What Messiah (Christ) did for you on the Cross

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content When Yeshua (Jesus) died on the cross at Calvary, it was no accident. This was not a defeat for Messiah (Christ). It was God's ultimate triumph over evil. Yeshua (Jesus) was born to die on that cross. It was the purpose for which he was born. Without Yeshua (Jesus) dying on that cross, mankind would have no way to enter Heaven.

Ariel Ministries discusses this topic in more detail in Dr. Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum's papers Why Did Messiah Have to Die? and The Results of the Death of Messiah.

So what happened on the Cross? Messiah (Christ) became "sin" for us. Yeshua (Jesus), who lived a perfect life, who fulfilled ALL the requirements of the Mosaic Law, did not get killed, but offered up Himself as a perfect sacrifice (Eph 5:2, Heb 9:26, Heb 10:12) for the sins of all mankind. The only sacrifice that was able to satisfy God's requirement for justice once and for all.

The sacrifice which Yeshua (Jesus) offered on the cross paid the penalty due to all men. All men have sinned. The penalty required for sin is death. Messiah (Christ) died on the Cross, a life willingly laid down for us (Jon 10:17-18), to pay our penalty.

Because of Yeshua's (Christ's) death on the Cross we can enter into relationship with The Father. Once we believe and have satisfied the requirements of salvation we receive (instantaneously) the deposit of the Holy Spirit as a seal confirming that we now belong to Messiah (Christ). The condition of being saved is irrevocable, that is, it can not be undone. It is a one way ticket. This is the promise made to every one who believes in Messiah (Christ)...

Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Joh 3:17 For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.
Joh 3:18 He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Being "saved" Why do I need to be saved?

Being "saved" (Salvation), is necessary because of sin. For a full in depth discussion of sin please visit Ariel Ministries.

Dr. Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum defines sin as "anything contrary to the character of God." The character of God is perfect. So anything which is not perfect is sin, or sinful.

This includes doing that which we ought not do, and not doing what we ought to. It also includes not believing in God's anointed one (John 3:18), the Messiah (Christ). Sin also has a sense of missing the mark, not quite hitting the right target.

God's standard is "be holy, even as I am holy". He accepts nothing short of perfection. He cannot, it is His nature. So we have a catch 22. We are not perfect but we must be if we want to avoid the smoking section in the life to come.

This situation is similar to an Olympic swimmer dropped overboard in the Atlantic without a life jacket. He may be the best swimmer in the world. He will die however, drown, unless he is rescued. We are drowning in a sea of our sinfulness. There is nothing we can do to fix this problem.

The Bible says:
Rom 3:23: for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
1Jn 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Therefore, everyone, however good a life he has led has missed he mark, and needs to be saved.