The sacrificial terminology is applied to the work of Jesus Christ when he is described as "a lamb without blemish or defect" ( 1 Pe 1:19 ), who "through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God" ( Heb 9:14 ). The New Testament The concept of moral blamelessness is heightened in the New Testament and employed almost exclusively as a characteristic of Christ and his followers. David is seeking blamelessness not in a physical but in a moral sense. David prays, "Keep your servant also from willful sin Then will I be blameless" ( Psalm 19:13 ). "Blameless" people are those who cannot be accused of wrongdoing before people or God ( Psalm 15:2 18:23 ). Sacrificing blemished animals was a violation of biblical law and a demonstration of brazen disrespect for God ( Mal 1:6-14 ).įrom this religious ritual idea comes the notion of moral perfection for individuals. Only animals that were undefiled physically were worthy of being offered to the Lord. The first refers to sacrificial animals that were "without defect" ( Lev 1:3 Leviticus 3:1 Leviticus 3:6 Num 6:14 ). The concept of blamelessness carries with it two different, yet not dissimilar ideas.
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