January 1, 2005
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Chapter 4
“Since the divine law is as sacred as God Himself, only one equal with God could make atonement for its transgression.”
“To Adam, the offering of the first sacrifice was a most painful ceremony. His hand must be raised to take life, which only God could give. It was the first time he had ever witnessed death, and he knew that had he been obedient to God, there would have been no death of man or beast. As he slew the innocent victim, he trembled at the thought that this must shed the blood of the spotless Lamb of God. This scene gave him a deeper and more Vivid sense of the greatness of his transgression, which nothing but the death of God’s dear Son could expiate.”
Let’s say that evil was indeed inherent in God’s creation… he bestowed upon his creation the virtue of free-will which has the potential for evil. Let’s say that God did create his own transgression.
Even then, his willingness to receive and satisfy the punishment for his own transgression makes him righteous. He has paid the price for sin, leaving us free to choose as we will.
But the problem with this picture is that it no longer carries the element of divine and infinite love since God is only ever paying for his own transgression. There is only cosmic justice in which every free-agent is accountable for their own choices.
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