IS JESUS' SACRIFICE ETERNAL?

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A poster just said this:

Yes, it [Christ's sacrifice] is eternal...in its result, NOT ITS PROCESS.

Is Jesus' sacrifice eternal just in its result, or ALSO in its process?
What exactly does eternal mean?


This is a definition of the word:

eternal
[ih-tur-nl]
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adjective

  1. without beginning or end; lasting forever; alwaysexisting (opposed to temporal):eternal life.
  2. perpetual; ceaseless; endless:eternal quarreling; eternal chatter.
  3. enduring; immutable:eternal principles.

We many times say that from the beginning, God had planned a Savior since He knew we would need one.

Right now I'm thinking Jesus' sacrifice IS eternal.

Was it??
Or was only its result eternal??
 

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i know "Jesus did not die for your sins" is not a...comfortable study for most believers, but imo it can be seen that many or most of the links in that search are not trying to discount Christ at all. use the quotes in the search for best results imo
 

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imo this is not the intent of "the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world"
even if that is what our pov extracts from it
But with God there is no "time".
If HE created time, then He can't be a part of it.

If I make a watch,,,,I'm not a part of that watch.
 
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Eternal means without beginning and without end....
sorry, but it does not imo, as you can plainly see
i mean you already know what "eon" means right
another perspective is maybe that "forever" in my perspective really means "until i die."
as in "i have quit smoking forever" =
"i have quit smoking eternally"
 
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But with God there is no "time".
who brought up God?

"the world" was made by men, hence why it is "passing away"
imo
the Lamb was slain "from the foundation of the world" is a way to say that God is not in our competitive nature, and the apparent "winner" is really just the current loser. Iow when you found/as in establish a world, or even accept and participate in the world rather than leaving the world, the Lamb is then slain, otherwise there is no strife/competition

to put that another way, if the sky is falling in your world, don't be surprised! :D
 
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How could it be understood?
How do we get into Jesus' mind??
how do we change our minds? boy, i guess most ppl won't like this, but the directions are pretty clear imo, do all the things that Jesus said or commanded others serving as our proxies to do. Give everything you own away at least once, go out in the way of the 70, go out in the way of the 12, etc. The Son of Man has no place to lay His head

which of course sounds quite scary to someone raised in a camp right
and even looks scary to someone dipping their toe in
but this is how the world becomes one's oyster i guess

what we grab onto and hold the tightest is what keeps us from living the good life, which is not lived in castles or mansions
but nests imo
 
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Give everything you own away at least once
i guess the instruction was sell all you have and give the money to the poor,
"If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come

so, who here doesn't wanna be perfect (as He is perfect) raise 'em up real quick for us
:)

i'm still waiting for the very first testimony that starts "i got ordained after i sold everything i owned and gave the money away."
not holding my breath anymore tho lol
 
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If HE created time, then He can't be a part of it.
can you Quote "God created time?" i know it seems like a no-brainer, but imo ppl created time, and for God it is always right now

but for arg's sake i dunno why even if God created time He could not be in it? i can create a vehicle and get in it, right
 

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sorry, but it does not imo, as you can plainly see
i mean you already know what "eon" means right
another perspective is maybe that "forever" in my perspective really means "until i die."
as in "i have quit smoking forever" =
"i have quit smoking eternally"
bb, YOU don't get to make up the meanings of words!
Forever is different from eternal.
I agree that in the world forever could mean till you die and then YOUR forever ends.

But we're talking about God here and spiritual matters....

Get on board!
 

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who brought up God?

"the world" was made by men, hence why it is "passing away"
imo
the Lamb was slain "from the foundation of the world" is a way to say that God is not in our competitive nature, and the apparent "winner" is really just the current loser. Iow when you found/as in establish a world, or even accept and participate in the world rather than leaving the world, the Lamb is then slain, otherwise there is no strife/competition

to put that another way, if the sky is falling in your world, don't be surprised! :D
If Jesus was slain from the foundation of the world...
And God is not part of time...
Doesn't this mean that Jesus "was slain" from the BEGINNING?

And what do you mean, who brought up God?
I did !
 
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how do we change our minds? boy, i guess most ppl won't like this, but the directions are pretty clear imo, do all the things that Jesus said or commanded others serving as our proxies to do. Give everything you own away at least once, go out in the way of the 70, go out in the way of the 12, etc. The Son of Man has no place to lay His head

which of course sounds quite scary to someone raised in a camp right
and even looks scary to someone dipping their toe in
but this is how the world becomes one's oyster i guess

what we grab onto and hold the tightest is what keeps us from living the good life, which is not lived in castles or mansions
but nests imo
I don't know if you understood me or if I'm not understanding you.

When Jesus said those words...WHAT did He mean?
It's all conjecture IMHO.
He could have been reciting Psalm 22, or He could have felt abandoned by God Father, or He could have felt His own people were against Him and hated Him instead of learning from His teachings, He could have felt that He was not received as He should have been, etc.

We don't really know what those words meant...
 

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can you Quote "God created time?" i know it seems like a no-brainer, but imo ppl created time, and for God it is always right now

but for arg's sake i dunno why even if God created time He could not be in it? i can create a vehicle and get in it, right
Yeah. You can GET IN IT,
but you're not a PART OF IT.

That God created time is an accepted theological concept.
I can't argue something that all of Christianity accepts.
When God created US, He necessarily had to create time.
Or maybe He created time when He created the universe...this I don't know.
But I DO know that He created time.

God can also get INTO our time too, BTW -- He can do anything.
 

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bb, YOU don't get to make up the meanings of words!
i plainly labelled that a perspective, GG
Get on board!
eternal does not mean forever, except from a perspective
eons have endings, as do "eternities"

"eternal" is an English term iow, not a Scriptural term, the way we define it now
But I DO know that He created time.
strictly an illusion based upon perception, as Einstein has proven.
Time is a completely subjective thing, limited to humans, who are after all deceived
 
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