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why he had to die

Hebrews 9:23-28 (MSG)
That accounts for the prominence of blood and death in all these secondary practices that point to the realities of heaven. It also accounts for why, when the real thing takes place, these animal sacrifices aren't needed anymore, having served their purpose. For Christ didn't enter the earthly version of the Holy Place; he entered the Place Itself, and offered himself to God as the sacrifice for our sins. He doesn't do this every year as the high priests did under the old plan with blood that was not their own; if that had been the case, he would have to sacrifice himself repeatedly throughout the course of history. But instead he sacrificed himself once and for all, summing up all the other sacrifices in this sacrifice of himself, the final solution of sin.

Psalm 51:2-17

Psalm 51:2-17 (CEV)
Wash me clean from all of my sin and guilt.

Matthew 6:26-34

Matthew 6:26-34 (CEV)
Look at the birds in the sky! They don't plant or harvest. They don't even store grain in barns. Yet your Father in heaven takes care of them. Aren't you worth much more than birds?

Matthew 7:22

Matthew 7:22 (CEV)
On the day of judgment many will call me their Lord. They will say, “We preached in your name, and in your name we forced out demons and worked many miracles.”

Psalm 16:1-2

Psalm 16:1-2 (CEV)
Protect me, [Lord] God! I run to you for safety,

Ephesians 1:7

Ephesians 1:7 (CEV)
Christ sacrificed his life's blood to set us free, which means our sins are now forgiven. Christ did this because of God's gift of undeserved grace to us. God has great wisdom and understanding,

Ephesians 1:7

Ephesians 1:7 (CEV)
Christ sacrificed his life's blood to set us free, which means our sins are now forgiven. Christ did this because of God's gift of undeserved grace to us. God has great wisdom and understanding,

Ephesians 1:4

Ephesians 1:4 (CEV)
Before the world was created, God had Christ choose us to live with him and to be his holy and innocent and loving people.

Ephesians 1:3

Ephesians 1:3 (CEV)
Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for the spiritual blessings that Christ has brought us from heaven!

Mark 9:27-29

Mark 9:27-29 (CEV)
But Jesus took hold of his hand and helped him stand up.

Mark 9:14

Mark 9:14 (CEV)
When Jesus and his three disciples came back down, they saw a large crowd around the other disciples. The teachers of the Law of Moses were arguing with them.