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Continuing access to the blood that flowed for sin’s atonement is a blessing for all Christians as outlined in 1 John 2:1–2: | Continuing access to the blood that flowed for sin’s atonement is a blessing for all Christians as outlined in 1 John 2:1–2: | ||
:''My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. | :''My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), 1 Jn 2:1–2.</ref> | ||
The old covenant had an earthly sanctuary and a human priesthood but the sanctuary of the new covenant is heaven itself, and the Great Priest who ministers there is no other than the Son of God. This is “the chief point” of all that the writer of the book of Hebrews has said: | The old covenant had an earthly sanctuary and a human priesthood but the sanctuary of the new covenant is heaven itself, and the Great Priest who ministers there is no other than the Son of God. This is “the chief point” of all that the writer of the book of Hebrews has said: | ||