serpent in the wilderness. Just as the Israelites who looked at the serpent were given life, Jesus explained that he too must be “lifted up” so that those who believe in him might have eternal life.
The message is one of incredible hope: Jesus did not die because of his own sins. He died so that people like us could live.
Through faith, repentance and obedience, we can look forward to the wonderful hope of eternal life that Jesus’ sacrifice makes possible.