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An Early Christian Hymn or Recitation:

Jesus was God
   Not greedy of reputation
      Made himself a servant
         Became human
            Obedient to death
               Death on a  cross
            Therefore God exalted Him
         Gave him a high name
      Every knee will bow
   Every tongue will confess
That Jesus is Lord.

Christianity is the only religion whose God dies for humans. This is the objection of some, that a God whose system requires that God kill God’s own Son is not a good God to worship. On the other hand, I  place the sacrifice of Christ in a category with wartime buddies in the face of great danger who sacrifice their lives so others can live. For me, this is not a father sacrificing his son for some satisfaction, but a buddy sacrificing himself to avert danger from his friends.

Then what was the great danger? I believe the original choice that placed this planet in the position of going on without God put humans in great danger. If God is the source of continuing life and I have chosen against God, then I will die. That is the danger. Christ entered that danger to give me another chance to choose life.

Seeing things in this light is a choice I have made. I like to recite the early Christian hymn.