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The three verses cited on blood atonement are from the NT. I realize the idea is that the blood of Jesus was supposed to end blood atonement and usher in a new
by jqm 12y ago
The three verses cited on blood atonement are from the NT.
I realize the idea is that the blood of Jesus was supposed to end blood atonement and usher in a new era. However, I never thought this idea was reasonable, never identified with a God who would set such a system up, and never felt that this idea at the core of a religion would ultimately lead to positive outcomes or really much more than continued barbarism and cruelty, but I'm not going to argue with your faith.
- thret 12y agoI just think Jesus was more or less successfully trying to fix all of the problems he saw with the religion he was born into. The OT God is quite evil (or at least does/allows/commands evil things). A God who doesn't require sacrifice, forgives sins as they are confessed and eschews violence is quite a step up. Given what he had to work with I think he did pretty well.