Intellectual honesty is always essential, and a hunger for more spiritual reality, guidance of the Spirit, progressive revelation, learning, etc. Only those who ask, seek and knock...are responded to by God, and all the forces, resources and powers of the cosmos act and re-act according to those thoughts, words and actions by divine intention. We make our own 'heaven' or 'hell' in every moment by our choice and habit of mind.
As we know, subjects such as 'the Trinity, 'hellfire' and 'immortal soul' can be claimed as 'unbiblical' just as much as 'biblical' depending on who or what camp is interpreting the text and what doctrinal proclivities and philosophical tendencies prevail.
Different 'kinds' of 'atonement' are afforded or allowed within a 'biblical context', yet the shedding of blood did NOT provide an atonement for all sins, as other forms of 'atonement' are efficacious in the scriptures, besides 'blood' being 'figurative' and symbolical. If one can prove there is any magical quality or power in the blood of any animal, human being or demigod, then bring forth the evidence. The prophetic call and way of transformation, salvation, progress and ascension has always been 'repentance' (change, conversion, adaptation of mind effecting new ways of living and being).
In all my commentaries on supporting 'atonement without blood', I do not discount the esoteric meaning, value and symbology of 'blood', but question the 'ethic', 'law', 'logic' and 'principle' employed behind the concept and its efficacy to bring about any real change. On so many other levels, its still a matter of personal 'faith' in the symbols and substances assumed, however these are 'interpreted' in any given context.
The true sacrifices are a broken heart and a contrite spirit, the offering of thanks and praise from heart and lips, inspiring true worship in spirit and truth, which is what the Father is attending, all other 'forms' and 'rituals' of worship, only being secondary, adjunctive or unnecessary.
We are the tabernacles of God, and those movements and gestures of the soul within, are the priests and their ministerial functions done in the inner sanctuary. At the end of the day, ONLY the 'pure in heart' see 'God' and it matters not how much blood is shed for some provisional purpose, unless its application or power truly is redemptive somehow. But this is all translated 'subjectively', interpreted figuratively. Faith also without any action, is not living or efficacious to save anyone or anything, while only those who actually DO THE WILL OF GOD, are fulfilling their purpose of life, and thru love and faith prove to be the sons of God, BY their good works (faith inspired actions), which glorify God. Therefore as James contends, it is true....one's faith if authentic and living, will produce after its kind, and fulfill itself THRU the completed works which prove their vitality. Lip service alone, avails nothing.