Sacrificial Atonement (Heb 9:15-28)

Sacrificial Atonement – Hebrews 9:15-28 Blood for Payment and Blood for Purity? Sacrificial Death? (Who believes that stuff anymore?) Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. (Heb. 9:15, ESV) Both covenants are put into effect by sacrificial death. (16-20) Blood purifies because death is sin’s payment, a payment that provides forgiveness. (21-22) • Purity • Payment Old covenant sacrifices were copies that pointed forward to the true and effective sacrifice. (23-24) Christ’s sacrifice was himself, shedding his own blood, once for all. (25-28) • Can someone ultimately pay his or her own sin penalty? (v. 27) • Have you responded to God’s call? (Acts 16:31) • Do you have to repeatedly ask him to save you? (vv. 25-26) What gives you confident assurance? (Heb. 10:19-23) • Shouldn’t knowing that Christ put away the penalty for our sin (28a, 26b, 15c) properly motivate us to pursue his holiness? (Rom. 6:1-4) • What sacrifice do we bring to God as we eagerly await Christ’s return? (Rom. 12:1)