“And for this reason”

Hebrew 9:13-15 says, “For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

And for this reason

He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.”

What does serve mean?

Rom. 6:14-18, “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.”

According to the letter to Rome, we either serve sin unto death or obedience unto righteousness. We either follow one of two patterns, the First Adam or the Last Adam who is Christ.

I use to think “obedience unto righteousness” was impossible. In the flesh, it is. I no longer believe in a spiritual walk that I have to be perfect. That is not life or living, but more closer to slavery.I believe “obedience unto righteousness” is based on the motivation of “I want to” versus “I have to.” I want to server God because I sincerely want to.

As far as perfection goes, I do believe I am growing towards perfection in Christ by grace, the truth of the word, sanctification and the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit. Paul says it like this in Phil. 3:12-15, verse 12, “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.” I follow after because I am compelled by grace and I simultaneously being apprehended by grace toward perfection n Christ. The Word became flesh and now flesh is becoming Word. I believe the flesh becoming Word is the goal individually and globally if not universally until the enemy is His footstool.