The Bible teaches that sin separates humanity from a holy God, requiring a payment or sacrifice to restore relationship. According to Leviticus, the life of a creature is in its blood, which is given to make atonement for sin. In the New Testament, 1 Peter and 1 John reveal that Jesus Christ's death on the cross provides this atonement, reconciling believers to God. As Hebrews explains, Jesus' sacrifice is the ultimate and final payment for sin, cleansing consciences and obtaining eternal redemption, as seen in Hebrews 9:12 and 9:22, which emphasize the necessity of bloodshed for forgiveness.
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He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.
He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,