Roots and Streams Podcast

Did Jesus Have to Die? — Rethinking Sacrifice & God’s Heart


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In this episode, I share how life has been nonstop while launching 818 Auto Detail Co—but also how God has been meeting me right in the middle of the chaos.


I dive into a recent study that challenged everything I thought I knew about sacrifice. Did God ever want sacrifices? Did Jesus “have to” die? Or was God stepping into humanity’s world, meeting us in our broken systems, and showing us—through Jesus—the true weight of injustice and the depth of His love?


I unpack how the sacrificial system was God working with human culture, not endorsing it… and why Jesus’ death reveals more about us than about what God requires. My hope is simple: to invite curiosity, honesty, and the freedom to ask the hard questions that lead to deeper faith

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Roots and Streams PodcastBy Matthew Llamas