Making Atonement for Sins
In the Old Covenant or the Old Testament Aaron and his sons were the only ones who could offer sacrifices in the most holy place of the tabernacle and temple to make atonement for the sins of the people of Israel. (I Chronicles 6:49) This was a huge honor and a very serious responsibility. The sacrificial system was revealed to Moses, and he wrote all of God's commands. Those commands had to be followed completely for God to accept the sacrifices and cover the sins of the people, so they could be forgiven. If Aaron and his sons failed, there was no hope for the people of Israel to be right with God.
In the New Testament a better covenant was instituted by God. He sent Jesus, His Only-Begotten Son, to make atonement for all of the sins of all mankind. His atonement for those sins was eternally complete, so it only had to be offered one time. That is why Jesus went to the cross to shed His perfect, sinless blood for our sins. He was the Only One who could do this. If He had failed to follow the Father's commands, we would all be hopelessly lost in our sins, never being able to be made right with God.
Both the Old Covenant and the New Covenant show us the love of God. God does not want any to perish but all to come to repentance and faith in Him. Therefore, He has always had a way for people to be made right with Him. I pray that we will all consider His great love during this week leading up to Easter Sunday.
Tomorrow, I intend to read I Chronicles 8-10.
In the New Testament a better covenant was instituted by God. He sent Jesus, His Only-Begotten Son, to make atonement for all of the sins of all mankind. His atonement for those sins was eternally complete, so it only had to be offered one time. That is why Jesus went to the cross to shed His perfect, sinless blood for our sins. He was the Only One who could do this. If He had failed to follow the Father's commands, we would all be hopelessly lost in our sins, never being able to be made right with God.
Both the Old Covenant and the New Covenant show us the love of God. God does not want any to perish but all to come to repentance and faith in Him. Therefore, He has always had a way for people to be made right with Him. I pray that we will all consider His great love during this week leading up to Easter Sunday.
Tomorrow, I intend to read I Chronicles 8-10.