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How was Jesus a sacrifice?

...d the old sacrifices, is that of the Passover lamb. The link between the two is really quite amazing and to be honest, I didn't realise just how much of this Jesus fulfilled in himself until I was writing this. First we need to go back to the very first Passover to see what it meant for Israel. The whole story can be found in Exodus 12, but the relevant parts to the lamb are about how it should look and be prepared, and the reason for the blood covering: Exodus 12:5-7, 13 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a year-old male; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month; then the whole assembled c...

Does Easter Have Pagan Origins?

...s Jesus a sacrifice? Have a blessed Easter and know that you are celebrating something thousands of Christians have celebrated before you for nearly two millennia!  Further Reading and Sources An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, 2nd ed., s.v. “Easter.” (Walter W. Skeat, 1893). Easter is Not Pagan - YouTube by Inspiring Philosophy Quartodecimanism - Wikipedia Easter, Ishtar and Eostre - History for Atheists What is the origin of the Easter bunny and Easter eggs? | GotQuestions.org Who was Ishtar, and is there any connection between Ishtar and Easter? | GotQuestions.org Eostre, Ishtar and the truth about Easter - Uncomplica...

Lent Day 36: Ambrose of Milan: Concerning the Mysteries: 5-9

...t where a sacrifice was consumed with heavenly fire, and the baptism of fire we receive in the New Testament. In Judges 6:21 when Jerubbaal had an angel burn up the sacrifice, and another time in 1 Kings 18:38 when Elijah was battling with the prophets of Baal, fire from the Lord came down to burn it up. “To those [of old] a visible fire was sent that they might believe; for us who believe, the Lord works invisibly” – our fire from heaven is in the form of the Spirit of God who falls upon us, who are “living sacrifices” to the Lord Jesus (Rom 12:1). Anointed as priests After baptism, straight from coming out of the water, the catechumens are then...

An ancient fragment mentions Jesus' wife!?

...hange the sacrifice Jesus made for us all....

Are There Levels of Sin?

...remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful prospect of judgment..." If you commit a "lesser sin" you are still guilty just as much as if you commit a "greater sin", much in the same as criminals in a court of law. Yet even then, those who are first time offenders, or didn't necessarily act maliciously, can receive a reduced sentence. In a similar fashion, Jesus would seem to teach that the punishment will indeed 'fit the crime' as it were, which gives me a greater sense and view of God's justice being actually just and not some type of binary black/white system which portrays God in an unjust and very robotic fashion (ie. "you sinned, no matter if it was tel...

Lent: Day 15 - Justin Martyr: First Apology, Chaps. 36-47

..., pain or sacrifice from the perspective of God, then it is Christ speaking as the pre-existing Word. He gives various examples from the Psalms and Isaiah to show this, such as: Isaiah 50:6I gave my back to those who struck me,and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;I did not hide my facefrom insult and spitting. And, Psalms 22:17-18I can count all my bones.They stare and gloat over me;they divide my clothes among themselves,and for my clothing they cast lots. The Spirit When it is the the Spirit speaking, it appears to be prophecies which are more in the 3rd person about the Lord and what he will do. Using an example from Isaiah again, J...