The Blood Doctrine Echoes Certain Heresies
John Owen, a Puritan commentator, spent much effort in his 1680 commentary on Hebrews in discrediting the Socinians. The Socinians originated in the Sixteenth Century. They were anti-Trinitarians, and they influenced the English Unitarians. The Socinians believed that Christ's sacrifice was only in Heaven and that His sacrifice on the cross did nothing to buy our Salvation. Mr. Owen spent a large portion of his commentary on Hebrews in showing that it is un-Scriptural to claim that Christ took His blood into Heaven. He argued that Christ had human flesh and blood, and that it was needful for Christ to have shed His blood for our Salvation. Although the Blood Indoctrinators may not be Socinians, it is interesting that so many of the arguments against the Socinians directly attack the Blood Doctrine. It is a strange coincidence.
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