Referenced Messianic Jewish Review Blog

The official blog of the Referenced Messianic Jewish Review. The Referenced Messianic Jewish Review studies the history, composition and theology of the Messianic Jewish movement.

Tuesday, September 09, 2014

Does a Sacrifice Atone For All Sin?

One of the basic beliefs of Messianic "Judaism" is that Jesus' death was a sin sacrifice which is necessary to atone for all sins.  Previously, I have gone through many examples of how sin can be atoned for without a sacrifice (for example, Isaiah 1:11-18) but I want to go into an oft-missed but important issue.  Namely, what does a sacrifice atone for?  Does it atone for all sins?  The sin sacrifice is described in Leviticus chapters 4-5.  The Bible clearly states that a sin sacrifice can only be used for accidental transgressions.  It cannot be used to atone for deliberate sins.  The sin sacrifice is only for some sins, not all sins.  For instance, the sin sacrifice has nothing to do with deliberately stealing a car or assaulting a neighbor. 

The claim that Jesus' death is a sacrifice and that sacrifice atones for all sins is simply false.  Further, I would like to remind you that the Biblical sin sacrifice involved specified animals or flour conducted by the High Priest at the Holy Temple not killing of a person by Romans away from the Temple.

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Sunday, September 07, 2014

Lutheran Confessional

It is not everyday that a major Christian denomination just bluntly admits that its Messianic congregations and ministries are there to convert Jews.  So, I found it pretty important and worth sharing that the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod did just that.  The LCMS church put up a story on its blog stating that the whole point of Congregation Chai V'Shalom, Apple of His Eye Ministries and Burning Bush Ministries is to convert Jews.  More evidence that "Messianic Judaism" is simply Christianity trying to get Jewish converts.
http://blogs.lcms.org/2014/ministry-seeks-to-convert-jews