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Originally Posted by The-Bucket
The question is: Why was it necessary for God to send Jesus (aka Himself) to save those who hated Him by killing Him (in addition to those who truly loved Him)? Couldn't he have just come above the mass of both believers and non-believers, made a thundering roar and announced "I have forgiven your sins and you can come into Heaven, but keep sinning and you will go into the Lake of Fire!" ?
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First, God's mind is unknowable to us mere men. Second, God already did. God is Jesus and He did tell us all to stop sinning. God also appeared to countless people all throughout history, as the Bible tells us, Exodus 24:9-12 is a nice and clear example of God appearing to people to tell them to follow His Law.
9 Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:
10 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.
12 And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.
Now I have proven that God is smarter than you and has already done everything you ask of Him, it is time for you to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior and stop sinning.