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Having believing Bible that God allowed Jesus to die instead of us, we nevertheless need to construct an explanation which fits our minds and does not look like a contradiction.
There is a good article on this topic<ref name=": 0">[http://restitutio.org/2016/04/17/why-did-jesus-die-paper-for-2016-theological-conference/ Why Did Jesus Die? (Paper for 2016 Theological Conference)]</ref>. This article explains various existing explanations of Jesus' death, giving pro and contras for various explanations.
==[[User:Victor_Porton|Victor Porton's]] explanation==
If Christ didn't die, to prove that altruism wins, it would be necessary to eliminate all sinners (that is us), because while there is at least one sinner, he is a fly in the ointment. So he has died instead of us.
== Fitting with "biblical" criteria ==
The paper<ref name=":0" /> lists "biblical reasons are non-negotiable for any biblical atonement theory" of Jesus' death:
* to provide eternal life - Victor Porton's theory does not address this issue but does not contradict it as well
* to reconcile us to God - Victor Porton's theory does not address this issue but does not contradict it as well
* to express love - Victor Porton's theory is that Christ expresses "altruism" which is closely related to "love"
* to defeat evil - fits exactly into Victor Porton's theory
* to provide an example - yes, an example of altruism
* to justify us apart from the Law - Victor Porton's theory does not address this issue but does not contradict it as well
* to free us from sin to live righteously - Victor Porton assumes that freeing of sin is made possible by first defeating evil in the heaven, accordingly Victor Porton's theory
* for our sins - If there were no sins, there would be no reason for Christ to die
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