jr4624 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Q5. In what sense is God's provision of animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins an expression of his mercy? Were animal sacrifices actually adequate to atone for human sin? When someone has mercy, they don't give someone else what they deserve as punishment, but they let them escape from it. Hebrews 9:22 says that without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. God showed mercy by not shedding their blood, as they deserved, and letting the blood of animals be shed instead. No. If they were, then Jesus would never have had to submit to crucifixion. I believe they were to point the way to Jesus and to show people how horrible their behavior was to God, that all that blood had to be shed to atone for their sinful behavior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubilee Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Q5. In what sense is God's provision of animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins an expression of his mercy? Were animal sacrifices actually adequate to atone for human sin? God always has a plan and his plans are perfect for us all. It was God himself who provided for animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins and an expression of his mercy. Even though the blood of animals cannot remove the sins of mankind it pleases God to make provision for it for the remission of sin. He allows this type of animal sacrifice as an expression of his mercy towards his people. No. Animal sacrifices are actually not adequate to atone for human sin. It is only the blood of Jesus can atone for human sin. God has a perfect plan for man and he sees the end from the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvoryEagle Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Q5. In what sense is God's provision of animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins an expression of his mercy? He regards humans as higher than the animals and allows us maximum opportunity to repent. Were animal sacrifices actually adequate to atone for human sin? Absolutely not, which is why He gave His son. John 3:16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haar Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Animal sacrifice was an indication of God's mercy because by God's standard, the soul that sins shall die. But because of His love, compassion, grace and mercy, He provided a substitute to take and bear our penalty thropugh the animal sacrifice. Animal sacrifice was however not adequate to wipe away our sins permanently. A greater sacrifice was necessary hense the sacrifice of the Lamb of God was the ultimate solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 God, in His mercy, first gave us animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins because He knows how weak we are. He knew we could not live under the huge burden of our sin, so gave us partial relief from it. Animal sacrifices were not adequate to atone our human sin, we needed more - We Need Jesus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foofee's Nana Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 In what sense is God's provision of animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins an expression of his mercy? Were animal sacrifices actually adequate to atone for human sin? This is a nercy of God to allow animal sacrifice to atine for our sin in that we know the shedding of blood form an animal would not cover what humans have done. No...this was not adequate....only by God's mercy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanks Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Q5. In what sense is God's provision of animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins an expression of his mercy? The sacrifice of animals allowed the people to realise how God hates sin and how costly it is to atone for our sin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffb Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 In what sense is God's provision of animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins an expression of his mercy? God was never impressed or gratified by all this killing of animals. Therefore it was grace and mercy looking forward to the time of Lamb of God-Christ Jesus shed blood and death. Also it could not clear the conscious, it just push sin forward from one day of atonement until the next. (Ref. Book of Hebrews) Were animal sacrifices actually adequate to atone for human sin? The sacrifice of animal never was adequate for the lesser animal could not atone for the greater human being- we who are made in the image of God. It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins" (Hebrews 10:4), Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2B4EverHis Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 His mercy on letting us live regardless of how much we hurt him with our sins in his divine grace he let us use the animals instead of taking our life. Nothing is really adequately enough to atone us as humans for our sins the animals were an escape goat to preserve us under God's grace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrbalibay Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 In what sense is God's provision of animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins an expression of his mercy? God's mercy is clearly expressed in that we - the actual sinner - ourselves were not demanded to become the atoning sacrifice for our offenses by shedding our own lifeblood, burning at the sacrificial altar and dying in process, never reaping the forgiveness and cleansing of our sins. Were animal sacrifices actually adequate to atone for human sin? No, they only served as a substitute in place of the offender, and the atonement was valid for only one year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-c Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Q5. In what sense is God's provision of animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins an expression of his mercy? Because God allowed the sacrifice of a lesser animal (a lamb) to atone for the sins of a greater animal.(man) Just as God used the Law to show us we were sinners in need of His grace; He used the system of animal sacrifice to show us we also needed a Savior who atones for all sin and restores our relationship with God. Were animal sacrifices actually adequate to atone for human sin? No, but in God's mercy and grace He allowed it, to show us how much we needed a Savior, Jesus Christ, The Lamb of God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Q5. In what sense is God's provision of animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins an expression of his mercy? The punishment for sin is death. By allowing animal sacrifices God was preserving the life of man. He was allowing the death of the animal to pay for the sin of the person(s) who sinned. Were animal sacrifices actually adequate to atone for human sin? Animal sacrifices were not adequate to atone for human sin because the animal was the lesser animal. However, in the fullness of time God sent His son Jesus who is adequate and perfect sacrifice to pay for the sins of man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgandy Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 God does not owe us forgiveness. He loves us and will forgive us but we need to admit or confess before Him. Animal sacrifices were not adequate atonement for human sins. However the seriousness of sin hit home with the confessor. The animal sacrificed cost them financially and economically and being apart of the slaying showed them the seriousness of the sin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoanG Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 God knew that men were always going to make mistakes. He knew that even when they wanted to be faithful, they were going to commit an error in judgement. So in His mercy, God created a way that men could repent to God. These sacrifices were not actually adequate for human sin. But I think that by having a repentant heart, the sacrifice was accepted. But once again, I feel that the person had to truly be sorry and really want forgiveness. Not just going through the motions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighthouse2014 Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Q5. In what sense is God's provision of animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins an expression of his mercy? Were animal sacrifices actually adequate to atone for human sin? In the Old Testament God allowed a provision of animal sacrifice to express his mercy for forgiving sin. Though this was not enough to cleanses sin once and for all sins it was a forerunner to the Son of God to be a sacrifice for our sins once and for all. Animal sacrifices were actually not forgiving at all. It was to teach the Israeites to recognize that they had sin in their life, repenting and offering an animal and its blood for the forgiveness of their sins once a year, that God was Holy and demanded the sacrifices and a renewal of their commitment to worship and praise the one and only true God and that they were his holy people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santhana David Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Well I believe that the means of atonement is animal sacrifice and the shedding and sprinkling of its blood around the altar. God providing and man physically performing the rite - I guess its an act of grace which God provided for man to "make even". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hinckster Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 In what sense is God's provision of animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins an expression of his mercy? There is a sense in which the analogy of the sacrificial Lamb fits Jesus accurately, since he, as Son of God and Son of Man is the only One perfect and great enough to actually atone for sin and, at the same time, represent and substitute for all men in this atonement -- once and for all. Were animal sacrifices actually adequate to atone for human sin? No, because in spite of this elaborate sacrificial system, the Hebrews became aware that all these sacrifices alone were inadequate to really cleanse their sins. God did not "owe" them forgiveness because they went through some ritual. Nor was God impressed or gratified by all this killing of animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Q5. In what sense is God's provision of animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins an expression of his mercy? Were animal sacrifices actually adequate to atone for human sin? God provided a means for forgiveness through animal sacrifice as an expression of His mercy. The animal sacrifices were only temporary until the time was right for the real Lamb to pay the price for us on the cross. God Bless! Jen Numbers 6:24-26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annelle Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 In what sense is God's provision of animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins an expression of his mercy? Were animal sacrifices actually adequate to atone for human sin? God did not just vanquish sinners. He gave them a chance to redeem themselves by the giving of the sacrifice. This is mercy and grace. God allowed it so it must have been adequate in Gods eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnMc13 Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Mercy means we don’t get what we deserve. Our sin deserves punishment, but by God accepting His Son’s sacrifice for out sin, undeservedly, we are receiving His mercy. Animals were not adequate for mans’ sin because animals were less that man. God, again, bestowed upon man His mercy by allowing animals to be a temporary atonement until Christ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crissy464 Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 Animal sacrifices provided a means of permitting the ancient Israelite who had sinned unintentionally, to remain in the community of the nation, under God’s rule, and to be spared from physical punishment. In case of an unintentional sin by the entire congregation, animal sacrifices prevented that God would turn His back on them and forsake them. God required animal sacrifices to provide a temporary covering of sins and to foreshadow the perfect and complete sacrifice of Jesus Christ Animal sacrifice is an important theme found throughout Scripture because “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness”. When Adam and Eve sinned, animals were killed by God to provide clothing for them . After the flood receded, Noah sacrificed animals to God . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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