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Satan bears our sins
It was seen, also, that while the sin offering pointed to
Christ as a sacrifice, and the high priest represented
Christ as a mediator, the scapegoat typified Satan, the
author of sin, upon whom the sins of the truly
penitent will finally be placed. The Great
Controversy, p. 422.
As the priest, in removing the sins from the sanctuary,
confessed them upon the head of the scapegoat, so
Christ will place all these sins upon Satan, the
originator and instigator of sin. The Great Controversy,
p. 485.
Their sins are transferred to the originator of sin.
Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 5, p. 475.
THE BIBLE SAYS
. . . and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the
cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness;
for by His wounds you were healed (1 Peter 2:24).
The next day he saw Jesus coming to him, and said,
Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin
of the world! (John 1:29).
We can be sinless
Those only who through faith in Christ obey all of Gods
commandments will reach the condition of
sinlessness in which Adam lived before his
transgression. Seventh-day Adventist Bible
Commentary, Vol. 6, p. 1118.
In order to let Jesus into our hearts, we must stop
sinning. Signs of the Times, March 3, 1898.
To be redeemed means to cease from sin. Review &
Herald, September 25, 1900.