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This
is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the
Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I
write them; and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
– Hebrews 10:16-17
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The Bible tells us that under Levitical law, an animal had to be offered every year to atone for the sins of the people. That word atone means "to cover" and it's used continually throughout the Old Testament.
But
let me tell you something exciting. It's never used in the New
Testament. The Greek word used to describe what Jesus did for us on the
cross is a different word altogether. It doesn't just mean "to cover"—it
means "to remit; to do completely away with something."
Do you know what that means? It means there is no longer a sin problem. Jesus solved it!
When
you made Him your Lord, He didn't just cover your sins, He put you into
right-standing with God and re-created you by the Spirit of God as if
sin had never existed.
But if you're like many believers,
you haven't fully grasped that magnificent truth. You're caught up in
what I call a sin consciousness. You keep thinking of yourself as sin
stained instead of blood washed.
"Well, after all, Brother Copeland, I'm just an old sinner saved by grace."
No, you're not. You were an
old sinner, but grace changed you forever into the very righteousness
of God. You are now His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus! As far as
God is concerned, your past life is forgotten. It died the death of the
Cross.
Think about that. Let it sink into your consciousness until
you can rise up boldly and receive the freedom from sin that's yours in
Christ Jesus. Receive the righteousness that only the Lamb of God can
give.
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