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once for all time

Hebrews 7:15-28 (JDV)

Hebrews 7:15 And this becomes clearer if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
Hebrews 7:16 who did not become a priest based on a legal regulation about physical descent but based on the power of an indestructible life.
Hebrews 7:17 You see, it has been testified: You are a priest permanently according to the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 7:18 You see, the previous command is annulled because it was weak and unprofitable
Hebrews 7:19 (since the law perfected nothing), but a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.
Hebrews 7:20 None of this happened without an oath. You see, others became priests without an oath,
Hebrews 7:21 but he became a priest with an oath made by the one who said to him: The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest permanently.”
Hebrews 7:22 Because of this oath, Jesus has also become the guarantee of a better covenant.
Hebrews 7:23 Now many have become Levitical priests, since they are prevented by death from remaining in office.
Hebrews 7:24 But because he stays permanently, he holds his priesthood without replacement.
Hebrews 7:25 Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, since he always lives to intercede for them.
Hebrews 7:26 You see, this is the kind of high priest we need: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the sky.
Hebrews 7:27 He doesn’t need to offer sacrifices every day, as high priests do – first for their own failures, then for those of the people. He did this once for all time when he offered himself.
Hebrews 7:28 You see, the law appoints as high priests men who are weak, but the promise of the oath, which came after the law, appoints a Son, who has been perfected permanently.

once for all time

Unlike the sacrifices under the old covenant, Christ offered himself on the cross once for all time. His death is all that was required to put an end to your guilt and sin. Allow him to atone for your sins so that you can put on the righteousness of God.