Hebrews 10:4 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Here's the thing — animal sacrifices could never actually remove our sins. The blood of bulls and goats? It just wasn't enough to deal with what we'd done wrong.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Animal sacrifices were never the real solution — they were just pointing to something bigger.

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