One of the marks of Sonship is the unawareness of sins.
Under the Old Covenant, the sacrifices which they offered year by year continually could not make them perfect. What this means is that the sacrifices could not make them into sons of God.
“For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.”
— Hebrews 7:19 (KJV)
“For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.”
— Hebrews 10:1 (KJV)
Sons of God are those who have received the righteousness of God and have been made into the righteousness of God.
“But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.”
— Romans 4:5 (KJV)
“For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)”
— Romans 5:17 (KJV)
“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:21 (KJV)
Those under the Old Covenant couldn’t become sons of God because the sacrifices and gifts offered continually under the Old Covenant made the worshippers have a conscience of sins.
“Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;”
— Hebrews 9:9 (KJV)
Hebrews 10 (KJV)
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¹ For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
² For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
Sons of God do not have a conscience of sins. The word conscience means “awareness.”
This is possible because Jesus, through his death, put away sin.
“For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.”
— Hebrews 9:26 (KJV)
Jesus bore the sins of mankind through the sacrifice of himself.
“So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”
— Hebrews 9:28 (KJV)
It is important that we understand that our sins have been put away by Jesus Christ.
See how the Psalmist presents this experience.
“As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.”
— Psalms 103:12 (KJV)
Notice that he said that our transgressions have been removed from us. The emphasis was not on removing our sins from God’s face, but on removing our sins from us. Although, in removing our sins from us, they were removed from the sight of God.
This wonderful reality was accomplished through the sacrifice of Jesus and our belief of the gospel.
Here is further proof in the Prophets of the certainty that our sins have been done away with.
“Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.”
— Daniel 9:24 (KJV)
It is because of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ that the Sons of God no longer have a conscience of sins. What we have is a conscience of righteousness. We are aware of God’s righteousness.
The awareness of sins will make the one who is aware of it continually sin. Such a man has not renewed his mind after the righteousness of God so he could lead a transformed life.
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
— Romans 12:2 (KJV)
I call you blessed.
Apostle Destiny Kingston