What Do You Make of This Passage? (Entry #2)

by Rose

2 Corinthians:18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

It seems like this is teaching that, like Isaiah 53:6, the Suffering Servant took on all the sins (all we like sheep have gone astray ... and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all) so that they would not be counted against anyone. Before jumping to any conlcusion, please know I am not a universalist ... but what to do with this verse?

What Do You Make of This Passage?

by Rose

The following passage was sent to me in an email complete with the four questions underneath. How would you answer those questions? What do you think the person is driving at? (hint: NCT)

14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. 15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, 16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; 17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. 18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. (Hebrews 10:14-18)

1. What "covenant" is He referring to?
2. Who is "them" referring to? Is that us?
3. How is "perfected" different than "sanctified"?
4. What are "my laws" referring to?