Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God, waiting from that time onward until His enemies be made a footstool for His feet. For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying,
“This is the covenant that I will make with them
After those days, says the Lord:
I will put My laws upon their heart,
And on their mind I will write them,”
He then says,
“And their sins and their lawless deeds
I will remember no more.”
(Hebrews 10.11-17)
Characteristically for Hebrews, this passage comes in the midst of a discussion of Christ's role as mediator of a new, better covenant for us. I like how the author describes what takes place during this process, particularly in the parallelism he draws out concerning memory and double imputation. In "renewing our minds," God permanently fixes righteousness in our memory and heart. Meanwhile, He promises to forget our sin. We now remember righteousness, and He discards the memory of our sinfulness.
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