"Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant," Hebrews 9:15.
Who? Jesus. His blood purifies our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. Whoever is called may receive the eternal inheritance. (Called? who gets called? Anyone who hears the gospel call. God invites all in the Good News. I mean, that's the point of the proclamation!) By God's new covenant, by God's will, we (the called) have been sanctified through Jesus's sacrifice. We (Jew & gentile) have had hearts sprinkled clean with his blood, we have washed our bodies in pure water. So we draw near to God. In full assurance of faith.
As we meet with a brother or sister today we affirm Jesus as high priest of our confession. And together we give thanks to God by confessing his name.
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