Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Hebrews 10:19

Hebrews 10:19 says, Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,  We are given the right, the boldness, to enter into the holiest places of God by the blood of Jesus.  We cannot earn nor do we deserve this right, but through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus we are given the right.  We should live our lives in boldness through accepting this gift of salvation.  Verse twenty adds, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;  The covenant that we have through Christ is a new and living way, not separated from God by the veil of the temple.  We do not have to offer sacrifices in order to come into the presence of God.  As followers of Christ, through the Holy Spirit living in us, we are continually in the presence of God.  Verse twenty-one continues, And having an high priest over the house of God;  We have an eternal high Priest Who reigns over the house of God.  This does not signify a particular place but refers to the life of each individual believer.  As followers of Christ, we are the house of God.  Verse twenty-two states, Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.  We can approach God with a heart full of assurance because of our faith in Christ.  We have been made pure by the blood of Christ.  Verse twenty-three adds, Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)  Once we have accepted Christ as our Savoir, we need to hold fast to Him as Lord of our lives.  We should never waiver in our faith.  If we have truly accepted Christ as our Savior, we are forever saved.  Verse twenty-four continues, And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:  We usually consider provoking to be a bad thing, but we are called to provoke, or to prompt or urge, each other to love and good works.  Love is not some uncontrollable emotion, but a choice.  Sometimes it may be harder to provoke this love than at other times, but we are called to love all our neighbors.  Verse twenty-five declares, Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.  We are to gather together to worship God and exhort one another.  We are to do so more as the time for the return of Christ grows nearer, as it does each day.  Verse twenty-six adds, For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,  I don't believe that this means that we lose our salvation, but we will be held accountable for willful sins committed after we are saved.  Verse twenty-seven continues, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.  This is still speaking of willfully sinning after we are saved.  There will be a fiery indignation on God's part.  Salvation will never give us the freedom to sin without consequences just because our sins are already forgiven.

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