Friday, April 8, 2011

Why did Jesus have to die?

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Today's Bible Reading
Jeremiah 23:1-8
Restoration after Exile
Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the Lord. Therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people:...

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Why did Jesus have to die?

We have relatively little direct information about what the very first believers in Jesus thought about his death and its meaning.

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