Archives for January 2011

The question was posed at our most recent Bible study, "Why did God require a blood sacrifice for sin?" The Christian faith rests squarely and un-alterably on the fact that blood must be shed in order for God's hot anger toward sinful humans to be appeased. Believers know this to be true. However, the question was not "Is a blood sacrifice required for sin?" We know the Bi...

Last Bible Study we had two very thought provoking questions. One was regarding generations being punished by God for the sins of previous generations. Or one could describe the principle this way; children are punished for the sins of their fathers. While many Middle Eastern cultures practice punishing entire families or tribes for the sins of one of their members, even i...