Human blood sacrifices and animal blood sacrifices were going on worldwide before there was anything like the nation of Israel. In short, the law of Moses is a carbon copy of the laws of African Traditional Religion. The Heavenly Father has never ever demanded for blood. Blood sacrifices were man's primitive level of understanding in those days.
Please, look at prophet Micah. He preached against both human blood sacrifices and animal blood sacrifices. Some Jews were practicing both. Micah understood that God did not and does not need blood.
Micah 6:6-8, NKJV
6 With what shall I come before the Lord,
And bow myself before the High God?
Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings,
With calves a year old?
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
Ten thousand rivers of oil?
Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 6:7 shows you and I that Jews were practicing human blood sacrifices AND animal blood sacrifices. Jephthah in Judges 11:30-39 is a popular example. God never ever demanded Jephthah to kill or sacrifice his daughter; to spill her blood. But very, very sadly, he did just that.
Abraham lived about 1,000 years before Jephthah. Abraham also believed in human and animal blood sacrifices. He almost killed his firstborn son, Isaac - a very act that Micah spoke against. Divine intervention saved Isaac from a terrible, senseless death.
And then we have Leviticus 5:11 and Hebrews 9:22 contradicting each other. Leviticus says blood can be replaced with fine flour. Hebrews says it cannot. All these should tell you that blood sacrifices is a man-made doctrine. Just man trying to figure out the whole ordeal of sin, forgiveness, justice, etc. Blood sacrifices is not a divine doctrine.
True repentance from the heart and a wholehearted commitment to embrace and walk in the divine love is all that our heavenly Father requires in order to forgive sins and bless us with salvation. His love is all-powerful to break the yoke of sin and destroy the charm of evil. Blood is not needed in the equation.
Yes, souls receive salvation at the cross of Christ. It is not because of his blood. No, please, It is as a result of the divine encounter they have with the divine love at the cross. Without this encounter, salvation will not occur even if they scream a thousand times, "Blood of Jesus, wash away my sins!" Jesus proved blood is not needed in order to forgive sins by forgiving the sins of people before he died and resurrected: Luke 5:24 and Luke 7:48 are popular examples.
Jesus did not teach the blood atonement doctrine. Our Master did not go from place to place teaching that sins cannot be forgiven without the shedding of blood. We know what he preached as he traveled from place to place: "Repent. Accept divine forgiveness. Embrace love and walk in it. The kingdom of God is within you. Herein is your salvation."
Paul preached a different gospel from what Jesus preached. This contributed to different spiritual embarrassments he suffered, including a thorn in his flesh. Millions upon millions upon millions of followers of Paul today are suffering spiritually as well. It's like a curse. Sadly, they are not even aware of the reason they are suffering spiritually. When they do, and change, a very, very great deliverance will come to them. 🎇💖🙏🏽
- Peace and goodwill!
- Brother Karo Kanye Akamune
- ChristMichaelCenter.org
- karo.quora.com
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