If Jesus died 2000 years ago how was it that he died for your sins?

Answer 1

Jesus did die for all of our sins. For humanity at that time as well as those who were to come. We are all covered by Jesus' blood, as long as we believe that he is the son of God who was born, died, and resurrected. Jesus dying for us was the "perfect sacrifice". He took the place of traditional sacrifices of unblemished (ie perfect) sheep which, at that time thousands of years ago, were sacrificed to atone for sins. Since sin was never ending, that means the sin sacrifices of animals were never ending. It became just a ritual vs having a significant change in behavior. When Jesus died for all of us to come, he eliminated the need for these type of sacrifices ("Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world...). We can live in faith now for Jesus, knowing that He will forgive us our sins when we ask Him to in earnest, since he has already been the sacrifice for us.