Sacrifice(s)

Why is sacrifice required in both the Old and New Testaments? [1 Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53:6, Romans 6:23, Genesis 2:17, Ezekiel 18:20]

How do the Jews receive forgiveness, since they rejected the Messiah Christ? Do they still need to offer sacrifices?

Isn't it a Bible contradiction when it forbids human sacrifice and yet says there is no forgiveness of sins without blood sacrifice? [Hebrews 9:22].

Could you explain Hebrews 11, about "no longer a sacrifice for sin?" [Hebrews 11:25-31, Hebrews 11:17-18].

Why was blood necessary for atonement? [Hebrews 9:11, Genesis 9:6, Ephesians 1:7, 1 John 1:7, Leviticus 17:11]

How were the Old Testament characters (like Job) offering sacrifices and rituals when God didn't give His laws to anyone but Israel? How did God judge the pagans? [Psalm 51:17, Micah 6:8, Matthew 23:23, Acts 17:22-30].

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 do so many teachers present Daniel as applicable to the future? We have no sacrifices now. [Daniel 12:11, Daniel 9:26, Luke 21:6-7, Luke 21:20-24, Luke 21:32, Acts 1:7-8].

Why was Cain's sacrifice not accepted? [Hebrews 11:4, Genesis 4:3-5].

What is actually being brought to the altar (grain, flour, oil, salt, etc.)? [Leviticus 2:1-8, Leviticus 2:13].

Why did Jesus have to die? [Isaiah 53:6, 1 Peter 2:24, Revelation 12:10, John 8:34, Romans 8:33, Mark 10:45, 1 Timothy 2:6, 1 Corinthians 5:19-21].

Because "taking" is in the present tense, [John 1:29-32, 1 Peter 2:24, Matthew 1:21].

Will sacrifices in the temple in the future be offered in remembrance, or as a sin offering? Were the sacrifices in the temple always in remembrance? [Ezekiel 40-47, Ezekiel 45:15-20].

Isn't it a contradiction that a human blood sacrifice was required for salvation when God undeniably hates human sacrifice? [Psalm 50:5, Hosea 6:6, Isaiah 1:12-15, Malachi 1:7-10, Proverbs 21:27, John 15:13-14].

If all the sins of the whole world were put on Jesus at the crucifixion, why would God put them back on the people to pay for them? [1 Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53:6, Hebrews 10:4].

As Gentiles do we need to keep the Law? If son, wouldn't we need to have a temple again? [John 5:17-20].

How can those who remain Jewish practice their faith and atonement without sacrifices in the temple? [Galatians 3:27-28].

Is there any difference between praise and worship? [1 Corinthians 11:2, 1 Corinthians 11:17, 1 Peter 2:5, Romans 12:1, Philippians 4:18, Hebrews 13:13]

Why is the spilling of blood the only solution for atonement? [Leviticus 17:11].

What do you think about someone who loves Jesus, but does call herself for a Christian, on the basis of the requirement of a blood sacrifice? [Matthew 20:28, John 5:46-47, Hosea 6:6, 1 Timothy 2:6, 1 Corinthians 5:7, Psalm 40:6, Psalm 50:1].

How is it that Christianity would accommodate human sacrifice and bloodshed? [Hebrews 9:22, Deuteronomy 12:29-31, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Numbers 21:8-9].

Could you clarify the contractions about dietary restrictions, specifically of Paul not really having a problem with those that eat meat sacrificed to idols in contrast to the letter in Revelation 2? Is there concern over the dietary laws (such as Kosher laws)? [Revelation 2:20, I Corinthians 8, 1 Corinthians 10, Acts 15, Galatians 2:11, Romans 14:14.

How were people forgiven for their sins in the Old Testament (relative to the shedding of blood and sacrifices)? [Luke 11:50-51, Matthew 16:24, John 8:31, Matthew 28:20].

Regarding the sacrificial lamb ritual - how can we know that there is only one Messiah, since there are two lambs (the scapegoat and the sacrificial) in the Old Testament ritual? [Leviticus 16].

Why did God require a "blood sacrifice," like the pagans? [Genesis 3:21, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 8:20-22, Romans 3:23, Revelation 13:8].

Why are they offering sacrifices in Genesis before Leviticus has been given? [Hebrews 11:4, Luke 11:50f].

What do you say to someone who claims that people cannot sin anymore after a true conversion? [Matthew 18:22, 1 John 1:9, 1 John 1:7, 1 John 2:1-2, 1 John 2:13, James 5:19, Hebrews 10:26, Hebrew 8:12, Jeremiah 31:34, Hebrews 7:27].

Could you talk about Paul sacrificing at the temple? [1 Corinthians 9:19-23, Numbers 6, Acts 18:18, Romans 14:5, Acts 21:26].

Can you comment on the claim that God killed or crushed His son? [2 Corinthians 5:19, John 10:18].

What happened to all those that came before Jesus shed His blood, regarding the required shedding of blood for sacrifice? [Hebrews 9:22, Hebrew 10:4].

Why do Christian's based their faith on "human sacrifice" when clearly it is an abomination to God? [2 Corinthians 5:19, 1 Corinthians 5:7].

Caller shares concern over the difficult parts of the Old Testament? [Genesis 22, John 6:6].

Do we surrender our free choice if we give ourselves as "a living sacrifice?" [Romans 12:1, Romans 6:13].

Do you know if the "sacrifices" in Jewish tradition is referring to prayers? [Daniel 12:11].

How should we read this verse in Hebrews about possible apostasy in persecution? [Hebrews 10:26, Hebrews 10:32-35, Hebrews 8:13].

Where does Christianity get the idea that sacrificing a human would get them to heaven? [Hebrews 10:4, John 15:13].

Why didn't Abraham know that the sacrifice of Isaac was like the pagan sacrifices? [Genesis 22:1-19, Hebrews 11:19].

When scripture says that God "does not desire sacrifice" was David saying that the sacrifices are no more? [Psalm 40:6-8, Psalm 51:16-17, Hosea 6:6].

Wasn't Jesus the final sacrifice? How does Jesus' ministry fit into the 70 weeks of Daniel? [Daniel 9:24-27].

Did Jephthah sacrifice his daughter or just keep her as a virgin? [Judges 11:30-40].

How did Job know to sacrifice, especially for others and before The Law? [Job 1, Luke 11:4, 1 Petre 2:5, Romans 12:1, Hebrews 13:15, Philippians 4:18].

Could you help me answer questions about human sacrifices in the Old Testament? Recommended topical lectures; "Authority of Scripture." and Steve's books-2 vol set, "Empire of the Risen Son." [Jude 1:4, Romans 15:4].

The story of Jephthah and his daugther has several different interpretations regarding what the sacrifice really was. Would you share your insight? (Judges 11:30-36).

Is there anywhere in scripture that idicates that David was a priest? [Isaiah 13:14, Acts 13:22].

How do we offer sacrifices to God today? [ I Peter 2:5, Hebrews 13:15, Philippians 4:12-23, Romans 12:1].

What was a "wave offering"? [Leviticus 23:15-21]

Caller is concerened that we should never want to give up our reward & our relationship with Jesus-even for somebody else. [Romans 9:3]

What do you think about the idea of giving up one's own salvation for others to be saved? [Romans 9:3].

Why wasn't the sacrifice of animals with appropriate faith sufficient, instead of needing to sacrifice Jesus? [Genesis 15:6, Hebrews 10:4, Colossians 2:16-17, Galatians 2:21, Romans 12:1].

When did the people in the Exodus offer sacrifices and why did they complain that they did not have meat if they still had their livestock with them? [Exodus 16:3].