Study 35. Acts 17:1-15
For Further Study: a. Why did the Christ have to die and rise (see Acts 17:3)? See Leviticus 16:15-17, 20-23; Isaiah 53:1-12; Romans 6:1-14; Hebrews 9:11–10:18. Leviticus 16:15-17, Blood/death alone atones for sin (cf. Gen 9:4) 20-23; the scapegoat expiated sin, the sacrificial goat propitiated sin Isaiah 53:1-12; to fulfil this very specific prophecy: that it was God's will to kill him and to have him bear the sin of many. He must die. Romans 6:1-14; we are united in Christ in his death and in his life. Hebrews 9:11–10:18. He completely and forever fulfils the requirement of the Law. With no substitutionary death, there is no life. And without Resurrection, there is no evidence that the atonement was accepted It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. (Ro 4:25) b. Why did the Jews find the idea of a killed and raised Christ so repugnant? It did not...