Under the Old Covenant, the people of God were given provisions for consecration through purification, cleansing and sacrifice to mark and facilitate their identity as the holy, covenant people who belong and dwell with the Holy One.
Under the New Covenant, we don’t need the same provisions. We have been cleansed, purified and forgiven by Jesus our Sacrifice and High Priest. But that does not take away the call to consecration, for the cleansing part was only the preparation for the deeper purpose, to be set apart as holy for a special purpose. The Christian is called in ‘view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice’ (Romans 12:1-2). Read more here
