Upon This Rock (15): Robbing Christ of His Honor (7)

This article examines the theological question of whether Old Testament believers could have acceptably offered sacrifices to God without consciously understanding them as types of Christ's atoning death. Doezema engages with Rev. Ophoff's critique of Fairbairn's view and Calvin's assertion that all Old Testament ceremonies pointed to Christ, addressing the apparent tension between the necessity of Christ-centered faith and the disciples' own lack of messianic understanding. The piece explores the hermeneutical principles governing typology and the relationship between Old Testament types and New Testament fulfillment in Christ.