In the Old Covenant, the Jews went to the temple where the priest offered blood of animals to pay for the various sins of the people. Over and over this was done.
Jesus paid for our sins "once" with HIS own blood. And by this sacrifice of HIMSELF, Jesus cleansed us of our sins and freed us so there is no more sacrifice for sins as in the Old Testament.
Hebrews 9:22 ... and without shedding of blood is no remission.
So how do the Jews today, who refuse Jesus as their Messiah, and deny Jesus' blood, cleanse themselves from sins since they no longer sacrifice the blood of animals for their sins as they did in the Old Testament?
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When we are born again, we accept by faith that the blood of Jesus paid for all our sins which we committed before we were born again.
We come to Jesus by this faith that we have in Jesus.
But if we return willfully to our past sins, there is no more sacrifice for our sins which were paid for by the one-time offering of Jesus. Jesus would have to be crucified again ... over and over ... but that is not the case.
Hebrews 10
26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
30 For we know HIM that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto ME, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge HIS people.
31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put HIM to an open shame.
7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
30 For we know HIM that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto ME, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge HIS people.
31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
But why would we, who have been freed by Jesus from sin, want to return to sin, for which we are ashamed of those things we did in the past?
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Hebrews 6
5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put HIM to an open shame.
7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
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A woman in our little church group once told me of the adultery she committed before she was born again.
I said to her, "But you wouldn't do those sins again would you?"
She replied: "No."
I believed her and rejoiced in her profession.
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The apostle Peter says:
2 Peter 2
20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
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The apostle Paul says to us:
I Corinthians 6
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
After we are enlightened by God to our sin, and we repent, and no longer do those sins, we are made into new creatures by God.
II Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
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On the night of August 5, 1975, God said to me by HIS Holy Spirit: "Joan ... you know those mistakes you've been making all these years? Those weren't mistakes. Those were sins."
"Sins?" I exclaimed!
And with that I was completely changed by God. I no longer wanted to do those things that I had done before. I no longer wanted to be with those people that I had been with before. I wanted to be with Christians. I wanted to read the Bible. I wanted to go to church.
I can't even imagine going back to those previous sins for which I am now ashamed!
And I am continually thankful to God for my salvation.
But the only blood sacrificed for me was the blood of Jesus!
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