Question
Did the Old Testament sacrifices take away sin, or only cover it?
Answer
We know this, that in the Old Testament the blood of bulls and goats could not take away sin. It only covered sin. And the living just waiting in—in paradise for the day that sin should be taken away. But when Jesus came, the Son of God, the Messiah, He took away sin. He divorced it, never covered i...
I Am the Resurrection and the Life, 1952-08-10, Chicago, IL, §4
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