30 verses to Why JC died

1. To absorb the wrath of God. Romans 5:9

2. To show the wealth of God’s love and grace for sinners. Romans 5:8

3. To show his own love for us. Galatians 2:20

4. To become a ransom for many. Mark 10:45

5. For the forgiveness of our sins. Acts 10:43

6. To be obedient so that we be righteous. Romans 5:19

7. To give us a clear conscience. Hebrews 9:14

8. To give us life to the full. John 10:10

9. To give eternal life to all who believe on him. John 3:16

10. To reconcile us to God. Colossians 1:21

11. To bring us to God. 1 Peter 3:18

12. So that we might belong to him. 1 Corinthians 6:19

13. That we might die to sin and live to righteousness. 1 Peter 2:24

14. So that we would bear fruit for God. Romans 7:4

15. To enable us to live for Christ and not ourselves. 2 Corinthians 5:15

16. To give marriage its deepest meaning. Ephesians 5:25

17. To create a people passionate to do what is good. Titus 2:14

18. To call us to follow his example of lowliness and costly love. Philippians 2:5

19. To create a band of serious followers. Luke 9:23

20. To free us from the bondage to the fear of death. Hebrews 2:14

21. So that we would be with him immediately after death. 1 Thessalonians 5:10

22. To secure our resurrection from the dead. Romans 8:11, John 11:25

23. To disarm the rulers and authorities. Colossians 2:14

24. To unleash the power of God in the gospel. 1 Corinthians 1:18

25. To destroy the hostility between the races. Ephesians 2:14

26. To save people from every tribe and language and people and nation. Revelation 5:9

27. To gather all his sheep from around the world. John 10:16

28. To rescue us from final judgement. Hebrews 9:28

29. So that he would be crowned with glory and honor. Hebrews 2:9

30. To show that the worst evil is meant by God for good. Acts 2:23

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April 9, 2004

Many thanks to ED from who’s diary i found this

April 9, 2004

its ok, I understand

God is omniscent, meaning everywhere. God is not all things- God is only God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit ~my2brownii

April 10, 2004

wow.. that’s cool of you.. i like this entry. and yes i agree.. i’ve never really thought about it like that.. but yeah.. waiting till you are 30.. is kind of insane.

April 10, 2004

I like the last one. Perhaps without the concept of evil, I don’t think that we would be able to recognize the concept of good. There would be nothing to compare it to.

Thanks for spreading the good news!

April 18, 2004