If we died and rose with Christ, we need to strip off the rags of the old life and put on the habits of the new.
The people could draw near to God only after the blood of the covenant was shed.
Not only are believers in Jesus justified before God, but we also have peace, grace, hope, love, reconciliation, and salvation.
In his sermon to the synagogue in Antioch, Paul emphasized that Jesus is the fulfillment of all of Old Testament history and prophecy.