What did Jesus die to save us from?

[soberxp]

I was raised evangelical, but find myself questioning much of what we were taught in church.
This gets me in trouble with those, like me, who were raised to NEVER question the answers the church fed us.
Questions, it seems are for unbelievers. A healthy skepticism is viewed as agnostic, or unbelief.
And unbelief, seen as a loss of salvation. (sigh)

Therefore, the question in this topic title seems pivotal.
What did Jesus die to save us from?

If the correct answer is,
"Jesus died to save us from the wrath of God.",
then essentially Jesus died to save us from God.
Could anything be more pointless than that?

Just to be clear, I understand that Jesus paid the death penalty for our sin.
And that this paves the way for a restored relationship with God.
Which seems to be the plan. As opposed to the common belief.
Which claims that God's plan is to incinerate the vast majority of humankind. Or worse.

What did Jesus die to save us from?

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Do you doubt God's salvation? Of course you don't doubt it, so listen to God, because listening to him is our first lesson in the Bible, It's the first human mistake, so there's no need to question God's plan, you have to believe God's plan is right, You have to believe in God, not the church or someone else.

 

[St. SteVen]

New topic:

Religion can be a barrier to a direct relationship with God.

Too many prefer to trust religion to tell them about God and what He wants from them. In fact, in some cases, religion becomes a replacement for God. The "religious" relinquish their direct relationship with God (probably due to fear) in favor of a step-by-step formula provided by religious...

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[St. SteVen]

you might check out this....

Thanks for the recommendation.
I listened to session 1 and and am now listening to session 2.
My wife read The Shack, I did not.
But I have always enjoyed listening to him speak.

It is interesting how much he and I have in common theologically.

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