Discussion on Jesus' Death and Its Meaning

Pastor Vicky, did Jesus die for our sins?

That is a line that the church has used for hundreds of years that does not

really make sense to me. Jesus died because Jesus

challenged the status quo, and the leaders of the church at

the time and the leaders of the Roman Empire were not

happy with his challenges to love one another, to treat all fairly,

and to welcome the most marginalized in the community.

That is why Jesus died. He was killed by those who feared him.