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" o he is able to save completely those Law could not give a guilty person either
peace or a clean conscience (9:9).
who come to God through him, be-
Scause he always lives to intercede for Hebrews presents the New Covenant from
them” (Heb 7:25). the God who makes things better. We love
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Why Do We Need to Be Saved? things that are better; we look for better
conditions, improvements, or something
This verse introduces to us our need to be new that surpasses the old. Hebrews 7:19
saved. We are all sinners, separated from God. says, “For the law made nothing perfect. On
God did not create us this way, but because the other hand a better hope is introduced,
of Adam’s fall, we are all born this way. We are through which we draw near to God.” God
naturally, spiritually and morally completely introduced the New Covenant, something
separated from God; this journey began at better than what the Law could do, “for
conception. King David discovered he was a the law made nothing perfect.” The “bet-
sinner and expressed in Psalm 51:5 that he ter hope” means we can now “draw near to
was “a sinner the moment my mother con- God.” Christ Jesus is the superior Person of
ceived me.” We each have inherited this sinful the New Covenant in Hebrews, who is “so far
nature from our parents, and in turn pass it better than the angels” (1:4) and who is the
on as fathers and mothers to our children. “guarantee of a better covenant” (7:22). This
This is why there is arrogance, pride, vio- priest “always lives” (v25) and gives us peace
lence, confusion, self-gratification, hatred, because He purifies “our consciences from
fear and sickness in our world. If we’re honest, dead works to worship the living God” (9:14).
we acknowledge that we are all sinners in our So the answer to our sin and separation from
behavior as well as in our nature. We may God is Christ – a Person, not a set of rules.
think we can improve or do better; however, Why Is He Able to Save
every effort we make comes short of God’s Completely?
glorious standard. “For all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God” (Rom 3:23). Our salvation is not partial but is based
We need to be saved from being separated completely on what Christ has already done
from God forever. and His continual intercession for us. Our
verse tells us that “he is able to save com-
Who Is Able to Save? pletely those who come to God through
The writer to the Hebrews emphasizes that him, because he always lives to intercede
the Old Covenant meant obedience to all the for them.” We were once sinners separated
Law. Under that covenant, there were at least from God, but because of “the offering of
two limitations. First, the priests could not the body of Jesus Christ once for all” (10:10)
save completely because their service ended and His glorious resurrection, He “is able to
“by reason of death” (Heb 7:23). Second, the save completely,” body, soul and spirit. And
He saves forever “those who come to God
1 Bible quotations in this article are from the NET through him, because he always lives to
unless otherwise noted. intercede for them.” Are you saved?