Jesus:The Once and For All Sacrifice

Introduction:

We have to this point explored several ways in which Jesus has manifested his superiority. The Hebrew writer strategically and methodically catalog outline several categorical areas in Jesus Christ is either the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecy or in some way "better" then the Old Testament system.This is certainly true of his sacrificial death of Christ Jesus. The sacrificial death of Jesus Christ is a significant moment in Christian history when the Son of God functioned as our substitutionary sacrifice.

Proposition: The sacrifice of Jesus Christ was a one time for all time act, which inaugurated the new covenant, in which sin was “put away”.

Hebrews 9:24–28 NASB95

For Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the holy place year by year with blood that is not his own. Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.

I. The Inaugural blood of the New Covenant ()

A. The Hebrew writer presents a comparison (likeness) between the blood of the Old Covenant and the blood of the New Covenant.

B. Blood (signifying death) was used to ratify the Old Covenant (). Jesus Blood ratifies the New Covenant ()

C. The Tabernacle was also sprinkled with blood as a symbol of cleansing. Jesus blood cleanses the “heavenly things” representing things in reference to salvation, the removal of sin.

II. The Result of his Superior Death

A. He entered Heaven as a man mediating for us () Jesus is described as our advocate ()

B. A Once and for all sacrifice. No need for continuous sacrifice as in the Old Testament. (). The Hebrew writer compares the one time experience of physical death with the one time sacrifice of Christ. Just like man dies once, Christ death was one time for all time sacrifice.

B. Jesus is described as our advocate (

C. The superiority of Christ sacrifice is that he shed his own blood functioning as the one who offers and the offering ()

D. The benefits of his death

III. The Practicality of the Superior Sacrifice

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A. If Christ is a superior sacrifice, then to abandon him is to abandon the only sufficiency of your salvation.

B. God has provided assurance that ours salvation is based on the finish work of Christ ()

C. Because of his death, we rest in a state of no condemnation (Romans 8:1-4)