I respectfully disagree with my Christian brothers over this narrative, I don't doubt Christ went to the cross and conquered it on our behalf, but the narrative about the blood letting has to do with an old covenant and an old idea, Christ represents the new Adam and a new covenant, the first covenant was of the flesh and bondage, the last covenant is of the spirit which is free, Jesus is paying for our sins by showing us by example how to reach the Kingdom of God Within us as Luke 17:24 indicates, God is forever just as his promise is, and his gift is Grace, it is freely given to all, and we are saved by Gods Grace.... Jesus was clear on that.

We have ALL SINNED. Without the shedding of blood there is no REMISSION of SINS.

The sacrifice Jesus Christ has made was through His obedience to God to reconcile the world to God. (God reconciling the world to Himself.) Through His Blood He shed on the Cross.

In Jesus Christ lives the fullness of the GodHead. He is Holy and sinless. He rules and reigns with God ever since the foundation of the world. He became SIN on our behalf being the Lamb of God (Passover Lamb).

For us, who believes in Him we are born again and covered by His Blood which cleanses us from all SIN. Reconciling us to God and protects us from the enemy and the wrath of God. Which will shortly come.

Like Moses and the children of Israel had to apply the blood upon their doors when they were in Egypt. God applies His Blood on His children to protect them from enemy and events to come. And, because He is the same Yesterday, Today and Forever. The BLOOD still works.

as you have realized it makes zero sense , having someone kill your son cannot possibly atone for the same people disobeying you

One should not expect religion to make sense.

His death paid for the sins of the entire human race - past, present and future. How?

1. It provided a substitutionary death - the life of a sinless person for the lives of sinful people.

2. It demonstrated God’s love in that He would go to any length to reconcile a rebellious world.

3. It demonstrated what the punishment of the sinner would be - a total separation from God.

4. It fulfilled the covenant made with Adam, Noah, Abraham and the Israelites that God Himself would put His life on the line no matter who broke the covenant.

5. It demonstrated the true character of Satan that he was a murderer.

6. It took away the power of death by Jesus taking on Himself the punishment for sin.

7. It did away with the sacrifices which were a reminder of the one sacrifice of Jesus.

8. It refuted the charge of Satan that God was not love.

9. It made the universe secure against rebellion for all times to come.

10. It brought God and His created beings closer than ever before.

Jesus never died on a cross. It was a stake. The word used in the Bible is stauros which translate stake, not cross. He died for all mankind, however a person must choose to exercise faith in his sacrifice by living their life in harmony with His Father’s will and following in his footsteps in order to benefit from his death. The first man Adam brought sin and death into the world and Jesus’s death frees a person from being a slave to sin, opens the way for future blessings, and more importantly, it allows the individual to have a relationship with God. (John 3:16; John 17:3; Romans 5:12; Matthew 20:28).

It didn't, except for that culture that was immersed in a sacrificial system. It only meant something to them.

I find it intriguing that Christianity in general isn't aware of what the Bible reveals to them. Most don't have a clue what the cross accomplished for us today.

Sin didn't need to be "paid for". That's how a primitive culture sees an angry god. The complete system that swayed humanity into wanting to rebel against it's creator needed to be destroyed. That's what happened on the cross.

His sacrifice on the cross, is payment for all sin, for all time, for those that believe on Christ Jesus.

What difference would that make? His payment for sins is for everyone who puts their trust in Him. God left the option open for you to reject it and pay for your own sins instead.

It's not really; that's not even what the Jewish messiah was coming to do, in fact it contradicts Jewish beliefs.

In the big picture, though, the whole 'salvation by grace' doctrine is irrational; it would be ridiculous if an all powerful benevolent God demanded a violent, bloody sacrifice in exchange for forgiveness, and focused more on what people believed than how they actually behaved.