The Necessity Of Sacrifice

i think god had different offerings for different things just for that. they were different. they had to be dealt with differently. fire requires water. water requires sun. to resolve one thing a different task is required than for another. and these sacrifices. what must be given to remove the other. ARE unique. of coarse they are. they need to be dealt with in specific ways. was it cruel to use the animals so? no. it was maybe a blessing for that animal. to be an instrument to restore man to god. when butchering animals it is done in a specific manner to not ruin the meat. justly the sacrifice is prepared in a way to not ruin the purpose. to require animals to be slain is not cruel. it is a sacrifice! to give up your food source. the good stuff. to sacrifice it so you may be restored. it is not cruel to the animal. these sacrifices arent made today because they dont have to be. our price has been paid. the lamb was slain. now and forever. jesus is a living sacrifice that was freely given for all days. of coarse god takes sin seriously. it is serious. it is the only thing that can seperate us. and he wants to be with us and that is why he desperately wants the sin to be dealt with. so that we can be together again. the sacrifice we are REQUIRED to bring to god is ourselves. to lay our lives down. to die in our flesh and recieve the new man we were created to be. thank you jesus.
unintentional sin? do i sin without meaning to? usually its a choice i make. not neccessarily happily but i knowingly choose to sin. ouch. that kinda hurts. but your word repeated "made aware of the sin" like it wasnt known that i did something wrong. and then i know. i guess so. cursing today. not even under my breath about the lady that stole. yes i chose to respond in anger and sin. then i found out she didnt steal, and i was made aware that my sin was not just my language but also against her. i called her a thief and attacked her character. she did not deserve it. i sinned against her, didnt know and then was made aware. of my sin. god make me aware of my sin. i want to seek forgiveness and sin no more. thank you jesus.