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You will have to specify which god you are talking about because the god of the OT most certainly did require sacrificesThe idea that he was sacrificed to God is Balaam teachings; God has never required sacrifice.
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You will have to specify which god you are talking about because the god of the OT most certainly did require sacrificesThe idea that he was sacrificed to God is Balaam teachings; God has never required sacrifice.
The Father and Jesus are the same.The Father raised him. (Acts)
We receive mercy after we repent to God through Jesus' shed blood on the cross.Are you being serious? I can't tell. Go, learn what this means: I desire mercy, not sacrifice.
The murder of Jesus Christ was a guilt offering for increasing sin.to what or to whom was Jesus sacrificed?
The crucifixion of Jesus Christ was the sin of murder. No sin, an offense of law, can be a direct benefit to anyone else. If any sin or infraction of law is committed for gain the law recognizes the sin and that action as an unjust enrichment, ie. conspiracy. "They conspired to kill Him." It is not possible to sin or disobey a law and the result not be multiple counts of infraction.Jesus Christ's atonement on the Cross was for mankind, because of our sin, we had been separated from God, and the only to bridge the gap between Gods perfection and humanity was for Jesus, being perfect and God, to die as a sacrifice.
So you say Jesus was sacrificed against his wish?And to that he replies:
"Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy, not sacrifice."
That is a good point.... clever! Long answer I think. I can't do it at the moment.The idea that he was sacrificed to God is Balaam teachings; God has never required sacrifice.
Acts 2.32The Father and Jesus are the same.
JESUS RAISED HIMSELF.
John 10:18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father."
John 2:19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days."
Though we've done sacrifice to please God, there are clear statements in the prophets that God is fed up with all the animal sacrifices, which they borrowed from other cultures and has never authorised human sacrifice.You will have to specify which god you are talking about because the god of the OT most certainly did require sacrifices
Robert, you need to first go back and acknowledge the scriptures that I gave you that PLAINLY says Jesus raised himself. You cannot just go on as if you did not see those scriptures.Acts 2.32
God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact.
Jesus was not God when he was a man or how did he die? God is Spirit, not flesh. He went down into Hades. He was dead! Dead people do not raise themselves. His inner Self would be with the Father, but he could still do nothing without his Father's say.
God did not like it when the Jews would sin, and then give a sin offering, but not really be sorry for their sins.Why did he ask stipulate for sacrifice in the Law then? Did not the blood of the animal represent it's life? Was not the man's life forfeit due to sin? The sins offering were needed. Their continual repetition emphasized that the ransom price for a man's life was desperately needed - and out of reach. (Ps 49:7-9) But the sin offering was not the only type of sacrifice. There were the communal sacrifices. Opportunities for God's people to 'share a meal' with God. To voluntarily give to Jehovah as they were motivated above and beyond the tithe that supported the Levitical priest arrangement.
What use is a sin offering when someone deliberately sins? What use is a communion sacrifice if you were not someone God wanted in his tent? (Ps 15).
Yes God wanted obedience and mercy, but that did not negate that sacrifices were needed or beneficial to the giver as they had an opportunity to give something back to Jehovah. What was worthless was sacrificing and missing it's purpose - to live with integrity towards God and mercy towards man and beast.
Except you claimed god "never" required sacrifice.Though we've done sacrifice to please God, there are clear statements in the prophets that God is fed up with all the animal sacrifices, which they borrowed from other cultures and has never authorised human sacrifice.
God wants obdience to the law, not sacrifice.
To require something means it is compulsory, a necessity, etc; there are multiple ways for God to forgive sin in Judaism without sacrifice, thus it isn't required in that context.Except you claimed god "never" required sacrifice.
Which is blatantly false.
wow.To require something means it is compulsory, a necessity, etc; there are multiple ways for God to forgive sin in Judaism without sacrifice, thus it isn't required in that context.
In the context of Balaam, he was going to get Balak to commit sacrifice, to gain favour with God; yet clearly what gains favour with God, is by following the law, and living righteously... Thus again sacrifice isn't required, obedience is.
Though we've done sacrifice to please God, there are clear statements in the prophets that God is fed up with all the animal sacrifices, which they borrowed from other cultures and has never authorised human sacrifice.
God wants obdience to the law, not sacrifice.
God did not like it when the Jews would sin, and then give a sin offering, but not really be sorry for their sin---------------" because faith in Jesus' blood makes us clean."
Wadaa do you read? Commentaries? None of them are worth the paper they are printed on.So you say Jesus was sacrificed against his wish?
Wasn't referencing just Biblical law, yet any law that makes you become more righteous in God's sight.Which law are you referencing? The Sinai code or the law that has been added by Christ after his ascension?
Wasn't referencing just Biblical law, yet any law that makes you become more righteous in God's sight.
Which law are you meaning 'after Christ's ascension'?
Think more importantly, if we bring Christ's laws into affect, then all of his teaching also apply as law.