Why Does God Require Sacrifice after Sin?
June 19, 2023

#STRaskStand to Reason
Questions about why God requires sacrifice after sin, why God had to adhere to sin’s death penalty such that he had to devise a plan of substitutionary atonement, and how we’re able to grieve the Holy Spirit with our sin if God doesn’t see our sin.
* Why does God require sacrifice after sin, and is Genesis 3:21 an example of this?
* Why does sin have the power of death, and why did God have to adhere to sin’s death penalty such that he had to devise a plan of substitutionary atonement?
* If God doesn’t see our sin because of the blood of Jesus, how are we still able to grieve the Holy Spirit when we sin?
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