Jesus sacrafice does not cover practiced sin. Only repented sin.( Acts 3:19) Hebrews 10:26) So it was not for all sin.
Those men lived righteous lives. They did not practice sins that God say are unacceptable.
Whoa. This took me by surprise. This idea of yours . . . I don't relate to. I don't see how it fits with the narrative of the Bible. But, we all see different things.
Here is what I know about my relationship with Christ . . . for sure. My heart has been Circumcised by Christ and there is no greater chance of Christ handing my spiritual "flesh" back to me than my physical flesh (from physical circumcision) being handed back to me. In other words, my heart has been permanently relieved of the Curse of the Lord, which is the Purpose of Christ and it is the Work of Christ. It is the Holy Operation of God performed upon my Heart by Christ. It is the Spiritual Action by Jesus that made me whole and complete. It is this action that renders the Devil as defeated in my life. As though lightning falling from the sky (remember the seventy that returned from healing and casting out demons . . . and Jesus's referencing Satan falling like lightning?), Satan was defeated in my life and the victory belongs to Jesus. He received the credit for defeating the Spiritual Rulers and Authorities. I have essentially just quoted all of Colossians 2:9-15, relating it to my experience with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Until I began studying Colossians 2:9-15, I hadn't a clue as to the actual True of the Bible. I could quote lots of Scripture, had written a few papers on certain doctrines, and I was pretty close to understanding the Gospel. But being pretty close to understanding the Gospel is still being miles away. But once Colossians 2:9-15 sunk into my bones (and my head), the entire Bible opened up as though a parting of Biblical waters so that I could be free (to understand).
Read Colossians in as many different translations as you are able, but be sure to include the NLT. As soon as you read the NLT, it will open up all other translations and begin to change your entire scope of the Bible. That's what happened to me; I hope it happens to you too.
Tip: Verse 10 explains verse 9 and verses 11-15 explains verse 10 (why a Child of God is "complete" through Christ). Paul isn't easy to understand, but these Seven perfect verses will, as said, swing the doors of understanding wide open. When these passages below get into your heart and soul, the rest of his writings will become totally new to you. It is incredible.
Colossians 2:9-15 NLT - "For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. So
you also are complete through your union with Christ,
who is the head over every ruler and authority. When you came to Christ,
you were "circumcised," but not by a physical procedure.
Christ performed a spiritual circumcision--
the cutting away of your sinful nature. For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him
you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.
You were dead because of your sins and
because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then
God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins.
He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by
nailing it to the cross. In this way,
he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his
victory over them on the cross."
One of these days these someone will write to me and say, "Wow. The lights were just flipped on!" It hasn't happened yet . . . I keep hoping and waiting.