Does the Bible still expect us to redeem our firstborn with offering in the New Testament?<\/p>\n\t
Jesus is the one and only sacrifice in the New Testament. “By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all<\/em>” (Hebrews 10:10). There are no other sacrifices in the New Testament.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: Does the Bible still expect us to redeem our firstborn with offering in the New Testament? Answer: Jesus is the one and only sacrifice in the New Testament. “By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all” (Hebrews 10:10). 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