Subject: Christians before Jesus came |
Bible Note: Please understand that I believe that Jesus is the only reason for grace and forgiveness. However, I think that those in the OT were forgiven in the same way we are: in light of the sacrifice of Jesus. We don't have to be lliving at that point in history to receive that grace. God knew from the moment sin entered the earth that Jesus would one day die for all sin. Because of this, he was able to forgive in the Old Testament and in the New. It is like someone who is in debt, but a rich man takes him to the bank and tells the bank that he will pay this debt the next day. The day that they go to the bank, the debtful man is relieved of his debt, even though the debt was not paid at that moment in time. The rich man was good for it, the bank knew he had the money and would pay it, so they were able to give the poor man freedom from his debt. |