What does it mean for God himself to offer a sacrifice? Who is He offering it to? What's the meaning behind these stories of the world being created by a sacrifice?
2006-11-21 11:50:31 · 4 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
lovehound - I said "some religions." Christianity is obviously not the only religion.
2006-11-21 12:17:42 · update #1
Sacrumferce, is an ancient gaelic word. that is often mis translated as sacrifice.
it means to make sacred.
when a Celtic Pagan says this it is saying that the gods made the earth a sacred place. they Sacrumferced it.
2006-11-21 11:59:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is offering something that has been 'set aside' - that is what the word 'sacrifice' means. He's offering something that is unique and special. But I'm not clear on where you get the idea that Jehovah God - the Christian God - created the world through a sacrifice. Explain?
2006-11-21 19:56:49 · answer #2 · answered by lovehound6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The literal meaning of sacrifice is: made sacred. You do the math.
2006-11-21 19:57:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes the Evil One just likes to mock Holy things. Case in point....The Aztecs who had their "Feathered Serpent" God to which they cut out peoples hearts and held them up to him. In the Catholic Mass we say after the priest tells us to lift up our hearts "We lift them up to the Lord". This is blatant mockery. Also in the Catholic Mass in Latin the wording is "Och es Corpus maem" (This is my body), this is said during the consecration of the Host. The Host is changed into the body blood soul and divinity of Jesus but, what do nonbelievers start doing when they make fun of the Mass? They started saying ---Hocus, Pocus, Dominocus, switcho, chango--like it is a magic act.
2006-11-21 20:45:58 · answer #4 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋