If God Forgives Sins Anyway, Then What Is the Difference Between the Forgiveness of Sin in the New Testamentand the Forgiveness of the Old Testament?
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- Jan 17, 2024
Although the offering of Christ Himself on the cross was known in advance before the foundation of the world (1Peter1:20), this forerunner of knowledge of the blood of Christ did not confer on man the salvation and nullification of sin that Christ achieved by sacrificing Himself on the cross (Hebrews 9:26).
Thus, in the Old Testament, God in His forbearance had passed over the sins that were previously committed (Romans 3:23). Before the cross of Christ this passing over sins was not able to nullify the sin that dwells in us or to cleanse from sins (Romans 7:16).
While the forgiveness of sin of the New Testament through the perfection of the sacrifice of Christ leads to the abolition of the power of sin that dwells in us (Hebrews9:26) , the purification and liberation from its dominion (Hebrews 2:14), and the dominion of Satan, as well as the receipt of the grace of the new nature and the Holy Spirit who dwells in us (Romans6:4).
Thus we obtain a renewal of human nature and the ability to overcome sin, and receive a life of victory over sin and death in the Holy Spirit.
