In
the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
In the religion of the Old Testament, the high priest entered the
holy places every year in order to make sacrifices for his sin and
the sins of the people. The sacrifices needed to be repeated each and
every year. For they themselves did not purify the people of their
sins, but acted as a sign of the covenant, in which the people had
faith that One would come who would eventually save His people from
their sins and restore their righteousness and their relationship
with the Lord God in heaven.
Even as the sacrifices were being offered, the people of Israel were
in need of new sacrifices. There are not enough bulls and goats and
lambs in the world to atone for the sins of mankind. Sin is
persistent. The old Adam – that bottomless sinful nature – is an
excellent swimmer, and is not easily drowned, even in blood.
