[mkjessup]

The meaning is that without the redemptive Blood of Christ, shed for our sins, we are unable to be reconciled to God the Father, Who is sinless and will not and cannot tolerate sin in His Presence. The sacrifice of Jesus Christ upon the Cross provided the one and ONLY way of salvation for humanity on an individual basis.
Wrong.
Jeremiah 31 2 Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. Interesting thing about the exile mentioned in Isaiah 27 8 In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. 9 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up. Their exile was their atonement and no blood was shed!

That was then (prior to the birth, ministry, death and Resurrection of Christ, this is now.

How do you propose to save yourself today?

[Netizen]

There was grace and salvation without shedding blood in the OT, so why would there suddenly be a need to crucify/shed blood?

Micah
6 Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?