why sacrifice?

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Originally posted by Razorfish

In the Old Testament God did declare animal sacrifice as no longer necessary. I believe that this indicated to the people that God knows your dedicated to him by your daily actions, not by how much of your small food supply you give to him.

I thought it was the New Testament that ended animal sacrifice.

I remember a passage that has the Virgin Mary, like a good Jewish mother of the time, sacrificing some turtledoves in honor of her firstborn son.


Jesus on the cross is supposed to be the ultimate sacrifice that makes all other sacrifice unnessasary.