Why Did Jesus Have to Die?

It’s something many people struggle with: Why did Jesus have to die? Join Jonathan Bernis and Ezra Benjamin as they discuss a three-pointed answer to this question. You’ll learn where the sacrificial system began and what in that system actually...

An episode of the Jewish Voice with Jonathan Bernis podcast, hosted by Jewish Voice, titled "Why Did Jesus Have to Die?" was published on January 12, 2023 and runs 27 minutes.

January 12, 2023 ·27m · Jewish Voice with Jonathan Bernis

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It’s something many people struggle with: Why did Jesus have to die? Join Jonathan Bernis and Ezra Benjamin as they discuss a three-pointed answer to this question. You’ll learn where the sacrificial system began and what in that system actually makes atonement for our sin. Through this discussion, you’ll understand why it took a man's, a perfect, sinless man's – the Messiah's –death to cover our sins. You’ll discover the meaning behind the phrase “the Second Adam” and how every one of us is born into a condition of sin. But thanks to Jesus, we don’t have to stay that way.

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It’s something many people struggle with: Why did Jesus have to die? Join Jonathan Bernis and Ezra Benjamin as they discuss a three-pointed answer to this question. You’ll learn where the sacrificial system began and what in that system actually makes atonement for our sin. Through this discussion, you’ll understand why it took a man's, a perfect, sinless man's – the Messiah's –death to cover our sins. You’ll discover the meaning behind the phrase “the Second Adam” and how every one of us is born into a condition of sin. But thanks to Jesus, we don’t have to stay that way.

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