Debated over whether Paul's claim that Christ became a curse is offensive to Jesus or a statement about substitutionary redemption.
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Galatians 3:13
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13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,"
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A Muslim cited this verse to argue that Paul dishonored Jesus by calling him a curse; the host replied that the passage instead presents Christ as taking the curse on behalf of believers and thus exalting him as redeemer.
Quoted by a questioner to argue that Paul said Christ became a curse for others, raising whether that is respectful to Jesus.
Used alongside Deuteronomy 21 to argue that early Christians preached a cursed crucified messiah, which the speaker treated as evidence they believed something costly and true.
Used in the atonement discussion to argue Jesus became a curse for others rather than being a false prophet.
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