To Give a Clear Conscience
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How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. – Hebrews 9:14
Dirty conscience
Some things never change. The problem of a dirty conscience is as old as Adam and Eve. As...... >Read More
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To Give Eternal Life to All Who Believe on Him
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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16
In our happiest times we do not want to die. The wish for death rises only when our suffering seems unbearable. What we really want in... >Read More
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To give us Confident Access to the Holiest Place
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We have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus. – Hebrews 10:19
One of the great mysteries in the Old Testament was the meaning of the worship tent used by Israel called the “tabernacle.” The mystery was hinted at but not clear. When the people of Israel came out... >Read More
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So We Might Belong to Him
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You also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead. – Romans 7:4
You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. – 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Care for the church of God, which... >Read More
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So That He Would Be Crowned with Glory and Honor
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But we see . . . Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death. – Hebrews 2:9
And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exhalted him and bestowed on him... >Read More
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To Bring the Old Testament Priesthood to an End
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The former priests . . . were prevented by death from continuing in office, but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. . .... >Read More
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A Ransom for Many
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The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,
And to give his life as a ransom for many. – Matthew10:45
No negotiation
There is no thought in the Bible that Satan had to be paid off to let sinners be saved. What happened to Satan when Christ died was not payment,... >Read More
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