tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528158760608808912.post467325033008078227..comments2024-03-20T16:53:46.636-04:00Comments on AS BEREANS DID: Ron Weinland: Stammer, Stammer - Time-line AdjustmentsMarthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12438486498450616814noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528158760608808912.post-60682121617645530092008-05-09T17:01:00.000-04:002008-05-09T17:01:00.000-04:00Bill H.,You say; "It was not 'our' debt unless we ...Bill H.,<BR/><BR/>You say; "It was not 'our' debt unless we were parties to that covenant law."<BR/><BR/>Sin is sin. The penalty for sin is death.(Ro.6:23)<BR/>All sin, regardless of what contract one is subject to.<BR/>For as in Adam all die...(1Co.15:22).<BR/>The people of Sodom were killed for sin (Ge.18:20).<BR/>But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door;(Ge.4:6). Sin has been, since Adam.<BR/>It IS our debt, whether someone pays it for you or not. -If you get a speeding ticket and your friend pays it for you, it is still YOUR debt that is being paid. If Jesus died for YOUR sins, He is paying the debt that YOU incurred.<BR/><BR/>You said: "Jesus' death demonstrated..."<BR/><BR/>Debts are not paid for those who reject God. Not for the unrepentant. One must repent and take part in the contract, ONLY then is ones debt paid.<BR/>What is that pit of fire for if EVERYONE receives eternal life?<BR/>There is NO eternal life in the pit.<BR/>The wages of sin are death.<BR/>The is a 2nd DEATH; death of the soul (Re.20:6).<BR/><BR/>I cover this more in your second comment for <A HREF="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5528158760608808912&postID=4726264561215693179" REL="nofollow">"Can God Die."</A>Seeker Of Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974355570014495622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528158760608808912.post-67885653520296645382008-05-09T14:12:00.000-04:002008-05-09T14:12:00.000-04:00"Jesus kept that law because it was still in effec..."Jesus kept that law because it was still in effect. It would be in effect until He paid our debt, and by doing so afforded us His righteousness."<BR/><BR/>It was not "our" debt unless we were parties to that covenant law.<BR/><BR/>Jesus death demonstrated God's justice served in regards to all sin, including those who sinned under that law, given as a standard to Israel in regards to God's justice.<BR/><BR/>Bill HohmannAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com