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I don’t understand…how is the death “not” the payment for our sin completely?Golly!! I have sent several posts about this.
OK, I’ll try again.
The sacrifice is God paying the ransom for our sin. That’s a pretty neat deal, but it doesn’t do the whole job that needed doing.
We needed a savior. Christ crucified payed the debt, but Christ resurrected gave the promise of hope in life everlasting in Him.
The paid debt doesn’t give us hope beyond the grave. It justifies us, it redeems us, but it does nothing for our eternal salvation unless Christ overcomes death. Overcoming death is what the resurrection is all about.
What else was “needed” besides the sacrifice?
The Saints’ rose from the grave “before” Jesus rose from the grave. It wasn’t Jesus’ ressurection that freed them from death, but His death. Matthew 27:52.