The Divine Substitute: The Atonement in the Bible and History (Biblia.com)

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Why did Christ have to die such a terrible death on the cross? Was there no other way? Why was there need for a divine substitute? This book explores the very heart of the Christian Gospel—that Christ died in the place of sinners, bearing their sin and guilt and the just and holy punishment that they deserved from God. The doctrine of the atonement has become the subject of intense debate, and...

As a result of his own holiness, God expected his people to be holy also. And his standard was very high: ‘Be holy because I am holy’ (Leviticus 11:44–45) was the order of the day and every day. The phrase ‘be holy’ occurs frequently in the Hebrew Scriptures and it covered every part of the life of the nation. It was linked with their food laws, health and hygiene, their tithe offerings to God, the clothes they wore, even the cleanliness of the camp; everything was carefully regulated because they

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