Depends what religion you follow. I am Christian and I believe he died for our sins.
Not only does it depend on your religion it also depends on what you think Jesus was doing at the time. However the consensus does seem to be that the events surrounding the "crucifixion", as opposed to the "Death" of Jesus was part of the contribution that Jesus intended for the spiritual well being of mankind.
awser
I think you want the word "sacrifice".
Jesus says he is a shepherd. His people are his flock .
Jesus didnt nail himself to anything.
Jesus himself
By Jesus Himself.
Yes, Jesus has unlimited power and there are at least three examples of people rising from the dead, Lazarus, the boy on his way in the funeral procession, and Himself. Many people are witnesses to this.
Jesus himself delivered the good news about himself. Who better to tell the world about who he was than the person himself.
The Man Who Called Himself Jesus was created on 1968-11-22.
James called himself a "servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ."
It seems to me that the only people that were suspicious of Jesus were the ruling Jews, the Pharisees and Sadducees, because they thought that Jesus made himself equal with God: Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. (John 5.18)
The cast of Kosher Jesus the Legacy of Jesus Among Jews and Christians - 2012 includes: Corey Booker as himself Shmuley Boteach as himself Noah Feldman as himself Bret Stephens as himself