“The whole apparatus of worship associated with [the Old Covenant] ritual and priesthood was calculated rather to keep men at a distance from God than to bring them near” (BRUCE, Hebrews, p 149).
For one thing, only the high priest could enter into the God in the holiest place, and he only once a year.
For another thing, the animal sacrifices of the old arrangement were for UNintentional sins, or errors, not for deliberate or premeditated behavior that rejected the God’s commands and authority. I don't know about you, but my biggest problem with sin isn't unintentional thoughts and acts, but with conscious demos of selfishness.
For another thing, the animal sacrifices of the old arrangement were for UNintentional sins, or errors, not for deliberate or premeditated behavior that rejected the God’s commands and authority. I don't know about you, but my biggest problem with sin isn't unintentional thoughts and acts, but with conscious demos of selfishness.
The point is, we were never intended to get to Abba by keeping rules (neither initially in salvation, not from day to day). The cross was not plan “B.” God was not surprised at a failed experiment in the old arrangement. The old arrangement was intended to demonstrate our moral inability, and served this purpose well.
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