4.7.2015 Easter Tuesday Hebrews 10:1-18 Christ’s Sacrifice once for
all
The one supreme sacrifice of Christ
removes the necessity of repeated sacrifices of animals. These repeated
sacrifices cannot remove sin. Jesus’ one sacrifice perfected the faithful.
After the perfect offering , Jesus is seated now at God’s right hand waiting
for all evil forces to be subject to
Him. This once-for-all-time offering initiated a new covenant which cancels all
former covenants and their sacrifices. It is a new covenant of forgiveness.
Since there is forgiveness in and through the new covenant, there is no need of
other sacrifices for sin.[2]
After His perfect sacrifice, Jesus is
seated at God’s right hand until all His enemies are defeated. We are now holy
and clean because Jesus Christ did what God wanted by bringing his own body as
the one Sacrifice for all sin. The sacrifices of the old system could never
take away sin. Jesus brought one Sacrifice for sins that would last forever,
and then, He sat down at God’s right hand. When a person’s sins have been taken
away there’s no loner any need to bring an offering for sin.
Almighty God, through the resurrection of Your
Son You have secured peace for our troubled consciences. Grant us this peace
evermore that trusting in the merit of Your Son we may come at last to the
perfect peace of heaven; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives
and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen[3]
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