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tigersnare said:What was the point of the O.T. sacrficial system?
Do you really think the animals that were sacrificied in the OT were punished, that their suffering bought forgiveness? The point of the sacrificial system was spiritual training. Through it, the Israelites saw that they has to give up things to serve God and that sin ultimately leads to death.
Think about Abraham. Why was he righteous? It is not because he sacrificed his son. It is because he was willing to. He trusted God and obeyed.
What was the point of Christ's sacrifice?
Christ died so that we could die with Him and be buried with Him. He rose again that we might rise again with Him.
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