Points 3-5: (3) Lamb had to be male — Jesus as male representative of all humanity, as Adam represented all (1 Cor 15:22,45). (4) Without blemish — Jesus was sinless (Hebrews 4:15, 1 Peter 1:18-19: "precious blood of Christ, like a lamb without blemish"). YOU didn't have to be holy; your SACRIFICE had to be holy. (5) Lamb was examined/inspected before sacrifice — Jesus was examined by Pilate, Herod, Sanhedrin and found faultless (John 19:4-6).
Points 3-5 — male, without blemish, inspected
Points 1-2: (1) A sacrificial lamb — Jesus is the lamb offer
Next →Points 6-7: (6) Lamb was one year old (prime of life) — Jesu
Responses
The flesh profits nothing John 6:63
What does Jesus mean when He says “the flesh profits nothing”? There are several different meanings for “flesh” so to understand what Jesus means, let’s first understand the rest of His saying so we can gain the intended contrast He has in mind.
Sin Nature Through Man
The question has come up on this blog about whether Adam had a sin nature at the fall that would have been passed on to all of us, and if this is an issue that is important regarding women in ministry. After all, we need to know why it is that only Adam would bring sin into the world and if all of u
Could The Messiah Have Been A Woman
Since God is neither male nor female, some have suggested that the Messiah could have been born a female. I would respectfully like to differ with that view
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