By Himself, Christ Purged Our Sins!
“Who
being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His Person,
and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by
Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on
high.” -Hebrews 1:3 [KJV]
The
atonement for sin is made ONLY by Christ, our Great High Priest. He,
Himself, and no other, bore our sins; and He, Himself, purged them away.
By His sacrifice alone He expiated our sins and accomplished our
salvation, and of the people there were none to help nor assist Him.
Moses
wrote, “And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation
when the High Priest goes in to make an atonement in the Holy Place,
until he come out” (Leviticus 16:17). When our Shepherd was smitten by
the sword of justice, the sheep were scattered, and all His disciples
forsook Him and fled.
There
were none to appear FOR Him, nor stand BY Him, not in the least to lend
an ASSISTING hand in the great work in which He was engaged. He is the
only Mediator between God and men, both of redemption and of
intercession. He is the alone Saviour; to Him only are sinners to look
for salvation, and He is to have all the glory. He had no partner in the
work of redemption, and He will have no rival in the honor of it.
—preacher & theologian John Gill (1697-1771 A.D.)
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