In Heb 10:1-25, Paul writes that Jesus Christ is the perfect sacrifice for sins for ever. There is no need for any other sacrifice for sins. The Imperfect Old Testament Sacrifices, 10:1-4 Under the law, which was a shadow of good things to come, the priests offered sacrifices year by...
In Rom 6:12-14 Paul said, “Sin shall not have dominion over you”. He admonished us to “let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body”. How can you walk in victory over sin? Die to Self – Rom 6:6. In Gal 2:20 we are crucified with Christ so the he...
In Heb 9 we see that Jesus is the mediator of the new testament. By the shedding of his own blood, he offered a better sacrifice than the blood of bulls and goats. And, unlike the earthly high priests who offered in the worldly tabernacle, his sacrifice was performed for...
Atonement Rom 5:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Rom 5:11 we find that “we have now received the atonement.” Many modern translations change “atonement” to “reconciliation.” That seems unnecessary since Rom 5:10 mentions our reconciliation twice already. Let’s see if that change is warranted. Presume for a moment that you...
Under the Blood Ps. 32:1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We had a question from a radio listener that we decided to answer in this broadcast. The question concerns sins that are “under the blood.” Here’s the question:“Thought maybe you could help answer a question that came up recently while having a...
This is Part 2 in a 4 part introduction to Paul’s Epistle to the Hebrews. One of the main things Paul wrote about in his epistle to the Hebrews is that Jesus is better than the other people the Jews hold dear in their religion, and he offers better things than they have in their doctrine. So today we are going to look...
2 Cor 7:1 says, “Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God”. We are instructed to cleanse ourselves. This is the work of the Lord. We simply need to yield ourselves to his...
Eat My Flesh Jn. 6: 51-62 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Jesus taught, he often related what he was teaching to the situation at hand. He used a proximate example as an illustration. The example was not literal, but typified a spiritual truth. For instance, in Mk 1:16-18, when he saw...
God’s Light on Sin 1 Jn 1:5-10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Jn 1:5 tells us that God is light. When we are truly dealing with Him, the light of God will show us some things that you can only see by his light. For instance, if you track a deer...
The Power of God Rom. 1: 16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Power of God When we deal with folks about the Lord, we shouldn’t worry about whether or not we’re doing a good enough job. I realize how nervous we can be trying to talk to someone about Jesus. However,...
