Why was Jesus' sacrifice so big?

Because of its intention.

Firstly, he was innocent of all charges and Pilot said to Him, that if He would answer (in court) He could free Himself from such a fate. But Jesus remained silent and by not answering he was fulfilling a mission which was to be sentenced to death. (For a purpose).

Earlier, Jesus told the disciples that "No greater love is there, than a Shepard who lays down his life for his sheep." And He proved this by His crucifixion.

Jesus spent His life in service to mankind (love in action) and by preaching the word of God. If He is willing to go through suffering and die then that is the final and all prevailing demonstration of the greatest of all His teachings in the name of God - Love. He did say, "Love is the fulfilling of the law."

It was done to open our eyes to Gods un-dieing love and that true love will, willingly lay down its life for us, so that we can see through this action, that it is wise to trust God.

If someone you know jumped in front of a bus to save your life and died as a result, they would be hailed a hero, glorified in the community and possibly receive media attention. You would never forget this person or their incredible act of love for you.

Just because it happened 2000 years should not diminish the magnificence and supremacy of Jesus' sacrifice.

The bible is what is called "Faction" A fictional story set in a factual time and place. Thus the time, place and real historical characters are all correct but the fictional characters and stories are not!

There is not one single mention of Jesus in the entire Roman record - that is right - not one! At the same time as he was supposed to have been around there were a number of Jews claiming to be the messiah - all of whom are well recorded!

There is not a single contemporary record from any source and even the bible mentions of him like all other references were not written until many years after his supposed death!

He was supposed to have been a huge problem to the Romans and produced wonderful miracles but still not one contemporary record?

Even the bible mentions of him like all other references were not written until many years after his supposed death!

Pilate is recorded in the Roman record as a somewhat lack luster man but no mention of a Jesus, a trial or crucifixion that would surely have been used to make him look brighter!

At best he was an amalgam of those others but almost certainly never existed!

infants don't die sinless.. look up mortal sin or original sin. every human being, ever since in their mother's womb inherits Adam's sin.

Jesus' sacrifice was big because His sacrifice was to remove every sin.

let's look at this from Jesus' perspective. He is God, with all the power he has, he can do everything. but he came down to earth in human form. if that's not insulting enough, he also lives as the son of a poor carpenter.. also, every sin that a person repents from, whether from the past, present or future, enters his body, so that the sins will be killed along with Him.. and he was not just simply killed.. he was scourged, mocked, and crucified.. he suffered the fate of criminals even though he was innocent.. if Jesus did not die, we are the ones who would be scourged for our sins.. but Jesus took that punishment for us.. Jesus is like a neighbour, paying your electric bills when you have a financial problem, eventhough he did not benefit anything from it.. :)

now let's look at this from a ritual perspective. a lamb is needed to forgive your sins.. if you sacrifice a lamb, your sins are forgiven. but if you sin again, you need another lamb. if a lamb sacrifice is that powerful, imagine, sacrificing the Son of God! that would bring forgiveness of sin to whole new epic proportion! every sin is forgiven just by repentance, no more animal sacrifices is needed, because Jesus' sacrifice is eternal.. you can't do this with a lamb, only by Christ himself.

this is why it's a big sacrifice.. it's not big because of how Christ died (eventhough Christ died very VERY painfully for crimes he did not commit), but the sacrifice is big because of the effect it brings on all humanity..:)

1. He left His place in heaven to do this.

2. He literally became sin on the cross and had the entire Wrath of God unleashed on Him.

3. He provided a way for us to escape this Wrath.

How many men have died knowing that the Wrath of God is bearing down on them when they're blameless? Better yet, this Wrath was for all of those who will be saved. That's the part of the sacrifice that people forget.

Two words; Eternal Life. One thief accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, the other did not.

Heaven is for real! I hope and pray everyone will accept Jesus Christ's Free Gift of Eternal Life.

1. No, He didn't. On the cross he said "Father, why have you forsaken me?" He was confused.

2. Indeed they may have, but He had no sin in Him, and was God's ONLY son.

3. He didn't escape because He had to die for our sins, we couldn't be forgiven if He didn't do this.

Why is it so hard to believe YOU are worth dying for!

It's not.

If the story is true, then he had a bad weekend for humanity and then went on to be a king in heaven.

I think most people would take that deal in a minute.

Put it this way. He died for the sins of all the people.

Everybody else dies from their own sickness.

For goodness sake, forget this rubbish. This is a fairy story - no fairy godfather made any sacrifice, just so that your sins could be 'washed away'.

How childish and infanitle can you be?

Consider the solution God laid out in the sentence he pronounced on Satan the Devil. Jehovah said to Satan: "I shall put enmity between you and the woman [God's heavenly organization] and between your seed [the world under Satan's control] and her seed [Jesus Christ]. He will bruise you [Satan] in the head and you will bruise him in the heel [Jesus' death]." (Genesis 3:15) In this first prophecy of the Bible, Jehovah alluded to his purpose to have his heavenly spirit Son come to earth to live as the perfect man Jesus and then die—be bruised in the heel—in that sinless state.

Why did God require the death of a perfect man? Well, what was Jehovah God's penalty for Adam if he sinned? Was it not death? (Genesis 2:16, 17) "The wages sin pays is death," wrote the apostle Paul. (Romans 6:23) Adam paid for his sin with his own death. He was given life, he chose to sin, and he died as a penalty for his sin. (Genesis 3:19) What about the condemnation that the entire human race came under because of that sin? A death was needed to atone for their sins. But whose death could justly cover the transgressions of all mankind?

God's Law to the ancient nation of Israel required "soul for soul [or, life for life]." (Exodus 21:23) According to this legal principle, the death covering mankind's transgressions would have to be of a value equal to what Adam had lost. Only the death of another perfect man could pay the wages of sin. Jesus was such a man. Indeed, Jesus was "a corresponding ransom" for the saving of all redeemable mankind descended from Adam.—1 Timothy 2:6; Romans 5:16, 17.

Jesus' Death Has Great Value

Adam's death had no value; he deserved to die for his sin. Jesus' death, however, had great value because he died in a sinless state. Jehovah God could accept the value of Jesus' perfect life as a ransom for obedient descendants of sinful Adam. And the value of Jesus' sacrifice does not stop at paying for our past sins. If it did, we would have no future. Being conceived in sin, we are bound to err again. (Psalm 51:5) How grateful we can be that Jesus' death makes provision for us to gain the perfection that Jehovah originally intended for the offspring of Adam and Eve!

Adam can be likened to a father who died and left us in such deep financial debt (sin) that there is no possible way for us to get out of debt. On the other hand, Jesus is like a good father who died and left us a rich inheritance that not only frees us from the enormous debt that Adam burdened us with but also provides enough for us to live on eternally. Jesus' death is not simply a cancellation of past sins; it is also a wonderful provision for our future.

Jesus saves because he died for us. And what a valuable provision his death is! When we see it as a part of God's solution to the complex problem of Adam's sin, our faith in Jehovah and his way of doing things is strengthened. Yes, Jesus' death is a means of rescuing "everyone exercising faith" in him from sin, disease, old age, and death itself. (John 3:16) Are you thankful to God for making this loving arrangement for our salvation?

Jehovah provided a perfect solution