Therefore he [Jesus] is able to save
completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to
intercede for them. … He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered
himself (25, 27b).
What tremendous words. What
amazing teaching. Jesus is able to save
completely those who come to God through him! No need for a priest to
continually sacrifice for a person’s sin year after year… Jesus did it all. No
need for continuing sacrifice at all. Jesus did it all, once and for
all!
And Jesus is able to save
those who believe because of what He did, offering Himself on the
cross.
This is the great separator
between Christianity and other world religions. Only Christianity deals with the
sin issue in humanity. Christianity is not a way of enlightenment, where we
learn truths and then make our way to God. Christianity teaches that God came to
us [Jesus’ incarnation] and then God-who-came-to-us offered Himself as the
redemption payment to cover our sins, faults and spiritual debt. Jesus took our
punishment on Himself so that we could be redeemed!
His once-for-all atoning
death on the cross completely saves all who believe! That is the redemption side
of the Christian faith.
Have you put your faith and
trust in Jesus?… the only once-for-all means of
salvation!
O God
–Father, Son and Holy Spirit- may I be a faithful ambassador of the GREAT truth!
And may I be so till my resurrection day… Amen.
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