The blood of Jesus versus the blood of bulls and goats
Let us do a small comparison between what the blood of Jesus did as compared to the blood of bulls and goats under the law.
In the atonement made by the high-priest with the blood of bulls and goats, sins were covered. The sins did still exist, but they were covered such that God could act towards the nation of Israel as though those sins weren't committed even though they still were living in bondage to sin under its dominion. The blood of the animals gave them a standing before God.
However, the blood of Jesus didn't cover sins it purged the sins completely. It blotted them out.
Let me give two examples to buttress this point.
Take a person whose white shirt is stained and when an examiner comes by the individual covers the stain with a white sheet of paper such that the stain is not made visible and so the observer acts as though there was no stain even though the person wearing the stained shirt still carries the shame and feels dirty.
This is why God said that when I see the blood, I will passover. It didn't purge the sin but allowed God passover.
The second scenario is that the stain is purged out completely by some white bleaching product so the shirt now appears without any trace of the stain so the individual feels clean and can boldly show his shirt to the observer.
Second scenario is a person sells a company with heavy liabilities but gets some good accountants to hide the liabilities from the buyer so he buys only to see the company is heavily in debt while another first of all settles all liabilities and then buys the company debt free.
The blood of Jesus doesn't just give the sinner a standing before God. It makes a sinner the righteousness of God in Christ having purged the sins.
Pastor Poju Oyemade
The blood of Jesus versus the blood of bulls and goats
Let us do a small comparison between what the blood of Jesus did as compared to the blood of bulls and goats under the law.
In the atonement made by the high-priest with the blood of bulls and goats, sins were covered. The sins did still exist, but they were covered such that God could act towards the nation of Israel as though those sins weren't committed even though they still were living in bondage to sin under its dominion. The blood of the animals gave them a standing before God.
However, the blood of Jesus didn't cover sins it purged the sins completely. It blotted them out.
Let me give two examples to buttress this point.
Take a person whose white shirt is stained and when an examiner comes by the individual covers the stain with a white sheet of paper such that the stain is not made visible and so the observer acts as though there was no stain even though the person wearing the stained shirt still carries the shame and feels dirty.
This is why God said that when I see the blood, I will passover. It didn't purge the sin but allowed God passover.
The second scenario is that the stain is purged out completely by some white bleaching product so the shirt now appears without any trace of the stain so the individual feels clean and can boldly show his shirt to the observer.
Second scenario is a person sells a company with heavy liabilities but gets some good accountants to hide the liabilities from the buyer so he buys only to see the company is heavily in debt while another first of all settles all liabilities and then buys the company debt free.
The blood of Jesus doesn't just give the sinner a standing before God. It makes a sinner the righteousness of God in Christ having purged the sins.
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