zIt is FINISHED...

the CHOICE is Yours

Hebrews 10

God’s Will (Hebrews 9: 16 – 23)

Heb 9: 16, “It is necessary to prove the death of the one who

made it (the will).”

The death of Jesus opened the Will God established –giving

all who believe/obey His Word access to all God provides

Impossible for sins to be forgiven without Jesus’ sacrifice

The OT sacrifices were preparation for the final sacrifice -

Jesus!

zHebrews 10: 1 - 14

V1 – 4 Annually sacrifices had to be made but, “It is

impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away

sins.”

V5 – 11, “Jesus said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in

the scrolls...I have come to do Your will, My God’.”

(v9) Jesus set aside the 1st Covenant and established the

2nd Covenant, and by that Will,

(v10) we have been made holy through His sacrifice ONCE

and FOR ALL...

zV12 –14

V12 –13, When He was done –

the sacrifice was done – “He sat

down at the right hand of God

and since that time He waits for

His enemies to become His

footstool...”

V14, “He made perfect forever

those who are being made holy”

zV15 - 19

The Holy Spirit testifies:

This Covenant (the 2nd Covenant) I will make with them –all

who believe

I will put my laws in their hearts and will write them on their

minds

Their sins and lawless acts, I will remember them no more

When these sins have been forgiven, sacrifices are no

longer necessary

Because of this, we have CONFIDENCE to enter the Most

Holy of Holies by the blood of Jesus

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Because Jesus died on the cross:

V20-25, He opened the curtain for

us (Matt 27:51+Mark & Luke)

Because we have such a great

High Priest over the House of God

Let us draw near to God with full

assurance of faith

Having our hearts sprinkled with

His blood that cleanses our guilty

conscience

v 23 –25

Let us hold UNSWERVINGLY to HOPE for He IS FAITHFUL

Let us consider/think how we may spur

one another toward love and good deeds

Not giving up on meeting together –encourage one another!

BDA

zBut... A stern warning (v26-31)

“If we deliberately keep sinning after we have received the

knowledge of truth –no sacrifice is left ... Only left is a fearful

expectation of judgement...”

How much more severely do you think those deserve to be

punished who trample the Son of God...who treat His sacrifice

as unholy...who have insulted the Spirit of grace...

It is a dreadful thing to fall into the Hands of the Living God.”

zRemember Who You are (v32-35):

Historical Context: Nero (Roman Emperor) started the 1st wave

of Roman persecution against Christians (54-68 ad)

Hebrews was written between 63 –68 ad: during the time of

Nero’s persecution

Remember: You endured great conflict full of suffering

Publicly insulted and persecuted

You stood with those who were persecuted

You suffered along with those in prison

You joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property

So, do not throw away your confidence, persevere...

zV 36 –39 Persevere

Persevere because you will receive His promise

He said, “In just a little while, He Who is coming will come

and not delay”...

“My righteous ones will live by faith. And I take no pleasure

in the ones who shirk back (return to Judaism)...”

“We are not of those who shirk back and are destroyed, but

of (belong to) those who believe and are saved."

z“Shirk back”

Muslim perspective: the greatest unforgivable sin –when a

person associates with anything other than allah –no grace

or mercy –unforgivable sin

Shirking back –returning to sin, grieves the heart of God,

but He continues to call us back to Himself. It becomes

unforgivable (blasphemy) when we deliberately push the

Holy Spirit away and refuse to accept forgiveness and

Jesus’ work on the cross.

V39 “We are not of those who shirk back and are

destroyed, but of (belong to) those who believe

and are saved."

Today, we started with the Will of God requiring a death

Jesus, the Word of God, said, “Here I am”

His death tore open the Holiest of Holies’ Temple curtain

The Holy Spirit testifies that because of Jesus’ sacrifice –

we can be confident in our relationship with God the Father

Continue to gather together! Spur each other to Christlike

action

You decide to stand strong!