Q1. A Sacrifice that Cleanses the Conscience

[Pastor Ralph]

Q1. (Hebrews 9:14) In what way does Christ's sacrifice of himself cleanse the conscience in a way that the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant could not?

[Commissioned]

Q1. (Hebrews 9:14) In what way does Christ's sacrifice of himself cleanse the conscience in a way that the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant could not?

Christ's sacrifice of himself cleanse the conscience in a way that the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant could not because the effect of Christ's sacrifice brought the cleansing of the conscience so that we can be confident of forgiveness and any doubt of condemnation is removed. We can now come boldly to the throne of grace and there find mercy.

[Ms CJ]

Q1. (Hebrews 9:14)

In what way does Christ's sacrifice of himself cleanse the conscience in a way that the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant could not?

* The inward faculty of distinguishing right and wrong, moral consciousness, conscience."

8 Instead of being haunted by our sins of the past and wondering whether a priest's

annual sacrifice really took care of it before God, Christ's sacrifice of himself convinces

us that our sins are forgiven, that we can go on, that we can approach God and

be acceptable before him, that we can serve9 the Living God.

[Tabatha]

Q1. (Hebrews 9:14) In what way does Christ's sacrifice of himself cleanse the conscience in a way that the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant could not?

Christ offered Himself, Voluntarily gave His own life, shed His blood for the sins of mankind. This offering was brought about by the Spirit of God. ( The Holy Spirit ) He wasn't forced. Christ did this out of obedience and love for the Father and all mankind. Knowing animals only cleanse the outside once a year. His blood cleansed internally, Jesus is Pure and Holy with out sin, totally unblemeshed. This giving of His life blood by the Will of God by means of the Holy Spirit is Eternal, It cleanses the and soul and heart. The effect of this sacrifice cleanses the conscience. " The inward faculty of distinguishing right and wrong, Moral consciousness".Christ's sacrificeof Himself convinces us that our sins are forgiven,

The ability of Christ's willing sacrifice of Himself to quell our heart's self- doubt and condemnation. If Christwent to such a great extent for my sins, then I can be confident of great forgiveness. And it is lasting, never to be brought up again.

( Romans 8:1 )Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirirt of life set me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so He condemned sin in sinful man.

The Spirit of Life is The Holy Spirit

[masika]

Christ's sacrifice transforms our lives and hearts and makes us clean on the inside, while for the Old Testament law, when the people sacrificed animals, God considered the people's faith and obedience, cleansed them from sin, and made them ceremonially acceptable at that times law. Christ's sacrifice is infinitely more effective than animals sacrifices. No barrier of sin or weakness on our part can stile His forgiveness.

[s8nfighter]

Exodus 24:1 1 Now He said to Moses, "Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar. 2 And Moses alone shall come near the Lord, but they shall not come near; nor shall the people go up with him." 3 So Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the judgments. And all the people answered with one voice and said, "All the words which the Lord has said we will do." 4 And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord.

The law itself came from the LORD and forgiveness from the LORD is much better than forgiveness from man, for forgivness from God draws us closer to Him. The law which was written first upon stone was external, it was with the Holy Spirit it became internal. The cleansing of sin was at first also external and with the resurection of Christ it became internal. So as with the law which is written on our hearts so is forgiveness.

All i know is at the age of 36 Christ did for me that which no man could do. While sitting in church and feeling guilty and hung-over, the LORD spoke to me and said, ' I am the one who forgiives all sin, including yours." With that one statement all the guilt, which accumilated from 17 years of being an alcholic, flooded from me and with it the alcholism. Thank you LORD!!!!

Darrell

[Helenmm]

In the old days a man brought the blood of an animal to cleanse himself before God from his sin. His sin really demanded his own blood, but God accepted the sacrifice of an animal in his place, or as a picture of the sacrifice that was deserved! The High Priest could go - properly prepared - once a year into the Holy of Holies with a blood sacrifice for the sins of the people, in fear and trembling lest he be found wanting.

Later, Jesus Christ, Son of Jehovah Himself, came to earth specifically to be the sacrifice for the sins of men (after which there would be no more need of animal sacrifice, seeing that the perfect sacrifice was now completed for all time). Since He was willing to go so far in making the perfect sacrifice for our sins, and took HIs own blood into the heavenly temple to present to His Father on our behalf, then we can know and believe that indeed we are forgiven when we truly repent.

[PATJOE]

Q1. (Hebrews 9:14) In what way does Christ's sacrifice of himself cleanse the conscience in a way that the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant could not?

The sacrifice of the blood of animals in the old covenant only cleansed the outer being and did so indirectly through a mediator high priest. Jesus, being without sin, Holy and Sanctified, offered Himself to the Father on our behalf. The effect of Jesus' sacrifice of His blood is the cleansing of our conscience -- our inner heart and being. He created our own sanctification before God for us. He brought about our own forgiveness and did so in such agony, and so willingly according to the Will of God. We can be sure our sins ARE forgiven - that He saved us from eternal death - that we can approach God directly and be acceptable before Him, and we can go forth to serve Him. The more these facts penetrate my awareness, the more awesome this totally wonderful and loving gift becomes. The gift of Life Eternal, -- Thank you my Lord and Saviour!

[Stan]

Q1. (Hebrews 9:14) In what way does Christ's sacrifice of himself cleanse the conscience in a way that the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant could not?

The blood of Christ was Holy,sinless, perfect animal blood had no way of being holy of sinless since it was taken by a priest that was sinful and needed forgiveness for himself. He must first sacrifice for himself and then he also was only cleansed outwardly. His sins were put off for a year and then He had to sacrifice again. Christ being perfect and sinless sacrificed only once and He cleansed our hearts making us sinlessin the sight of the Father. As God looks at us He sees His perfect Son our Saviour and finds us guiltless.

[Tabatha]

Christ offered Himself, Voluntarily gave His own life, shed His blood for the sins of mankind. This offering was brought about by the Spirit of God. ( The Holy Spirit ) He wasn't forced. Christ did this out of obedience and love for the Father and all mankind. Knowing animals only cleanse the outside once a year. His blood cleansed internally, Jesus is Pure and Holy with out sin, totally unblemeshed. This giving of His life blood by the Will of God by means of the Holy Spirit is Eternal, It cleanses the and soul and heart. The effect of this sacrifice cleanses the conscience. " The inward faculty of distinguishing right and wrong, Moral consciousness".Christ's sacrificeof Himself convinces us that our sins are forgiven,

The ability of Christ's willing sacrifice of Himself to quell our heart's self- doubt and condemnation. If Christwent to such a great extent for my sins, then I can be confident of great forgiveness. And it is lasting, never to be brought up again.

( Romans 8:1 )Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirirt of life set me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so He condemned sin in sinful man.

The Spirit of Life is The Holy Spirit

[Patricia A]

Q1. (Hebrews 9:14) In what way does Christ's sacrifice of himself cleanse the conscience in a way that the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant could not?

The Old Covenant was about ceremonial cleansing of the outward person before God. The New Covenant is about cleansing the heart, the inner person, the conscience, so that we can leave behind the our sins.

[Loisb]

Since Christ, who has never sinned, died on the cross to save us from sin; this sacrifice should assure us that our conscience has been cleansed. Christ's freely gave his life for us and our conscience should be clear on this matter.

[charisbarak]

Christ's sacrifice went deeper than the offerings of bulls & goats. Jesus was perfect--the offerings were perfect on the outside--Jesus is sinless--man continued to need offerings to pay for his sin.

Jesus was the perfect sacrifice--a one-time sacrifice taking all our sins upon himself--past present & future. It is finished!

[PCHRIS]

Jesus was the perfect spotless sacrifice and his blood washes us clean not only the outside but also within.

[heavenlymann]

Christ's sacrifice of Himself PAID the cost of all my sin. Animal sacrifice only DEFERRED the cost of sin for the obedient. (Romans 3:25)

[sahala p.s.]

Q1. (Hebrews 9:14) In what way does Christ's sacrifice of himself cleanse the conscience in a way that the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant could not?

Christ's sacrifice of himself cleanses the conscience in the way that his blood cleanses our conscience from acts that lead to death, which are essentially inner sin, it convinces us that our sins are forgiven, so that we can go free of them to serve God, approach God and be acceptable before him.

[Lisa Rupert]

Q1. (Hebrews 9:14) In what way does Christ's sacrifice of himself cleanse the conscience in a way that the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant could not?

The Old Covenant cleansed the outer person where the New Covenant cleanses the heart, the inner person, the conscience leaving behind our acts that lead to death, our inner sins freeing us to serve God. We don't have to worry about our sins of the past because Christs' sacrifice reassures us that our sins are forgiven so that we can have a relationship with God.

[AngelOnLine]

Q1. (Hebrews 9:14) In what way does Christ's sacrifice of himself cleanse the conscience in a way that the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant could not?

When an animal sacrifice was made, the sinner had to depend on the Priest to ask God for forgiveness and had to rely on the Priest to do it for him. The sacrifice that Christ made for us insures that our sins are forgiven if we only believe in Him and trust in Him.

[Craig]

Jesus' sacrifice on the cross for the atonement of human sin cleans the conscience of, and frees us from guilt. Jesus' sacrifice also frees us from self-doubt and condemnation -- 'For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" JN 3:16.

[June]

Because Christ was without sin He offered Himself, His blood is what cleanses and convinces our consciences that we are forgiven. He is our blood sacrifice so we can approach God and be accepted before Him, when we repent.

[linda bass]

The sacrificial blood of animals could only cover one's sin, not competely remove it.

It was an external sacrifice, doing nothing for the conscience or soul.

Jesus' sacrifice of Himself not only does away with our sin, but His blood cleanses our inner being as well.

[Jewell]

The sacrifices of the old covenant cleansed outwardly. With the blood of Jesus, we are born again, clean and new, white as snow.

[Eudora]

Q1. (Hebrews 9:14) In what way does Christ's sacrifice of himself cleanse the conscience in a way that the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant could not?

The animal atonement was once a year, bring back all that had thought to be forgotten. Christ

[MarkH]

Q1. (Hebrews 9:14) In what way does Christ's sacrifice of himself cleanse the conscience in a way that the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant could not?

This is done through and by the Holy Spirit that lives inside of God

[Don W]

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