Happy Riches answers request by anonymous
Evidently, yes. But those few hours on the cross are only part of the story. You have also overlooked living a life without violating the Ten Commandments, before taking upon the sin of the world.
The issue has to do with what Adam lost; not with what people have done. Unfortunately, too many people see things from their own limited experience and do not realize that a snake cut off at the head, like a chicken having been beheaded, still has some life in it. When speaking about a much larger snake than you or I could imagine, what life the snake possesses might be sufficient for it to continue over a span of two millennia. By rule of thumb, we are looking at, say, AD 31 to AD 2031.
The Ancient Serpent, metaphorically, had its head cut off at the resurrection of Lord Jesus Christ. Somehow, the Serpent still has power to remain in Heaven accusing the saints and wreaking havoc on Earth. But, when his head got the chop, this meant that the legal claim the Ancient Serpent obtained from Adam through subterfuge was no longer his.
Jesus of Nazareth, the only man who has never sinned, obtained the right to reign on Earth when becoming the ransom price for Adam and his progeny—of which you are one, as am I.
The crucifixion was about exchanging Adam for Jesus of Nazareth, not so much about making amends for every individual crime committed—although these are also covered.
The offering of the body of the sinless man Jesus on the Cross of Calvary was a bundled package. Only those who recognize that when Jesus died, that this included their sins as well, who are willing to repent and exercise faith in God, will be saved. Of course, the difference between being willing and doing is like the difference between dreaming about what one would like to do and actually doing it.
The others who committed those crimes you speak off, may have to give an account of themselves if they have not taken up the reprieve that is currently on offer. Once a person dies, it is too late. For after death, we go to our eternal abode. Only those who are part of the first resurrection do not have to face judgement. Those who are not part of the first resurrection, have to pay the price for their own sin— unfortunately, an eternal payment is required.
In all of this, the righteousness of God has been demonstrated. Even though the unenlightened are unable to see past their navel, what God has done is an eternal matter. But if anybody wants to still accuse God for having created people, only to suffer and die, rather than take up the offer of eternal life, then they are rejecting what otherwise sounds like the deal of a lifetime. Or to put what is said here, in the words of the man who is said to have given the greatest sermon ever:
- And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully; and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’…. (Luke 12:16-21)
When you actually think about it, there has to be more to life than just fabricating reasons why one would put off jumping into the great deep and learning how to swim, while one still has the ability. Apparently, when one falls into deep water and the tide is going out, not having learned to swim beforehand is fatal.
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