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NASB | Hebrews 9:22 And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 9:22 In fact under the Law almost everything is cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness [neither release from sin and its guilt, nor cancellation of the merited punishment]. |
Bible Question: I was reading Genesis right after Adam and Eve were kicked out and Cain and Abel were born...I wanted to know why a lamb (brought by Abel for the sin-offering) was proper..or that is to say why is blood required for atonement? |
Bible Answer: turtlesrcool; Let me share some insight that was related to me by no one special, just someone I respect. In the Old Testament a man was to be circumsized to enter into the covenant w/ God. This was the shedding of blood. (Thank you for Heb 9:22 above) When Jesus was killed on the cross, The Sinless died for the Sinful. He endured the most shameful execution, committing the Ultimate Sacrifice. There is nothing that is not covered under this sacrifice, the sacrifice to end all sacrifice. Nothing can ever be added to this sacrifice, since God paid the highest possible price when He gave His only Son. To attempt to add anything at all to this conclusion is to say that something was left undone, that Jesus' sacrifice was incomplete, that we are so good that the act is incomplete without our input. so now, in New Testament times, the circumcision of the male's foreskin is more a matter of personal hygiene than anything else. there is no more call for the shedding of blood. the circumcision that is called for today is the circumcision of the spirit, but that is a whole new topic w/ a new ID# peace and grace, tim |