[stephanos]

Originally Posted by Kiwi Christian

Good question brother, but preachers do preach on it when they tell the lost that Christ died, was buried, and rose again for them the third day. They may not expound on the reason why Christ was buried, but the fact He was is still in the message of salvation.

Often preachers will expound on the suffering, death, shedding of the blood of Christ, then the resurrection with victory over death and eternal life freely given, but don't expound the burial, except for maybe explaining that Christ buried our sins. If a preacher was going to expound on the burial then he would have to explain how Christ's soul descended into hell, etc, which would probably be too much for a lost person to take in, and likely cause them to label the preacher as a cultist or something.

You're right though, it is a big thing, but I think it's a meaty truth, just like the truth that Christ became sin for us which caused the Father to forsake him on the cross...such things can't be taught to unbelievers, and even new Christians need to grow somewhat before they are ready to receive them.

I don't think the theory that Christ was tormented in Hell to be meaty truth one iota. I find it to be pure conjecture.

Romans 8:3 (KJV) For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

Hebrews 10:20 (KJV) By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

I could go on an on in defense of my belief that Christ bore our sins on the Cross 'in the flesh'., and it was there that he made atonement for our sins. But what I can't understand is why you folks want to believe Christ had to make further atonement in Hell? Was His shed blood on the cross not enough?

*sigh* I think I've had enough of this thread.

Peace and Love,
Stephen



Peace and Love,
Stephen