In the Old Testament God’s people received forgiveness of sin
by making a yearly animal sacrifice, usually a lamb. The priest
would kill the animal and God would accept its blood as payment
for sin and grant forgiveness. We now have a more complete
understanding of the sacrificial system and we know that the
blood of Jesus was the ultimate payment for sin, providing
forgiveness to all people who accept Him. The law that required
the punishment of death for sin was not abolished, it was
fulfilled by Jesus. Those who do not accept His payment for sin
must pay the penalty themselves!
Dietary restrictions are another example of how Jesus
fulfilled the Law. Certain foods were unclean and God’s people
were never to eat them. Other foods had to be prepared and
eaten according to specific guidelines. Failure to observe these
restrictions made a person unclean. The New Testament,
however, is clear that in Christ all foods have been made clean
and are acceptable for God’s people to eat [Romans 14:20]. God
did not rescind His laws regarding cleanliness—Jesus’ blood
provided cleansing [Hebrews 9:22].
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