Understanding Propitiation & Imputation
What does it mean that Jesus is the Propitiation for our sins ? What is Double Imputation
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Why was Jesus death important?
Q: I have been perplexed by something which has kept me from coming back to the faith “fully”. If Jesus is God, and he is all knowing, how is dying on the cross a great sacrifice? Wouldn’t he know he’s not actually dying? I know that Jesus forgiving us of our sins is a sign of love and is a great thing, but I guess I don’t fully understand this. A: You are right, this would hold you back. Because until you can understand and see the importance of Jesus work -- you cant be saved. [note. There are links in the answers below, so read the full response here and "then" go to those links.] Man was created but perfect, yet had the ability to choose to disobey. They did and the Fall was the result. All the suffering and sin and tragedies in the world resulted ever since. But...God wasnt going to leave us like that, so in Eden he promised to recover what was lost and fix it. (However God already knew before the world began this would happen, so the triune God already had a plan an...
How can Jesus bear mans sins ?
How can Jesus bear that? He bore all the sins of every believer in him from Adam to the last human who will exist. A: He is God. He is a cosmic person. He is an eternal being. He is vast beyond us who can take that punishment. He gathers up all the punishment of all the suns of all who will believe, because sin must be punished. That frees God, satisfies His justice while offering grace to all who believe in Him. Every true believer in the OT era was waiting for this promised sacrifice, knowing no animal could provide that one true "once forever" sacrifice. Isaiah 53 talks of this & is the focal point of Isaiah. >>>>>> Fun facts about the book of Isaiah: 66 chapters as theres 66 books of Scripture in the Bible. The 1st 29 chapters are of judgment, like the number of books in the OT. The 2nd half, 27 chapters, like the 27 books of the NT, are about salvation. On the 29 chapters: *the 1st 9 chapters of the second half on salvation are about salv...