A little quiz for Holy Week...
1. Why did the Messiah come? (a) to pay the penalty so we can be justly forgiven
or (b) to liberate us from the hold of sin and restore us into the kingdom.
2. Why was the Messiah sinless? (a) to present a perfect offering
or (b) to model the values of the kingdom.
3. Why did the Messiah have to suffer? (a) to appease authority
or (b) to liberate from false authority.
4. Where is the culmination of the messianic work? (a) focused on the cross where the penalty was paid or (b) focused on the resurrection where sin and death were overcome.
The questions are from a brilliant paper by Derek Flood which you can find here Derek argues that answers (a) reflect a Paradigm of Penance and answers (b) a Paradigm of Liberation. But which is the more biblical view and what difference does it make?
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Andrew... many many thanks ..no attempt here to answer 1-4 but all last week and this yr prayer of week before shared mas o menos daily, AND what a revelation Derek Floyd - I have been reading and am half-way. Thank you so much for this, a huge blessing.
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