Did Jesus die for the sake of all people or for the sake of God?

[The weekly spiritual discussion (satsaṅga) in English took place online on October 3, 2020 with about 45 members. Dr. Nikhil, Devi, Surya, Ganesh, Anil, Pavan, Suganya, Bharat, Lakshman, Ajay etc., participated and their questions were answered by Swami directly. Some of them are presented below.]

Did Jesus die for the sake of all people or for the sake of God? (6 of 6)

Swami replied: God never suffers the sins of all people. That would be meaningless. Emmanuel means God coming in human form to suffer the sins of His real devotees, in order to save them. Jesus did not die for the sake of people. He died for the sake of God since He surrendered to the will of God in His final prayer before crucifixion by saying “Let Thy will be done”. He had prayed God to avoid the crucifixion since His body was not cooperating, imagining the agony of crucifixion. But finally, He said that He was prepared for the crucifixion, if that was the will of God. What does this mean? It clearly means that He died for the sake of God. What did God achieve through this cruel crucifixion? God wanted to awaken kindness in the cruel hearts of those people, so that they begin to develop love for God. Jesus was also a Human Incarnation of God Datta, who is also called the Father of heaven.

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