Tim said:Remember how he was obsessed with the blood doctrine?
I believe he is referring to he pushed the "God's blood" false doctrineTwisted said:Tim said:Remember how he was obsessed with the blood doctrine?
You mean you're not?
T-Bone said:I believe he is referring to he pushed the "God's blood" false doctrineTwisted said:Tim said:Remember how he was obsessed with the blood doctrine?
You mean you're not?
T-Bone said:I believe he is referring to he pushed the "God's blood" false doctrine
Twisted said:I confess I have no idea what that means.
Ransom said:Twisted said:I confess I have no idea what that means.
He's talking about the belief that Jesus' blood was divine, not human, and that was the reason for its efficacy in forgiving sins. I don't know what the origin of this belief is, but it was popularized in the 1940s by M. R. de Haan's booklet "The Chemistry of the Blood," in which he argued that the father exclusively contributes the blood to the biological makeup of his offspring--and since Jesus had no human father, his blood must have been divine.
This is factually incorrect--like every other part of the body, blood is a blend of the genes of both parents--but de Haan was writing before the discovery of DNA and can be excused for a less than up-to-date understanding of genetics. However, he popularized a Christological heresy, albeit unintentionally, by weakening the doctrine of the full humanity of the Son.
I'm the one who started calling this doctrine "magic blood." By this I meant that the doctrine implies there was something intrinsic to Christ's blood that would cause the Father to forgive sins. Magic powers, in other words. Of course, proper orthodoxy says that the Son's sacrifice was efficacious because his righteousness and obedience in going to the cross pleased his Father-- who he was, not what was inside him.
Twisted said:Got it. So....what/who made up the other part of Jesus' DNA?
Ransom said:Twisted said:Got it. So....what/who made up the other part of Jesus' DNA?
Jesus' conception was miraculous. Since God created an entire universe, I don't imagine that whipping up 23 male chromosomes was too much trouble.
no value said:Remember Shiloh? Sure. The battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862. I wasn't there, but remember reading about it.
Jubal Sackett said:Seriously, wasn't he the guy that live in Maine, hunted bears and took up for Hepzibah House big time?
Jubal Sackett
Jubal Sackett said:Seriously, wasn't he the guy that live in Maine, hunted bears and took up for Hepzibah House big time?
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