12 Mar '18 14:08>1 edit
Originally posted by @thinkofone
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Actually the narrative is more like God had tired of sacrifices and was now going to demand loyalty. In doing so, God shut the door on vicarious atonement.
God wants his followers to be truly righteous.The author of 1 John recognized this:
1 John 3
7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
This is the same epistle in which John says that Christ is the propitiation for believers' sins and for those of the whole world.
"And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for those of the whole world." (1 John 2:2)
Same author, Same epistle.
ThinkOfOne's thread here is attempting to exploit some passages to build a case that Jesus Christ did not die an atoning death - a sacrifice for our sins.