Our messages the last two weeks have emphasized that Jehovah God loves all people equally and sent His Son Jesus Christ to earth to die on a cross and be resurrected for both Jews and Gentiles. Through this most important sacrifice in all of history Jews and Gentiles can receive Jesus as their Savior and Messiah.
However, there is another very important blessing when a person receives Jesus as their Savior and Messiah - Forgiveness Of Sins. The beginning of Hebrews 10 explains this thoroughly. Verses 3 and 4 refer to animal sacrifices that were performed by the Jews under the Old Blood Covenant, "But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins." Notice these animal sacrifices were just a reminder of sins and not forgiveness of sins.
Hebrews 10:6-7 explains that God was not pleased with the animal sacrifices but sent Jesus to do His Will, "With burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. Then I said, 'Here I am - it is written about Me in the scroll - I have come to do Your Will, O God.'"
What was the Will Of God that Jesus accomplished when He died on the cross and was resurrected? Hebrews 10:9-10 says, "He sets aside the first to establish the second. And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." Jesus established the New Blood Covenant setting aside the Old Blood Covenant resulting in Jehovah God forgiving all saved people's sins upon their confession of sins.
Bless His Holy Name!
Our message next week will continue the "One In Christ" series addressing another blessing for all people upon receiving Jesus as their Savior:
Eternal Life!
May The Lord Bless You This Day And Every Day,
Frank
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