No More Sacrifice!
Hebrews 10:26 “…There remaineth no more sacrifice for sins.”
Since the fall of man in the Garden of Eden, there has been a need for a sacrifice for sins. God’s promise was given to Adam and Eve in Genesis 3:15 when He told them that the seed of the woman (Jesus) would bruise the head of the serpent. Man has walked this planet for generations seeking to appease the debt owed for sin, feeling the overwhelming guilt of its presence; he has even made himself deities that need appeasing. But God in His mercy gave them a way which has been mapped out in the pages of His revealed Word. Prophets spoke about the coming of one (the seed of the woman), who, would provide Himself a lamb for a burnt offering (Genesis 22:8). God gave the law to Israel through Moses, with the sacrifices of Leviticus as a type of Jesus. Job himself cried out, “I know my redeemer liveth.” Man needed a sacrifice to pay the sin debt, and Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God which takes away the sin of the world. Yet, the pride of man prevents him from seeing the freedom found in Jesus Christ. Man always wants to handle sin his own way. After they knew they were naked, Adam and Eve covered themselves with foliage. Interesting! Most would think this to be a display of rectitude, but really it was man’s feeble effort to hide the shame of his own sin. Mortal man looks for a way to atone for the sin he never intends to give up! If we admit to the merit of Jesus’ sacrifice, we admit to our own need for cleansing, and we admit that our sins are reprehensible. As believers in Christ, we understand that the one time sacrifice of Christ is all sufficient for our guilt, shame, and penalty of sin. Truly there is now no more sacrifice for sins; therefore, let us not refrain from holiness, mortifying the deeds of the flesh, through a constant presentation of our bodies as a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1) by identification with Christ’s death and life (Galatians 2:20).
