I didn't misunderstand what I wrote three times.
What does that do for the person dying for a glass of living water, but you are trying to give him heavily salted steak?
I hope so. He didn't say some guy died on a cross without meaning.
That's a great question. Why was He crucified and not run through with a sword? He would still bleed and die. We would have to ask God why Jesus had to be high and lifted up like that serpent in the wilderness. I mean, that is really the only reason we were given in scripture without a lot of exegesis, and even then can we be sure?
Punitive substitutionary atonement.
That's what we usually do for people who pass away.
The Father was satisfied with the sacrifice of His Son.
I read it. It doesn't make your point.
Yes, but Paul didn't hash it out. No seminary class for the dying, because that would take too long. (Also, God doesn't require it.)
You do the same, considering I already explained what I was saying THREE times, and you didn't get it until now. You add to the gospel like the Judaizers. Not the same lie, but you add to it.