Why God Became Human
Perfect Sacrifice
Hebrews 10:1–18 (NLT)

1. A Shadow
- The sacrifices of the Old Testament were a shadow of good things to come,

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- These sacrifices were supposed to

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Jesus to them.
- These animal sacrifices could

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forgive or cleanse sin.
- In a fallen world, man had no

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sacrifice to be found.

2. A Body
- Christ became

to be the perfect sacrifice.
- It was in this body that He practiced complete and perfect

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to the will of God.
- God could not redeem man without a body because God is a

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3. Atonement
- Atonement: The reconciliation of the relationship between God and humanity by means of a sacrifice; the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ reconciles believers to God, cleanses them, and makes them righteous before him.
- Through Christ being the perfect sacrifice, we can be made holy.
- Christ, the God Man, fulfills the Old Testament law by offering His body as a sacrifice for sin one time for all time.
- Jesus’ sacrifice is enough, it is finished.
- 1 Timothy 2:3–6 (NLT)
- In Christ we can be free from all sin including the guilt and shame of sin.

Live it out
2 Corinthians 5:15 He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.