It is abundantly clear that sacrifices offered by imperfect men never have and never will be sufficient to remove sins. In fact, even under the Old Testament—a revelation from Almighty God—the sacrifices of bulls and goats only reminded people of their sins. Note, the sins were not “rolled forward” as some wrongfully conclude. Rather, they were reminded of their sin and the need for a sacrifice to take it away…and that the animals did not do the job because they had to be offered again and again.
Instead, Jesus came as the perfect sacrifice for sins. He was divine and God prepared a body for Him. He came to do the will of God, “by which will we have been sanctified.” The sacrifice we offer now is our body as a living sacrifice to God; both in gratitude and duty (Rom. 1:1, 2).
khallile
on Dec 11th, 2009
@ 10:51 AM:
The new covenant is better by far than the old covenant! It is the permanent solution to man’s weakness.
VAN
on Dec 12th, 2009
@ 8:43 PM:
Completed 12-11-09. The blood is only applied to those who are in or were in the right relationship with God. Christ offered his blood once (for everyone of mankind).vs10 It is sad to have the blood applied then trample it under foot and turn away from the sacrifice. Worse for them and better that they didn’t even know it.
Diane
on Dec 18th, 2009
@ 9:46 AM:
Completed reading through the end of ch. 11.
This reading is a great reminder for us under the New Covenant. How blessed we are to be under this better covenant. And how blessed we are to read about the examples of all the faithful men and women who lived before us.