I
think this may be the first part of a couple of posts. I've got to get to work
on my Talmud paper. (Oops... did I say a bad word??)
Contrary to popular belief, not all sacrifices were for the individual to
get right with G-d. Neither did the sacrifices "cover" sin. Even in the Newer
Testament, Messiah's opponents at one point said, "Only G-d forgives sin." If
that statement is true, then sacrifices did not "forgive" sin. It is the sorrow
of sin and the obedience to try and fix the problem that prompted G-d to
exercise His mercy and erase the memory of the deed.
The
Yom Kippur service is a communal sacrifice used to forgive
communal sins. This is why the whole community was to afflict
themselves for one full day. Those who did not afflict themselves were not
considered part of the community.
Just a
thought (it just occurred to me). We're waiting for a time when all Israel will
be saved. Could it be that Messiah's death is the sacrifice delivered once
for all Israel... a communal sacrifice like the Yom Kippur
service?
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slade
-----Original Message-----Slade:
From: JD
Sent: Friday, 14 January, 2005 18.32
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] What is a Christian?
Double check -- the participant was covered for the whole year -- (I know , you just said that) . Did the participant have to do anything in addition to keep this protection "active?"
Maybe you could d do this for us sometime in the future: Compare the sacrifice "delivered once for all [time]" to the offering of bulls and goats. Did such offering really absolve sin? Was it forgiven, truly.
The whole issue of salvation by grace is the most facinating biblical teaching of all time.. I can start talking about The Plan and present it just as if I was doing for the first time -- every time. You can help us pagan converts to deepen our appreciation for what happened in that sacrificial moment.
Thanks
