atonement
Detailed studies on the doctrine of atonement, Old Testament foundations, and Christ’s sacrificial work.
JESUS: THE ONLY GOOD GOD THAT SAVES Paid Members Public
According to the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus came to offer his life on the cross as the ransoming sacrifice that saves and redeems mankind from their sins: “For even the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.
WHAT KIND OF SAVIOR IS JESUS? Paid Members Public
In this post I will revisit the issue of the work of Christ in accomplishing the salvation of mankind, and its implication on his divinity. SAVIOR OF THE WORLD The God-breathed Scriptures proclaim that God the Father raised up a king from the physical line of David to save
CHRIST & THE SCAPEGOAT Paid Members Public
Leviticus 16 mentions the scapegoat which on the day of atonements (yom ha’kippurim) would be chosen to carry away the sins of Israel into the wilderness: “He must also take two male goats from the congregation of the Israelites for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt
HEBREWS 2:9 & SYRIAC CHRISTOLOGY PT. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue my discussion of the variants of Hebrews 2:9 and its impact on Christology and soteriology: HEBREWS 2:9 & SYRIAC CHRISTOLOGY. One of the most interesting, in fact remarkable, variants of Hebrews 2:9 is found in the Syriac translation known as the Peshitta. According to this
ALMSGIVING & ATONEMENT Paid Members Public
In the Greek translation of Daniel, which is longer than the Hebrew version, teaches that almsgiving or giving charity is an atonement for sins: “Therefore, O king, let my counsel please thee, and atone for thy sins by alms, and [thine] iniquities by compassion on the poor: it may be
HEBREWS 2:9 & SYRIAC CHRISTOLOGY Paid Members Public
According to the underlying Greek text of Hebrews 2:9, Jesus is described as tasting death for every man by the grace of God: “But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels—Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory
JESUS: THE GOD FOR WHOSE SAKE WE ARE FORGIVEN Paid Members Public
The prophet Isaiah proclaims that YHWH forgives sinners for his own sake: “I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins.” Isaiah 43:25 Isaiah further teaches that YHWH could not find any one righteous and worthy
THE MESSIAH AND ISRAEL’S SINS Paid Members Public
This will be a very short post. According to the Aramaic paraphrase of Micah 4:8, the Messiah was hidden from Israel because of their sins: וְאַתְּ מְשִׁיחָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל דְטָמִיר מִן קֳדָם חוֹבֵ