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Yes. Sins cannot be pardoned before they are committed.
Explain how or better still, why: the Lord forgives sins as they are committed.
This idea leads to the heresy of sin as much as you like, if you are a Christian it doesn't matter, they are automatically forgiven.
Illogical, unworkable and totally unscriptural. Also is an oxymoron.
No, I separate the Body of Christ from Israel.
The body of Christ is saved without any covenant. We have salvation from our sins the moment we believe 1 corinthians 15:1-4.
The new covenant that was promised to Israel will grant them salvation from their sins in a future date when Christ returns for them (acts 3:19-21, romans 11:27). In this, I agree with Keras.
His Blood is the Blood of the New Covenant. (Matthew 26:28)
No New Covenant means no Blood of the New Covenant.
Thus no forgiveness of sins.
Read 'em again.
Ephesians 1:7
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Colossians 1:14
In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
the blood saved us in the body of Christ yes
The blood also allow the new covenant with Israel
but it does not follow that the blood is the new covenant
think of the cross as accomplishing many different outcomes
The Blood of the New Covenant saved us by redemption through the forgiveness of sins when we were outside of Christ, and added us to the Body of Christ i.e. the Church.
Paste the quote where I said that the blood is the new covenant.
your first 2 paragraphs
Words to live by. This is why to love God.Jeremiah 9:23-24 These are the words of the Lord; Let not the wise boast of their wisdom, nor the brave of their bravery. Let not the wealthy boast of their wealth, but if anyone must boast, let them boast of this – that they understand and acknowledge Me. For I am the Lord God, I show unfailing love. I do justice and right on the earth. In this I take pleasure.
It is you who says it wasn't directed to us in the first place. But, Paul tells us that there were mysteries in the Old Testament revealed in the New Testament. That is what you don't understand. It may not be clear from the Old Testament prophecies themselves, but the promises God made to Abraham were not to his natural descendants but rather to Jesus Christ (Gal 3:16) and those who belong to Christ (Gal 3:29).So if the nation Israel is meant to be the recipient of the New Covenant (Hebrews 8:8)...
and currently, the nation Israel has fallen in the eyes of God, and through that fall, salvation has come to the rest of us (Romans 11:11)...
Why do people find it strange to hear that the rest of us are saved without that same New Covenant?
Why must they insist that we in the Body of Christ must have taken over as recipients of something that was not directed to us in the first place?
Hope that argument is clear?
As I stated
The blood paved the way for the Body of Christ I agree.
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