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Based on the Lord's prayer and its direction to pray to the Father, couldn't one go directly to God the Father in prayer for salvation and forgiveness? [Ephesians 3:3:14-15, Matthew 6:9-13, Luke 18:14, Genesis 3, Romans 3:25].

How do you justify the forgiveness of sin in the Old Testament when scripture says there is no forgiveness of sin without the shedding of blood, and Jesus had not yet shed His? [Hebrews 9:22, Habakkuk 2:4 Hebrews 10:38, 1 Peter 1:20, Romans 3:23-26, John 1:29].

How did salvation work for the crippled man who was lowered through the roof, since Jesus has not yet died? [Matthew 9:6, Genesis 3:15, Romans 3:25]

Why was Jesus sent when He was ... not earlier or later? [Galatians 3:24-27, Galatians 4:4, Genesis 15:6, Romans 3:25].

Does the phrase "overlooking the sins of the Gentiles" refer to them being saved? [Romans 3:25].

Do you think that God had to prove His righteousness because of Satan's challenge in Job? [Job 2:4, Romans 3:24-26].

How were Jews saved in the Old Testament and before Jesus? [James 4:6-7, Revelation 13:8, Romans 3:25-26, Romans 10:4].

Would you comment on Penal Substitution-the idea of God requiring payment for the forgiving of sins and its relationship to the parable of the unjust servant? Why could He have just not forgiven without requiring payment? [2 Corinthians 5:19, Luke 16:1-13, Titus 1:2, Romans 3:25f].

In the story of the woman caught in adultery and the woman at the well, is it relevant that this was under the old covenant? Were there greater consequences then? [John 5 & 8, Romans 3:25, Ecclesiastes 8:11].

Can you help me understand the various views of the atonement, and why did Jesus have to die? [Colossian 2:15, Hebrews 2:14, I Timothy 2:6, Matthew 20:28, Romans 3:20-26].

Can you please explain the differing views of the Atonement such as the Christus Victor view & the Penal Substitution view? [Romans 3:24-26]

It says that the Blood of Goats & Bulls never really justified the people of the OT, so how were they justified? Still by faith also? [Hebrews 9:13-10:18, Romans 4, 1 Peter 3:18-20, Romans 3:25]

Can you talk about the word, "Propitiation"? [Romans 3:25, 1 John 2:2, 1 John 4:10]

Was there justification available for all men, including the people of the Old Testament? [Romans 3:25, Romans 5:12-21, Romans 5:1]

In what sense did Jesus die for the whole world, yet only for those who had faith in Him? [John 3:16, Romans 3:25, 1 John 2:2, 1 John 4:10, John 6:44]

If God is not an angry God, why do we need an advocate? [2 Peter 3:9, 1 John 2:1, 1 John 1:9, 2 Corinthians 5:19, Romans 3:23-25, Isaiah 53:6, Matthew 18:12, 1 Peter 2:24, 2 Corinthians 5:21].

What is the difference between "Propitiation" & "Atonement" and the number of times it has to be done? Propitiation, once & Atonement many times? [1 John 2:2, Romans 3:25]