Yes, I know. He spread out his arms and said "I love you this much." I imagine it was hard to find a real reason for his death so they came up with this. Previously your "sins" could all be put upon a goat who was driven into the wilderness. We know we all have sin because the perfect god used incest to get us all here. It was in his plan. If Jesus was in a different era his followers might have necklaces of electric chairs or injection tables today. Imagine these emblems on graves or a church steeple. How would you make the sign of the electric chair? Do you think Jesus would ever want to see another cross? It all makes perfect sense.