Redemption vs Atonement

Relevant Bible Verses

1) Hebrews 9:11-14 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh. How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

2) Hebrews 10:4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

3) Hebrews 9:15 And because of this He is the Mediator of a new covenant, so that, death having taken place for redemption of the trangressions under the first covenant, those who have been called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

Being involved in the corporate finance, there are so many issues one has to scutinise and analyse before a paper is presented to the company board for decision. Leaving no stone unturned. Basically the main task of these corporate people is to identify the risks and address ways to mitigate them, to reduce the chances of a failed merger or acquistion.

However, despite the stringent rules and principles governing corporate finance, we still see failed mergers and acquisitions, and even the very big and reputable corporations collapsed. People who are very passionate of their jobs and their fervent burning desire to close a deal can choose to deliberately ignore unpleasant things (risks) and forget about them. It is like "sweeping them under the carpet". By doing so, you are just covering the risks temporary. You did not remove the risks totally.

In Leviticus 16:15-18, under the old covenant, the blood of goats and calves only made propitiation (atonement) or covering for people's sins. Thus, to make propitiation means to cover sins. It does not mean to take away sins. It never accomplished redemption for their sins, because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins (Heb 10:4).

Christ as the Lamb of God, took away the sin of the world on the old rugged cross as the sacrifice for sins once and for all. His blood which was sprinkled is the blood of the eternal covenant, which is the new and better than the old covenant.

Christ has achieved the full redemption under the new covenant, even the redemption of the trangressions under the first (old) covenant, which trangressions that were only covered by animal blood.

Surely we have been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb!!