Originally posted by whag
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Jesus was the leader of them, going among wolves to preach the Gospel. MLK went among wolves to call for civil rights. They were both killed for their beliefs, doing what they thought was right according to the will of God. With Jesus as cited from Hebrews, his obedience to the Father resulted in the Father giving Jesus authority over us.
If you think the NT really says a human sacrifice alone atones for sins, what do you think it means for Jesus to judge, that he just has an opinion of people and that's about it? Or do you think it has something to do with forgiving sins and giving mercy, or not, as he judges?
So of course it was a personal sacrifice, just as any martyr, fireman, soldier, cop, etc. might sacrifice their lives for God and to save people. But the saving comes through the mercy he is able to give, not by some magical thing of just being nailed to the cross. That's just the way he got to that position of giving mercy and forgiveness of sin.
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