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Originally Posted by mfblume
What about the spiritual death idea that states Christ suffered separation form God due to sin, and not that Christ went to a hell? Our sins have separated us from God, and that is spiritual death, I believe.
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Yes exactly but that idea that Christ had to die Spiritually has led the WOF folks to claim that as part of that death we were destined for hell and in order to redeem us from that Christ also had to go to hell.
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If He took our sins, He had to die, for sin brought death. And His death was vicarious. I think we have to understand the vicarious aspect of His death. His death actually counted as our deaths. He stood in our states, as much as sacrificial animals in olden times stood as the offerer.
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Which is why I don't believe Jesus had to spiritually die or be literally separated from God