tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11217223.post5604102615518291318..comments2008-02-13T14:52:16.443-08:00Neil Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03284991435034657177noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11217223.post-82559711370344411122008-02-13T14:52:00.000-08:002008-02-13T14:52:00.000-08:00Even though I've been a Christian from the time I was very little, was raised in the church, and attended a Christian University, I still don't get the whole Old Testament Atonement/Restitution bit. I don't understand how a god - our God - who cannot exist in the presence of sin can suddenly exist with those same sinners if they would just kill an animal for their wrongdoings. How does that make things right? Seems like a kind of odd (maybe even foolish or silly) system. I know this is the set up for our need for Jesus and pretty much a foundational piece of our faith, but I still don't understand the philosophy (or I suppose you could call it theology) behind this system God set up.<BR/><BR/>Could we talk about this sometime, Neil?Kendra Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16694042484633723246noreply@blogger.com