Purged!

“Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his [God’s] Son [Jesus], whom he hath appointed heir of all things, . . . when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;” Hebrews 1:2-3

The Apostle Paul starts his letter to the Hebrews by bragging about Jesus. Although much is pointed out about our Saviour, one little word that is easily skipped over explains why anyone can go to Heaven, and why he can have a peaceful life. That word is “purged.”

Noah Webster defines “purge” as: “to cleanse or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure.” When one accepts Jesus’ death on the cross as payment for all his sins, he is purified of the one dirty thing that keeps many out of Heaven. He is purified from all the sin he ever committed and the ones he will do in the future. His sins were all carried off by Jesus, when He died.

Mr. Webster further defined “purge” as clearing “from guilt or moral defilement.” When Jesus’ finished work at Calvary is accepted to cover one’s sins, one is relieved from any shame his sin can bring him. Many have been saved and know their sins are all forgiven and forgotten by the Father, but they hang on to guilty thoughts of sins committed in the past. Paul has told us there is no need to have any guilt.  Since God has forgiven us, we must forgive ourselves.

Although all sin, even after we are saved, are carried away. We do not have to continue in them, and we certainly do not need to dwell on of what has been forgiven. A Christian is purged!