Subject: Crusifixtion a sacrafice? John 3:16 |
Bible Note: Shalom G Preston You said, "I do have trouble with your concluding theory however. To suggest He experienced ...'spiritual'... death conflicts with the meaning of the second death because of sinfulness. He never sinned" I thought that that was what the sacrifice was all about. The Savior never sinned but He took our sins upon Himself and paid the FULL price, which includes the second death, the death of separation from the Father. The fact that He did not remain spiritually separated from the Father is also what procures our FULL, complete, eternal redemption. It is this second death, this eternal separation from God that we are saved from. This is our hope and confidence, not a trouble free life, not escape from physical death, but an eternity in the presence of our God. (Scripture to this effect have already been posted within this thread.) |