#6 (THE "WITHOUT"
SERIES)
"WITHOUT THE SHEDDING OF BLOOD THERE IS NO REMISSION OF
SINS!"
TEXT: Heb.
9:11-28
INTRO: Without the
shed blood of Jesus Christ there could be no forgiveness of our sins! Some people get uncomfortable with a
religion that talks so much about blood; in fact some protestant denominations
today have taken out of their hymnbooks songs that have words about the "blood of Christ"
in them thinking that this is too primitive a theme for the day we
live in, they find this theme primitive and offensive!
ILLUS: AT THE
CLOSE OF A GOSPEL SERVICE AN INTELLIGENT LOOKING MAN CAME TO THE MINISTER AND
SAID, "I DO NOT SEE ANY NECESSITY FOR THE
BLOOD OF CHRIST IN MY SALVATION. I
CAN BE SAVED WITHOUT BELIEVING IN OR TALKING ABOUT HIS BLOOD SHED FOR
ME!" THE MINISTER RESPONDED, “VERY WELL, HOW THEN DO YOU PROPOSE TO BE
SAVED?” THE MAN ANSWERED, "BY FOLLOWING JESUS' EXAMPLE, WHICH IS
ENOUGH FOR ANY MAN." THE
MINISTER REPLIED TO HIS SURPRISE, "I
SUPPOSE IT IS, AND YOU PROPOSE TO DO JUST THAT IN YOUR LIFE?" HE ANSWERED, "I DO!
AND I AM SURE IT WILL BE ENOUGH!" THE MINISTER THEN CONTINUED, "I AM SURE THAT YOU WILL WANT TO BEGIN RIGHT
WHERE THE BIBLE SAYS THAT ‘JESUS, WHO DID NO SIN, NOR WAS ANY GUILE FOUND IN HIS
MOUTH’ HE WAS SINLESS, SO I SUPPOSE YOU WILL
BEGIN HERE! YOU CAN SAY THIS ABOUT
YOURSELF CAN'T YOU?" THE MAN BECAME VISIBLY EMBARRASSED AND
REPLIED, “WELL, I CANNOT SAY THAT
EXACTLY, I HAVE SOMETIMES SINNED.”
THE PASTOR THEN ADDED, “THEN MY
FRIEND, IT APPEARS THAT YOU DO NOT NEED AN EXAMPLE, BUT A SAVIOR, AND THE ONLY
WAY YOUR SINS CAN BE FORGIVEN IS BY THE SHED BLOOD OF CHRIST!” -- Source
Unknown
We cannot get around this important
doctrine of salvation; it is only by the blood of
Christ that remission of our sins is
possible!
There is one way in which Christianity
is very different from other religions of the world concerning the shedding of
blood for sins!
ILLUS: IN
RELIGIONS OF THIS WORLD, ALL EXCEPT CHRISTIANITY HAS THE BLOOD FLOWING FROM THE
DEVOTEES TO THEIR GODS IN ORDER TO APPEASE THEIR SINS, BUT IN CHRISTIANITY THE
BLOOD FLOWS FROM GOD TOWARD US WHO ARE HIS FOLLOWERS TO CLEANSE FROM SIN! THIS IS A VAST
DIFFERENCE!!!
-- Source
Unknown
Even with Christian martyrs who have
shed their own blood they are not saved by their blood being spilled; it still
is by the blood of Christ that they are saved! In many religions of this world the
followers are taught that if they perish or allow themselves to be blown to bits
they are guaranteed a place in heaven, how tragic will be their entrance into
eternity when they realize their own blood has no saving properties, only
Christ's sacrifice and shed blood has any power to
save!
PROP.
SENT:
The Bible teaches us that salvation comes only through the blood of
Christ, not in any other way can our sins be forgiven!
I. INFERIOR SACRIFICES
9:11-13
A. Careful
Copies!
9:11-12
1.
The Old Testament pattern for worship was only a shadow of the real
message of salvation.
a. The high Priest was only a token of
the great High priest that one day would come.
b. The Holy of Holies in the man made
tabernacle was only a shadow of the real Holy of Holies where God's presence
dwells, namely Heaven!
c. The blood of bulls and goats were
only tokens of the real "lamb of God" which would come and sacrifice His
life for the sins of the world.
2.
All these things were only lessons pointing to the greater realities that
would be fulfilled later, but they were
to be carefully followed!
3.
These were but temporary stop gap measures to get a message across, the
real thing would come and once and for all take care of the problems of
sin!
a. These sacrifices in the Old
Covenant were repeated over and over again, a constant reminder to the people of
their repeated sinfulness!
b. Each year the High Priest would
have to enter the presence of God in the Holy of Holies to offer blood for the
sins of the people, he first would offer sacrifice for his own sins, then for
the people lest he died while in God's presence!
c. All Israel would wait to see if the
High Priest came back out alive, the sign that God had accepted their offering
each year!
4.
Jesus however entered the real Holy of Holies with His own blood and He
only did this once since His sacrifice was perfect!
a. He came back to prove His blood
sacrifice was acceptable with His father for us.
b. The animals used for blood
sacrifices had to be without any physical defect, as perfect outwardly as
possible in the Old Covenant!
c. Jesus however was perfect inwardly,
thus a superior sacrifice!
d. This opened the door for more than
just ceremonial cleansing or outward cleansing, it made possible inward
cleansing!
5.
Have we thanked God for making possible the greater reality that the
blood of Christ makes for us?
ILLUS: DURING THE
WAR A PASTOR WAS WALKING DOWN A STREET IN LONDON WHEN HE NOTICED A WOUNDED
SOLDIER COMING TOWARD HIM; THE SOLDIER WAS BANDAGED UP, BLOODY AND HOBBLING
ALONG ON CRUTCHES. THE PASTOR
STOPPED HIM AS HE APPROACHED AND SAID, "THANK YOU FOR BEING WOUNDED FOR ME!"
THE SOLDIER LOOKED AT HIM IN
SURPRISE! HE SAID TO THIS PASTOR,
"PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN ME CIGARETTES, MEDICAL
SUPPLIES, EVEN ENTERTAINMENT FOR MY SACRIFICE, BUT NO ONE HAS EVER THANKED ME
FOR WHAT I HAVE SUFFERED ON THEIR BEHALF."
THEN THE MINISTER CONTINUED, "I KNOW SOMEONE WHO WAS WOUNDED FOR
YOU!" THE MAN SAID, "WOUNDED FOR ME, WHO COULD THAT BE?" THE PASTOR SAID, "IT WAS JESUS CHRIST, THE BIBLE SAYS HE WAS
WOUNDED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS." AND WITH THAT THE PASTOR MOVED ON TO LET THE MAN
THINK ABOUT WHAT HE SAID, I WONDER
IF HE EVER THANKED JESUS FOR BEING
WOUNDED FOR HIM, HAVE YOU? -- Source
Unknown
B. Ceremonially
Cleansed 9:13
1.
These Old Testament sacrifices with their constant repetition merely made
a sinful man or woman ceremonially clean; it still did nothing for their
conscience.
a. The elaborate ceremonies and
rituals allowed them back into the tabernacle area, back into the camp, and back
into right terms with God!
b. But their repeated rituals reminded
them again and again that they were failures, that their restoration was more an
outward thing than an inward thing!
2.
If they had contact with a dead thing they could not come into the camp
unless the ashes of a heifer were sprinkled on them with water to ceremonially
mark them as clean again, but this did not deal with their
conscience!
a. It outwardly cleansed them, but it
could not restore their heart!
b. We needed something more than just
ceremonial cleansing to take care of sin!
c. Each ritual had to be followed to
the letter if they were to be declared “clean” again!
3.
The emphasis was on the outward appearance, they could go through the
right motions but not necessarily have a change of
heart!
4.
It was merely the shadow of the real substance to come, they needed more
than just an outward appearance!
a. The old law was written on tablets
of stone lived out under strict rules and guidelines.
b. Under Christ’s covenant however it
would be written in flesh, our hearts and lived out under the power of the Holy
Spirit.
ILLUS: IT IS TOO
EASY TO APPEAR TO BE ONE THING WHILE IGNORING THE REALITY BEHIND IT! A SINGLE YOUNG MAN WHO WAS LOOKING FOR A
WIFE WAS TRAVELING BY PLANE. TO HIS
DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY WHO APPEARED TO BE SINGLE SAT DOWN
BESIDE HIM ON THIS TRIP. WANTING TO
FIND A WAY TO CAPTURE HER HEART HE DECIDED TO FIND OUT WHAT PLEASED HER. IN CONVERSATION HE ASKED HER, “WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IN A
MAN?” SHE SAID, "WELL, I LIKE INDIAN MEN, THEY ARE TALL AND
DARK, AND SILENT, I JUST LOVE AMERICAN INDIANS ... BUT THEN AGAIN, I LIKE JEWISH
MEN TOO, THEY ARE GOOD BUSINESS MEN AND SMART. THEN AGAIN, I LIKE THE OUTDOOR TYPE TOO,
THOSE WHO LIKE TO FISH AND HUNT AND WHO DRESS IN FLANNEL SHIRTS, THE GOOD OLD
BOY TYPE." THEN TURNING TO THIS
YOUNG MAN SHE ASKED, "BY THE WAY, WHAT'S
YOUR NAME?" HE SMILED AND SAID,
"MY NAME IS GERONIMO GOLDBERG, BUT MY
FRIENDS JUST CALL ME BUBBA!" HE
WAS MORE IMAGE THAN SUBSTANCE HOWEVER AT THIS POINT!
-- Source
Unknown
II. SUPERIOR SACRIFICE! Heb.
9:14-28
A. Clear
Conscience!
9:14-15
1.
Christ's blood sacrifice could finally do what no bull or goat's blood
could do!
a. It removed sin; it did not just
cover it temporarily!
b. It also removed the guilty
conscience of the believer; it did not just make us outwardly clean it took care
of the inward heart too!
2.
Christ's blood was clean; it therefore could remove once and for all the
sins of the one who accepts His blood sacrifice!
3.
This frees us from just an outward acceptance, it gives us an inward
power to break the hold sin has on us so that we don't do the deeds of death
anymore!
4.
Christ therefore has created a better and newer
covenant!
a. This new covenant needs no repetitive
sacrifices!
b. The new covenant does not just
clean from a ritualistic or ceremonial position, it cleans the heart and mind
too!
c. It is superior in this
way!
5.
Those that are in Christ are free from guilt
and can enjoy a clear conscience! Our sins covered by Christ’s blood are
not just covered over they are cleared away!
6.
Christ's sacrifice changes our heart far more than some dumb animal’s
blood could ever do!
ILLUS: YEARS AGO
IN THE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA THERE WAS A CERTAIN SCHOOL WHICH NO TEACHER COULD
HANDLE. THE BOYS WERE SO ROUGH THAT
THE TEACHERS ALL RESIGNED SHORTLY AFTER TEACHING. A YOUNG MAN APPLIED AND THE OLD DIRECTOR
TRIED TO WARN HIM, "YOUNG FELLER, DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE ASKING?"... YOU'RE
ASKING FOR A TERRIBLE BEATING!" EVERY TEACHER HAS LEFT." THE YOUNG MAN SAID, "I'LL TAKE THE
POSITION!" THE DAY CAME TO START, ONE BIG KID NAMED TOM LEANED OVER TO ONE OF
HIS FRIENDS AFTER CHECKING THIS NEW TEACHER OUT AND SAID, "I WON'T NEED ANY HELP
FROM YOU GUYS, I CAN LICK HIM MYSELF!" THE YOUNG TEACHER STARTED THE CLASS WITH
A "GOOD MORNING BOYS, WE HAVE COME TO HAVE SCHOOL!" THE WHOLE CLASS IMMEDIATELY BEGAN
SCREAMING AND YELLING! HE
CONTINUED, "I WANT TO HAVE A GOOD SCHOOL, BUT I CONFESS I DON'T KNOW HOW, UNLESS
YOU HELP ME MAKE UP THE RULES, YOU TELL ME THE RULES AND I WILL WRITE THEM ON
THE BOARD FOR US ALL." SOMEONE
YELLED OUT, “OK TEACH, NO STEALING!”
SO HE WROTE THIS ON THE BOARD.
ANOTHER KID YELLED, "BE ON TIME!” ETC. THEY ENDED UP WITH 10 RULES. NOW THE TEACHER ASKED,
"O.K. WE HAVE RULES NOW, BUT HOW DO WE PUNISH SOMEONE IF THEY BREAK ANY OF
THESE?” THE ANSWER SURPRISED HIM;
THE BOYS YELLED OUT, "BEAT HIM 10 TIMES WITH A STICK ON A BARE BACK!" THE TEACHER SAID, "THAT'S A LITTLE
SEVERE BOYS, DON'T YOU THINK?" BUT THEY BARKED “NO” AND SAID TO GET ON WITH THE
SCHOOL LESSONS! A COUPLE OF DAYS
INTO SCHOOL BIG TOM HAD HIS LUNCH STOLEN.
HE FINALLY DISCOVERED WHO TOOK IT, A BOY NAMED JIM, A TINY KID ONLY 10
YEARS OLD! THE TEACHER THE NEXT DAY
CALLED JIM FORWARD TO RECEIVE THE AGREED UPON PUNISHMENT! HE CAME TREMBLING TO THE FRONT AND
PLEADED, "TEACHER, YOU CAN LICK ME AS HARD AS YOU LIKE, BUT DON’T MAKE ME TAKE
OFF MY COAT!" BIG TOM YELLED OUT
THOUGH, "TAKE IF OFF, YOU HELPED MAKE THE RULES!” SLOWLY UNBUTTONING THE COAT HE REVEALED
NO SHIRT ... AND BRACES ON HIS BONY BODY.
THE TEACHER THOUGHT, HOW CAN I WHIP THIS CHILD?"… BUT HE KNEW HE HAD TO
OR ANY HOPES AT ORDER WERE GONE!
THE TEACHER ASKED LITTLE JIM AS EVERYONE GOT REAL QUIET, “HOW COME YOU
DON’T HAVE A SHIRT?” THE BOY
ANSWERED THAT HIS FATHER HAD DIED YEARS AGO AND HIS MOTHER WAS VERY POOR, HE
ONLY HAD ONE SHIRT AND HIS MOTHER HAD KEPT IT HOME THAT DAY TO WASH IT … HE HAD
BORROWED HIS BROTHER’S COAT TO HIDE THAT FACT. THEY WERE POOR AND HUNGRY AND THAT WAS
WHY HE STOLE BIG TOM’S LUNCH THE OTHER DAY! AT THIS HE BENT DOWN FOR HIS WHIPPING
WHEN SUDDENLY BIG JIM JUMPED UP AND SAID, “TEACHER, IF YOU DON’T OBJECT I WOULD
LIKE TO TAKE JIM’S LICKING!” THE
TEACHER EXPLAINED THAT BY LAW SOMETIMES SUBSTITUTES CAN BE MADE AND HE ASKED THE
CLASS IF THEY ALL AGREED TO THIS.
THEY DID! BIG JIM TOOK OFF
HIS COAT AND BENT OVER, THE STICK BROKE ON THE 5TH HIT ON HIS BACK,
AND THE TEACHER COULDN’T TAKE WHAT HE WAS DOING ANY MORE ANYWAY. THE TEACHER BURIED HIS FACE IN HIS HANDS
AS THE WHOLE CLASS BEGAN TO SOB OVER THE EXAMPLE OF TOM FOR JIM. AT THAT MOMENT LITTLE JIM REACHED UP AND
THREW HIS ARMS AROUND THE NECK OF BIG TOM AND SAID, “TOM, I LOVE YOU FOR THIS,
I’M JUST SO HUNGRY, I’LL LOVE YOU TILL I DIE FOR TAKING MY LICKING, YES, I’LL
LOVE YOU FOREVER!” THE CLASS WAS
NEVER THE SAME AGAIN, AND THE TEACHER SUCCEEDED! HOW CAN WE NOT FALL IN LOVE WITH JESUS
WHO TOOK OUR PUNISHMENT FOR SIN?
HIS BLOOD WAS POURED OUT TO CLEANSE US OF OUR SINS. -- Source
Unknown
B. Cleansed
Condition! 9:16-28a
1.
Christ's death made his New Testament real, it brought it into
reality!
a. For God's Will to take effect, like
all wills, it happens after the person who makes the will
dies!
b. Christ died for us to put into
effect the New Testament, God's will for salvation!
2.
This New Testament CLEANSES US FROM ALL SIN, it does not just cover
all the sins, it cancels all our past sin!
3.
Nothing else can do this, not the blood of bulls and goats or any
rituals! Only the blood of Christ
can do this!
ILLUS: A TEACHER
IN A CHEMISTRY CLASS ONCE CHALLENGED HIS STUDENTS TO SEE WHAT IT TOOK TO
DISSOLVE SOLID GOLD IN DIFFERENT KINDS OF ACID. THEY PUT THE PIECES OF GOLD INTO SEVERAL
DIFFERENT VERY POWERFUL ACIDS AND LEFT IT OVERNIGHT TO SEE HOW IT DID. THE NEXT MORNING THEY WERE ALL SHOCKED
TO DISCOVER THAT NOT ONE SAMPLE OF THE GOLD HAD BEEN AFFECTED BY THE ACIDS, EVEN
THE STRONGEST ONES! EVEN
COMBINATIONS OF ACIDS DIDN'T WORK; THEY FINALLY CONCLUDED THAT GOLD MUST NOT BE
ABLE TO BE DISSOLVED. HE SMILED AND
EXPLAINED THAT HE ALREADY KNEW WHAT THEY HAD DISCOVERED, BUT HE SAID THERE WAS
ONE SUBSTANCE THAT COULD DISSOLVE THE GOLD, A SUBSTANCE CALLED, "ROYAL WATER"
(NITROMURIATIC ACID OR AQUA REGIA).
HE POURED SOME OVER THE GOLD AND SURE ENOUGH, QUICKLY THE GOLD
DISSOLVED! THE GOLD HAD FOUND ITS
MASTER, “ROYAL WATER!” THE NEXT DAY
THIS TEACHER WHO WAS A CHRISTIAN ASKED HIS CLASS, "DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY CALL
THIS "ROYAL WATER?" THEY GUESSED
CORRECTLY BY STATING THAT THIS ONE SUBSTANCE HAD MASTERED THE GOLD USED BY
ROYALTY, THEREFORE ITS NAME! THE
TEACHER THEN ADDED, "BOYS THERE IS ONE OTHER SUBSTANCE THAT IS AS IMPERVIOUS AS
GOLD, IT TOO CANNOT BE DISSOLVED BY ANYTHING EXCEPT “ROYAL WATER.” IT IS CALLED SIN, AND IT RESISTS
EVERYTHING PUT TO IT TO DISSOLVE IT, EDUCATION WON'T DESTROY IT, RICHES WON’T,
SUCCESS WON’T, CULTURE WON’T, IT RESISTS EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE BLOOD OF CHRIST,
THE “ROYAL WATER” OF GOD! -- Source
Unknown
4.
Nothing has the power of Christ's blood, nothing can better it, so there
is no need to repeat the sacrifice over and over again like under the old
Covenant!
a. There is nothing like Christ's
blood in any other religion.
b. There is no power on earth or in
heaven like Christ's blood or sacrifice!
ILLUS: AN OLD
HINDU PRIEST SAT ON THE GROUND WITH THE REST OF A GATHERED CONGREGATION. HE BECAME INCREASINGLY RESTLESS AS THE
PASTOR PREACHED ABOUT THE SACRIFICE CHRIST MADE AND HIS BLOOD SHED FOR OUR
SINS. WHEN THE PASTOR MENTIONED
CHRIST'S MOMENTS ON THE CROSS AND JESUS' WORDS, “FATHER FORGIVE
THEM, FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO.” THE
OLD HINDU COULDN'T STAND IT ANY LONGER, HE JUMPED UP AND RAN TO THE PASTOR
FALLING PROSTRATE ON THE GROUND BEFORE HIM AND HE EXCLAIMED LOUDLY TO THE
PASTOR, "WE WANT YOU TO LEAVE INDIA!
WE WANT YOU TO LEAVE INDIA!" WHEN THE PASTOR ASKED HIM WHY, HE
ANSWERED, "BECAUSE WE HAVE NO STORY LIKE THIS, NO SAVIOR WHO LIVED A SINLESS
LIFE, DIED FOR HIS ENEMIES AND PRAYED FOR THOSE WHO TOOK HIS LIFE. IF YOU KEEP ON TELLING THIS STORY TO OUR
PEOPLE, THEY WILL FORSAKE OUR TEMPLES AND FOLLOW YOUR SAVIOR JESUS!"
-- (Reported in the Evangelical
Christian)
5.
Christ's blood cleanses us from all our sins! Without the blood there is no forgiveness
of sins!
a. It is a shame that Christian
churches want to eliminate the mention of blood from their hymns and their
worship!
b. Jesus is not just a moral teacher,
not just a good example, He is the "lamb
slain" whose blood cleanses us from our
sins!
6.
Unlike
other religions however Christianity is not about the blood of its followers
trying to please their gods, it is about God who shed His own blood to pay the
price of our salvation!
a. It was therefore a one time
deal!
b. There is no other sacrifice
necessary or workable!
c. Since Christ's sacrifice was
perfect He need not die over an over again!
7.
In Him we are clean and our conscience can be clean
too!
C. Coming
Conclusion 9:28b
1.
Like the High Priest in the Old Testament, the people waited anxiously
outside the Holy of Holies to see if the Priest returned, his return meant their
sacrifice was accepted by God and
they could return to their duties declared "clean."
2.
Jesus has gone to the real Holy of Holies and with His own blood
sacrifice in the presence of God for our sins, all we do now is await His return
to realize the full revelation of the plan of salvation, the redemption of our
bodies as well as our souls!
a. When Jesus comes this next time it
won't be for our sins, it will be to finalize our
salvation!
b. He will bring the full benefits of
our salvation when He comes again, no more struggle against sin, no more
sickness or pain, no losses!
3.
Christ is coming for those who are waiting for Him! Are you?
ILLUS: WHEN CYRUS
RULED AS KING OF PERSIA HE PUT IN PRISON THE WIFE OF ONE OF HIS MOST TRUSTED
GENERALS WHILE HE WAS ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
WHEN HE RETURNED HE WAS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THAT SHE HAD BEEN SENTENCED
TO DEATH WHILE HE HAD BEEN GONE. HE
QUICKLY WENT TO THE KING WITH HIS WIFE AND PLEADED THAT SHE MIGHT BE
SPARED. CYRUS HAD ALREADY
PRONOUNCED THE DEATH SENTENCE, BY BEHEADING, WHEN HE FELL BEFORE THE MONARCH AND
ASKED THAT HIS LIFE BE GIVEN FOR HIS WIFE'S! THE KING WAS DEEPLY MOVED BY THIS
GESTURE AND ORDERED THE EXECUTION TO BE STAYED! LATER AS THIS GRATEFUL GENERAL WAS WITH
HIS WIFE HE ASKED HER, "DID YOU SEE THE KIND LOOK IN THE EYES OF THE EMPEROR AS
HE PRONOUNCED YOUR PARDON?" SHE
ANSWERED HER BELOVED HUSBAND, “I DID NOT SEE HIS FACE AT ALL; THE ONLY FACE I
COULD SEE WAS THAT OF THE MAN WHO WAS WILLING TO DIE FOR ME!” H0W ABOUT YOU? -- Source
Unknown
4.
It does not matter what the world thinks of the blood of Christ, but it
does matter a great deal what you think about it!
ILLUS: IN THE
EARLY 1920'S, NIKOLAI BUKHARIN WAS SENT FROM MOSCOW TO KIEV TO ADDRESS A VAST
ANTI-GOD RALLY. FOR AN HOUR HE
ABUSED AND RIDICULED THE CHRISTIAN FAITH UNTIL IT SEEMED AS IF THE WHOLE
STRUCTURE OF BELIEF WAS IN RUINS.
HE INVITED QUESTIONS, AND AN ORTHODOX PRIEST CAME TO THE MICROPHONE AND
FACING THE CROWD UTTERED THREE WORDS, AN ORTHODOX EASTER GREETING THAT GOES LIKE
THIS: “CHRIST
IS RISEN!” INSTANTLY
THE ENTIRE VAST CROWD STOOD TO ITS FEET AND GAVE THE TRADITIONAL RESPONSE WITH A
LOUD VOICE: “HE IS RISEN INDEED!”
SO MUCH FOR THE RALLY AGAINST GOD! -- Source
Unknown
CONCLUSION:
What a great day to live in!
In Christ we can be free from sin and a guilty conscience! Like the High Priest in the Old
Testament Jesus has entered the real Holy of Holies as both Priest and
sacrifice, all we do is await His return to complete our salvation and
celebration! Because of His blood,
our sins are gone ...
forever!!