5 Reactions To Being Told "Genesis 22 is not about Christ."
5. What do you mean "about"? Isn't the whole Bible about Jesus?
4. The point that Isaac was meant as a burnt offering, and thus cannot be analogous to Christ's sacrifice is moot if Christ's cross subsumes all OT sacrifices into itself; better stated, that His cross has differing nodes or aspects in its fulfillment. Interesting side defense of my teacher's position: If he is correct to say that Gen. 22's (Abraham-Isaac, specifically) main thrust is the testing of Abraham, could we not say that Our Lord was similarly tested--and passed superabundantly--in a manner analogous to Abraham? And in this case, He was both the one tested, and the victim of the test. Isn't that amazing?
3. The Church Fathers disagree with you, sir.
2. No notion of sensus fidelium for you. Noted.
1. Not about Christ with respect to what?
5. What do you mean "about"? Isn't the whole Bible about Jesus?
4. The point that Isaac was meant as a burnt offering, and thus cannot be analogous to Christ's sacrifice is moot if Christ's cross subsumes all OT sacrifices into itself; better stated, that His cross has differing nodes or aspects in its fulfillment. Interesting side defense of my teacher's position: If he is correct to say that Gen. 22's (Abraham-Isaac, specifically) main thrust is the testing of Abraham, could we not say that Our Lord was similarly tested--and passed superabundantly--in a manner analogous to Abraham? And in this case, He was both the one tested, and the victim of the test. Isn't that amazing?
3. The Church Fathers disagree with you, sir.
2. No notion of sensus fidelium for you. Noted.
1. Not about Christ with respect to what?
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