Jesus Christ A Better Sacrifice

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Jesus ChristA Better Sacrifice
Hebrews 923
Hebrews 1014
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Jesus Christ A Better Sacrifice

• The apostle Paul defines the goal of the
  Christian in this life
• Philippians 38-11
• It is only through the sacrifice of Jesus that
  this is possible
• Hebrews 101-4 913-14 1014

The sacrifice of Jesus was superiorto the
sacrifices of the Old Testament
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Sacrifice Contrasted

• Old Testament Animals
• Could not take away sin
• Hebrews 101-4
• Only purified the flesh
• Hebrews 913
• Sanctified the Old Covenant
• Hebrews 919-23 Exodus 241-8Exodus 409-11
  Leviticus 1711
• Had to be offered often
• Hebrews 925

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Sacrifice Contrasted

• New Testament Christ
• Obtains eternal redemption
• Hebrews 912
• Purges the conscience of sin
• Hebrews 914
• Sanctified the New Covenant
• Hebrews 915-17
• One offering was sufficient forever
• Hebrews 924-28

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Sacrifice Contrasted
Sacrifices of the Old Testament
Sacrifice of Christ

• Not take away sin
• Only purified the flesh
• Sanctified the Old Covenant
• Had to be offered often

• Obtains eternal redemption
• Purges the conscience of sin
• Sanctified the New Covenant
• One offering was forever

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The Insufficiency of the Sacrifices of the Old
Covenant
H E B R E W S

• Were not the fullness of Gods scheme of
  redemption
• Hebrews 101
• They could not perfect
• Hebrews 102-3
• Offered sin sacrifices daily
• Exodus 2938-44

101-4
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The Insufficiency of the Sacrifices of the Old
Covenant
H E B R E W S

• After these sacrifices their sins still had to
  be remembered on the day of atonement
• Leviticus 1615
• The guilt still remained
• Leviticus 1620-22
• WHY did the guilt remain?
• The blood of animals cannottake away sin!
• Hebrews 104

101-4
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The Sufficiency of theSacrifice of Christ
H E B R E W S

• He did not come to repeat the sacrifices of the
  Old Covenant
• Hebrews 105-7
• God prepared for Him a body (V5)
• God took no pleasure in animal sacrifices (V5-6)
• Christ came to fulfill Gods will (V7)
• He came to establish the New Covenant (V8-10)

105-10
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The Sufficiency of theSacrifice of Christ
H E B R E W S

• Jesus now rules on high
• Hebrews 1011-14
• His one sacrifice is sufficient (V11-12)
• He awaits on high to overthrowthe last enemy
  (V12-13)
• By this one offering the sanctifiedare perfected
  forever (V14)
• Holy Spirit testified this
• Hebrews 1015-17

1011-17
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Jesus ChristTHE Perfect Sacrifice
Never needs repeatedor replaced Hebrews
1018 Why leave the one andONLY
sacrifice? Hebrews 910
let us draw near with a true heart in full
assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled
from an evil conscience and our bodies washed
with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession
of our hope without wavering, for He who promised
is faithful. (Hebrews 1022-23)