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Are humans so sinful that they need a sinless agent to redeem them?

Are humans so sinful that they need a sinless agent to redeem them?

Question: Isn't it true that humans are so innately sinful that they need an outside sinless agent to redeem them from sin? Answer: God says of sin, "you may rule over it" (Genesis 4:7). Yet, "there is no man that does not sin" (1 Kings 8:45). Indeed, "Who can say, 'I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin'?" (Proverbs 20:9). That is why God provided Israel with the means of cleansing itself from sin through the sacrificial system, which includes blood offering and repentance. By God'
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
One Way Street to Salvation?

One Way Street to Salvation?

Missionaries claim that there is no salvation from sin or any possibility of a personal relationship with G-d without belief in Jesus. Missionaries claim that there is no salvation from sin or any possibility of a personal relationship with G-d without belief in Jesus. Specifically with regard to Jews, their argument is that Jews have always needed animal blood sacrifices to rid themselves of sin. Since sacrifices were abolished after the destruction of the Temple, they claim that today Jews ca
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 11e - THE ATONEMENT PROCESS

Chapter 11e - THE ATONEMENT PROCESS

Continued from Chapter 11d Sacrificial blood loss Biblically, sacrificial death must be directly attributable to the loss of blood and this shed blood is essential for achieving atonement. When the sinner sees what happens to the animal he is moved to consider that were it not for God’s mercy he, himself, would suffer the punishment. The sin-offering is a dramatic enactment of the severest punishment and has the effect of making the sinner aware of how great his sin is. With this awareness,
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 22c - 52:13: “He shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high”

Chapter 22c - 52:13: “He shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high”

Continued from Chapter 22b Exalted, lifted up, very high Rewarding the servant: The servant is to be raised to a higher position in the estimation of those who were previously appalled at the sight of him. Does “He shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high” refer to Jesus’ alleged rewards after death in heaven and on earth? Some Christians believe that the meaning of these words is to be found in Philippians 2:5-11, which speaks of Jesus’ supposed exaltation in heaven and on ea
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 22o - Isaiah 53:6

Chapter 22o - Isaiah 53:6

Continued from Chapter 22n 53:6: “the Lord has visited upon him the iniquity of us all” The pre-Gospel church and its developing christology The pre-Gospel church developed its christology by utilizing biblical passages. The phrase “the Lord has visited upon him the iniquity of us all” found in Isaiah 53:6 was a significant source for the christological belief that Jesus died for the sins of the world. This unverifiable contention is belied by Jesus’ non-fulfillment of the sum total of Isai
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz