Question #3
3) Romans 3:23 says "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life..." Since Jesus was allegedly a deity, and therefore immortal, the only death he could possibly experience was physical. So, if the death that Paul was referring to in the above verse was physical, then we all eventually pay for our own sins when we die, and therefore we should all go to heaven; but if the death he was referring to was the death of the soul, then Jesus never paid that price and we're all going to hell to do it for him. In what sense did Jesus die that is in any way different from the way we all die?
My first thoughts include that the "death" he is referring to is "separation from God". Jesus was separated from God. But again, we have to come back to no remission of sin without the shedding of blood.
Ok, let's hear it! Thanks, guys, this is awesome. I love all the discussion.
-Jack-
