Contrasts between the sacrifice of Christ & those of the tabernacle:
Tabernacle - have to be repeated endlessly year after year & still can't make perfect
Impossible to successfully take away sins
Not desired by God & not pleasing to Him
Christ - once for all, completed
Completely takes away sins
Jesus - the epitome of God's will
Brings holiness
Christ's sacrifice means He was perfectly acceptable to the Father, doing His will. And thus, to us, we are made holy by it. His enemies are made His footstool and we are brought into fellowship with Him. The Holy Spirit testifies to this.
10:19-25
Draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith
Hold unswervingly to the hope we profess
Consider how we may spur one another on towards love & good deeds
Don't give up meeting together
Encourage one another & more so as you see the Day approaching
Once we have received God's light, the only alternative to going on with God is to trample Him under foot & receive judgment for this. (v26-39) On the basis of those earlier days when they received the light, the writer expects them to continue.
Our lives are to be lives of faith - we are to be sure and seeking the things we hope for and certain of them.
v7-16 Faith was aware of God's coming Kingdom - His judgment, His rewards & lives in light of those.
v17-19 Abraham was aware that God's promise was true, even if it felt like it was going to be at odds with His command. He trusted God in spite of appearances.
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