Subject: Christians before Jesus came |
Bible Note: Again, I don't know if I can go along with that fully. Not all sins were covered by sacrifice. Some were 'un-pardonable' without God simply telling them that they are forgiven. I refer you to Ps.51. Which sacrifices did David offer when he murdered, commited adultery, lied, stole, etc? The fact is, there were no sacrifices for those sins. He deliberately acted against God. If he could have offered a sacrifice, he would have...but no sacrifice was created for those circumstances. He simply went to God's throne of grace and asked for mercy. Again, why were they concerned about a future messiah? What was it that they needed from him? WE know that because of Jesus, all people are forgiven. They did not. I still am not seeing any scriptural references to support this idea that they put their faith in Jesus the Christ. Chesed |