Rex Schultz

Most would agree that anger is usually (or always) a secondary emotion. There is something under the anger. Righteous anger has the love, mercy, and justice of God underneath. Capricious or uncontrolled anger has the pride, greed, or self-centeredness of man underneath.

I wonder what else he could be referring to? The people were knowledgeable about sacrificial practices and lambs were the animal of choice in the accustomed process. The "sins of the world" was a radical concept because they would have known that only the sins of the one who put their hands on the lamb would have the relief from sin committed. So how could the world lay their hands on this one lamb? I also wonder about the symbolic nature of John's reference vs. the physical nature of what the people were accustomed to doing. Salvation is not just a mental assent to faith in Christ, is it? Does He not require some physical manifestation of our choice to put our faith in Him? I believe He does.

Hello from beautiful Colorado! I am the Discipleship Pastor at my church here and have been reading your studies but not really participating until now. May the Lord bless our time together.