Originally Posted by Tom
Pilgrim
Sorry I haven't had a chance to read what Henriksen say yet; but I plan on it.
If I remember correctly the reason why this matter was brought to me is not because death doesn't need to occur.
Rather, (according to them) like in the OC where the blood of the spotless lamb must be sprinkled on the alter. Similarly Christ blood was sprinkled on the alter once and for all.i
They believe that to deny this is heresy.
It is poor theology to pick & choose which parts of the OT sacramental/sacrificial system one desires to use to prove a point in regard to Christ's atonement. ALL OF IT must be regarded for ALL OF IT in total gives the proper understanding of what Christ actually accomplished on the cross. The sprinkling of blood is but one facet of the whole.

I'll state it one more time in case someone hasn't grasped the significance in what those who are castigating MacArthur are espousing.... There is NO efficacy in the physical blood of the Lord Christ. The totality of Christ's passive obedience is what made satisfaction according to the law of God.

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simul iustus et peccator

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