The Vicarious Redemption Of Jesus Would Be Immoral

The Vicarious Redemption Of Jesus Would Be Immoral

The vicarious redemption of Jesus would be immoral.


I read some interesting Gnostic information on blood atonement.

We have all heard the arguments that justify the sacrifice of Jesus for our sins.

We are asked to believe that the death of an innocent man somehow absolves us of our responsibility for our sins and that this is good justice because it is his way of showing his great love for mankind.

This usurping of our responsibilities is happily accepted by believers and they thank God profusely for it and look forward to a clear path to heaven.

To them and God, it is then ok for all of us to earn heaven through the sacrifice and death of an innocent victim.

Yet whenever I ask the following question, I never get an affirmative reply that confirms this view.

Would you teach your child that it is ok for him/her, after doing some faux pas at school, to allow some other child to voluntarily accept his or her punishment?

Happily, no believer has yet indicated they would so they understand the morality of the question yet at the same time, say that it is quite ok for them to hide behind Jesus as he is punishment for their faux pas.

In other words, they tell their children to --do as I say and not as I do.

A double standard.

We seem to be asking our children to step up to their responsibilities while at the same time not stepping up ourselves to our own.

Why is it immoral to place our burden on a school mate, while at the same time, think it moral for us to ride freely to heaven on the death of Jesus?

Regards
DL