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We often hear that Jesus died to pay the ransom price for us because of our sins, or Jesus died in our place, or Jesus died as a sin sacrifice to atone for our sins. But are these statements all accurate? There have been throughout history multiple theories on the atonement - and the oldest of these is ignored by the current church, and I will tell you why it's really the best theory and I will tell you why it is often wrongly rejected.
And then the questions comes up, do we really need an atonement? Does it have to be blood? If our sins are forgiven and forgotten through repentance, as God promised, is atonement still needed? Is shed blood required for atonement? And if so, will God accept a human blood atonement? Did God ever really want blood sacrifices in the first place? Or could sins be forgiven without the blood being shed? These questions are all answered by the Scriptures and the results may surprise you, as they did me.
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I was a senior at a major Protestant seminary, when I was deeply bothered by Church doctrines which were incompatible with Jesus' words. It seems that some of Jesus' words had to be discarded, ignored or marginalized, so the church could embrace Paul's words. Yet the Scriptures say that Jesus spoke YHVH's words with His authority, so how could I accept a doctrine contrary to Jesus' words? I could no longer attend that seminary, so I left because I had to choose between the teachings of the Church and the teachings of Jesus, so I chose Jesus' teachings, and that forced me to make other choices as well....
