Matthew 26 says this was the only way.
O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt
Jesus literally say if there were another way, let us do that.
So yes, if you believe in the Bible, you believe that there’s was not another way to let the suffering pass, not another way to bring salvation to everyone.
This being said, it’s all bullshit. I studied for decades. Taught for years, served as a missionary, leader, etc. There isn’t anything on this earth that proves the asinine shit in the Bible. I’ve studied every religious text I could, read them over and over. And watched the evil shit we do, watched the damage those in every church create and allow to happen. Watched as those that are supposedly ordained of God do nothing but evil. Fuck religion. Fuck idiots that believe.
hydroxycotton@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Yeah none of this really makes any sense.