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Why the Protestant view of the Cross is wrong.

Rick Otto

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A redeemer does pay the price for sins, but that doesn't mean the redeemer takes the person's place! Many people in Scripture made atonement for sins and it never involved them taking the wrath or punishment in place of the sinner.

You can look all through Scripture and you'll not see any hint of Jesus enduring the Father's wrath.
Didja miss the part where it was the animal who took the sinner's place?
So it was the substitute that endured death.
Here's a hint:
Rom5:9: Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

Now think of the tax He paid Ceasar from the fish's mouth &...
where'dja think the saying "You can't escape death & taxes." came from?

Where does the line for compliments start? I'm starting to trifle with envy.
 
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