Hebrews 9:26"But now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself."
Hebrews 1:3"When He had by Himself purged (wiped out) sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high."
In Chapter 1, we understand God arranged us under sin, the law, and unbelief, therefore, under futility and emptiness. We did not choose to be powerless; we were subjected to it through Adam. We played no causal role in our nature being separated (sinful) from God.
The good news of Chapter 2 is God rescued all of humanity (past, present, and future) from this separated, sinful, empty state through the death and resurrection of Jesus. God's justice eradicated sin forever for everyone through Christ.
Your redemption and reconciliation, in and through Christ, was God's plan before creation, and was fulfilled (past tense) through His primary expression of love for you; the death and resurrection of Jesus: You Had Nothing to Do With It.
Now, before we get to the Scriptures revealing the above, allow me to provide some context.
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More than anything, I am writing this Chapter to establish the truth, not explain the implications. The contents of this Chapter must be understood for the rest of the NT to be rightly discerned. (I cannot emphasize this enough.)
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I am not removing faith from the experience of redemption. (The role of faith is addressed in Chapter 3 and beyond.) The earth is not round because we believe it is. In the same manner, what God accomplished in Christ is true whether we believe it or not. Human faith played no causal role in the purging of ALL sins on the cross. Likewise, your faith played no causal role in the purging of your sin.
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In proving the truth of redemption for all, and the absence of human causality therein, I have referenced 65 Scriptures requiring little or no explanation. Consider that number for a moment. Not 2 or 3…sixty-five! If I included those that require a significant degree of interpretation, there would be many more.
Redemption for everyone is everywhere in the New Testament.
Redemption and reconciliation for ALL through Christ was God's completed plan before the creation of the world. Therefore, by definition, You Had Nothing to Do With It causally.