Why would god require human sacrifice?

[CMike]

Humans are being sacrificed, daily. If God commands wars, and an eye for an eye, these sacrifices will continue.

These aren't human sacrifices. The intent isn't for killing a person for killing a person.

It's usually to achieve some sort of ends.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Catholics have a focus on the cross the means of roman capital punishment.

I agree he said, forgive them, which says jesus had forgiven but his father needed to be asked. I think that is quite significant. Even with his view of tolerance and forgiveness even he had the idea of the wrathful god that needed to be appeased, so forgive them he asks. At that point wouldnt matter what they did to jesus, the appeasement comes from jesus forgiving us not the father. Did he have to spill blood to show the father, quite possibly, thats how jesus saw it.

Edit: another clue is him saying take this cup from me.

You're forgetting that Jesus is also human and a model of behavior for us. He knew He was going to die and I'm sure His human aspect was very distressed over it. In fact, we know that because He was very upset in the Garden of Gethsemane and an Angel came down from Heaven to comfort Him. But in the end, He did God's will, as always.

As for Him praying to His Father to forgive us, we all must pray for forgiveness for those who persecute us. We must all pray for God's mercy to be granted to the entire world. In the Divine Mercy chaplet, we pray: "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world". And also: "Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world".

 

[Sleeppy]

These aren't human sacrifices. The intent isn't for killing a person for killing a person.

It's usually to achieve some sort of ends.

There's no difference.. Unless I'm misreading you. Elaborate, please.

 

[paarsurrey]

God does not command wars or an eye for an eye.

I agree with you.
Truthful religion does not command wars for conversion of others.
Regards

 

[Prophet]

In the bible god says not to in the OT but the founder is said to have been asked to sacrifice his first son Isaac. God said just kidding.

Then god finishes the task by sacrificing his own human son.

Why would such archaic barbaric means be necessary? Human sacrifice of a perfect innocent and blood is the real means. Is that some sort of satanic type worship or something with baby sacrifice, not to say satanists do that but sure makes sense to many christians.

There is a need on the part of many believers to anthropomorphize God turning the belief that God created man in His image on its head. That man creates God in his jealous, merciless, and barbaric image is a chief root cause of suffering created by religion.