Are we prisoners of sin

Those who try to separate the teachings of Paul regarding salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ from the teachings of the other apostles are dealt with by Peter in this passage:2 Pet 3:
14 Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,
15 and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you,
16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
17 You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness,
18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.OT salvation was always in the "blood covenant" which God established with man which led to the coming of our Redeemer whose blood covered their sin. NT salvation is always in the "blood covenant" which God established with man which looks back to our Redeemer whose blood covers our sin.It's as simple and as diffult as that.Blessings

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When was a blood covenant made between God and mankind?
______________________________________________________________________In Luke 22:20 Jesus declared this:"This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.All of time and history from Adam onward pointed to this event. Miss it, and you miss the eternal life relationship God gives to those who are willing to repent of their sins.quote:
I see where God made covenants with Abraham, Moses, and David; but I don't see where God made a blood covenant with mankind concerning sin.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ex 30:10 "Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year; he shall make atonement on it with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once a year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the LORD."1 John 1:5-10 "This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us."