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Direct Answer Bercot implies discipleship would aim at actual purification and transformation, not mere reassurance that God “doesn’t see our sin.” Leaders would press for ongoing cleansing—walking in the light, confession, obedience, and sanctification—because the blood is meant to remove sin, not hide it.

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• He critiques the idea that the Father “doesn’t even see our sin…He just sees the blood…which covers over us,” comparing it to “painting over” mildew.
• His illustration says the real solution is a “bleach solution” that “kills the mildew” and “clean[s] the residue,” like blood that “cleanses us…gets rid of the sin.”
• He cites Hebrews: Christ’s blood will “cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God,” and Jesus “might sanctify the people with His own blood.”
• He emphasizes the blood’s ongoing effect: “applied to us on a daily basis if we abide in Him.”
• He connects cleansing to daily practice: 1 John—“If we walk in the light… the blood…cleanses us from all sin…If we confess…[He will] cleanse us.”
• He contrasts outcomes: satisfaction model leaves man “no different,” but early Christian model focuses on being “cleansed…transformed.”