Heather Lindwall

Hello Everyone, In what sense have we been set free or released from slavery to sin? We have been set free from slavery to sin, because we have been forgiven our sins through the blood of Jesus. Satan loses his power over us. We have come under new management, and have been washed clean in the blood of the Lamb! Why do we need the Holy Spirit to help us keep this freedom? The Holy Spirit

Hello Everyone According to the slave-ransom analogy, who is the slave? WE are the slaves, those who have not been redeemed or saved. What is he enslaved by? We are enslaved by sin, and an empty way of life. Who offers the ransom? Jesus offers Himself as the ransom. If Satan is involved in the enslaving process, why isn't the ransom paid to him? Satan, although he persuades us to sin, and keeps us unenlightened about other choices in our lives, never owns us. We always belong to God. Any permanent judgment about us comes from God. Why isn't the slave-ransom analogy spelled out completely in the New Testament? The important analogy in the New Testament was used to acquaint people with a new concept of redemption through the blood of Christ. Perhaps it was enough that this idea be accepted without emphasis on Satan

How should we as disciples apply the principles:

Hello Everyone In the New Testament world, what classes of human were freed by payment of a redemption price or a ransom? During the lifetime of Jesus, most of the world He knew and traveled was ruled by the Romans. I am not a historian by ANY means, but I believe all of these lands came to be under Roman rule because of its aggressive acquisitiveness. The people in these conquered lands than became the slave property of the Romans. Although these conquered peoples could fight to win back their sovereignty as nations, the classes of people freed by payment of a ransom or redemption price, were more likely the common poor who had fallen on hard times. For example a man whose crop had failed and who couldn

The Servant also bears the punishment deserved by sinners. In what sense, if any, did Jesus bear the punishment due you when he died on the cross? Hello Everyone Because I believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that He was crucified as a sacrifice to redeem all mankind, for all time, I am saved from eternal darkness. I believe Jesus rose from the dead, and so shall I, because He promised that it should be so. Jesus became my sacrificial Lamb. He knew of my personal need for redemption because he knew me, knew all my sins. All of Psalm 139 tells of God

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Which New Testament parallels to Isaiah 53 convinces you that Jesus Himself saw His own mission and destiny spelled out in Isaiah 53? If you aren

Hello Everyone From how large a group of people does God remove sins in Isaiah 52:13-53:12? In what sense is this a universal sacrifice of salvation? In Isaiah 53:8, the prophet Isaiah focuses on the sins of the Jewish nations. However it was understood that the servant, or the lamb of sacrifice, was yet to come. Who this sacrificial lamb was , is clear in John 1:29, when John the Baptist referred to Jesus as,

Hello Everyone What do you think God intended animal sacrifice to teach us about sin? About holiness? About God

Hello Everyone When man first sinned in the Garden of Eden, his punishment was separation from God. It also meant a daily struggle just to survive and eventual death. When the great flood, a new beginning, didn

Hello Everyone The basic elements involved in a sacrifice for sin originally was the choosing of an animal that was pure and perfect for the sacrifice. The sinner must then present the animal to the priest, lay hands upon the sacrifice, then actually slay the animal, allowing the priest to catch some of the blood. The priest then anointed the horns of the altar with some the blood, and poured the rest at the altar

Why is animal sacrifice repulsive to modern people? How much of this has to do with a city vs. a farming way of life? Hello Everyone Perhaps animal sacrifice is repulsive to modern man because more of us today do not need to actually kill animals for food; therefore we have become squeamish about taking the life of an animal. This probably is because of the move to suburban living, where our desire to eat meat can be satisfied by a visit to the supermarket. Sacrificing animals even for our own table is not common for most of us. Faced with a meatless future, I could VERY easily become a vegetarian. I risk opening a can of worms by suggesting that one interpretation of the creation in Genesis is that God never intended for man to eat meat. Could it be that this is why we have so many vegetarians

Hello to Everyone I read through all the replies to this first question, and found my own reply within almost all of them. I learned so much just from those people brave and articulate enough to formulate replies. I am so proud and pleased to be part of this group of highly motivated Christians. Love in our Lord...................Heather

Hello, I am so happy to be part of this Lenten Season Bible study. The international participation is just great! I am reading through the Bible again this year, but this study is such a great help in gaining more knowledge about God's Holy Word. I am a Methodist in New Jersey, and teach the Children's Sermon each week at two small churches. As most of my research and presentations are in the field of the children's ministry, this study will be very interesting and wonderfully personal. Greetings and Love to all, and may God hold us close to His heart as we study to find ourselved approved to God. Love in Him...............Heather