SolaScriptura
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I would rather talk to Calvin than you, but unfortunately he's dead.
(2) He had to shed his blood for the remission of sins (Heb 9:22, Mat 26:28)
(3) He had to die and be resurrected to bring about the resurrection - 1 Cor 15:21 "For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead."
There is no sense in which He took eternal punishment in hell. He redeemed the circumcised from the curse of their law by death, ALL who will accept Him (whether circumcised or not) from sin and hell by His blood, and gave the resurrection to all men by His resurrection.
Show me a verse that says He SUFFERED in hell or that He went to hell FOR US. There isn't one. All you will find is "his soul will not be abandoned to hades" (Acts 2:27) which certainly does not teach that any part of Him went to hell to take my punishment and suffer an eternity for me. On the contrary, if the verse even was refering to hell, it would mean that He DIDN'T take my punishment there, because it plainly says "HE LEFT" and if He left, then He did not take my punishment in hell, because I deserved an eternity.
[ August 15, 2002, 11:48 PM: Message edited by: SolaScriptura ]
(1) He had to die to take the curse of the Law (which was ONLY physical death) for those UNDER THE LAW (and I somehow doubt you are Jewish) - Gal 3:13 - So, yes there was a vicarious nature to his death, but not with regards to eternal punishment or even to the uncircumcised (Gal 5:3) By Galatians 5:3, I can say He took my physical punishment on the cross, but I don't know about you (read the verse).If blood was all that was required, then he could have simply cut himself with a knife, bled a little, and then gone merrily on his way.
(2) He had to shed his blood for the remission of sins (Heb 9:22, Mat 26:28)
(3) He had to die and be resurrected to bring about the resurrection - 1 Cor 15:21 "For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead."
There is no sense in which He took eternal punishment in hell. He redeemed the circumcised from the curse of their law by death, ALL who will accept Him (whether circumcised or not) from sin and hell by His blood, and gave the resurrection to all men by His resurrection.
Show me a verse that says He SUFFERED in hell or that He went to hell FOR US. There isn't one. All you will find is "his soul will not be abandoned to hades" (Acts 2:27) which certainly does not teach that any part of Him went to hell to take my punishment and suffer an eternity for me. On the contrary, if the verse even was refering to hell, it would mean that He DIDN'T take my punishment there, because it plainly says "HE LEFT" and if He left, then He did not take my punishment in hell, because I deserved an eternity.
[ August 15, 2002, 11:48 PM: Message edited by: SolaScriptura ]