The responses I’ve heard to Hume’s comment didn’t relate to the content of Christianity at all but to the evidence in the life of self-proclaimed believers. Perhaps Mark Sanford, John Ensign or Ted Haggard could mentor Tiger in fidelity and chastity.

Great, great post!

Good post.

Some of the pushback comes because of something you pointed out, “It is not superior, just factual.” But that is not what people look for. They are looking for diversity, tolerance, and acceptance above all else. Those are the ultimate goals.

Likewise, you mentioned advertising. People are so skeptical of advertising claims, that when someone (like Hume) makes such a statement, it rings of more false/hyped advertising.

However, when God Himself comes in human form to conquer death, restore lives, and establish His Kingdom, and asks us to join Him in relationship and mission, it is unique indeed.

Could I add that the Jews had every reason to believe that they as a nation where God’s firstborn son.

But acording to Paul they misunderstood.

Exodus 4:21-22
21 The LORD said to Moses, “When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders I have given you the power to do. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go. 22 Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son,

How more progressive can it be.

Israel is the seed of Abraham.

Israel is the seed of Abraham but only through Isaac.

Israel is the seed of Isaac but only through Jacob.

Israel is the seed of Jacob but only through Christ.

Israel is Christians clothed in the body of Christ.

Perfectly on topic with OP.

Post, I am confused by what you’re writing or what you are trying to get at. I also think you are not seeing this passage in context of God’s progressive revelation in Scripture. But again, it has nothing to do with what I’ve written. Please keep comments on topic.

Lisa Paul says that only Christ represented Israel.

Galatians 3:15-17
15Brothers, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. 16The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ. 17What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise.

I am an Agnostic so I can just asume that Paul was deluded.

But it is in the Bible.

Just as they were deluded in thinking that they could be saved by the Law, So to where they deluded in believing they had special status on acount of Their forefathers.

Although Paul does contradict himself on every last thing he writes, in other letters.

So their is hope yet.

Post, actually the believer was never apart of the old covenant – that was for Israel.

That said, none of what you have written, which is confusing, has anything to do with the point of the post. The point is when we make claims that Christianity offers something that no other belief system does, it is not taking an arrogant position but a factual one because of Christianity’s unique claims.

Simple. Christ died once and for all for all sins before one accepts Christ as your Savior.

After that the believer testifies that they are no longer members of the old covenant but rather members of the new.

Paul is pointing to the text of Jerimiah in his letter and stating that the people under the new do not have a sacrifice for sin left because God himself will transform them into perfect obediance.

No sacrifice for sin is neccesary because no sin will be comitted by authentic new covenant believers.

Comitting a sin is an admission to the world that Christs gift was counterfiet.

This act is the unpardonable sin of blasphemy of the Holy Spirit spoken of by Jesus

Post,

Aside from the fact that I don’t agree with this statement here, “But remember that the sacrifice of Christ is a one time deal for sins under the old covenant.” since that passage in Hebrews is talking about the new covenant, what does that or the cut and pasted passages have to do with the post?