Hebrews 10 : 1 (ERVEN)
The law gave us only an unclear picture of the good things coming in the future. The law is not a perfect picture of the real things. The law tells people to offer the same sacrifices every year. Those who come to worship God continue to offer those sacrifices. But the law can never make them perfect.
Hebrews 10 : 2 (ERVEN)
If the law could make people perfect, those sacrifices would have already stopped. They would already be clean from their sins, and they would not still feel guilty.
Hebrews 10 : 3 (ERVEN)
But that's not what happens. Their sacrifices make them remember their sins every year,
Hebrews 10 : 4 (ERVEN)
because it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
Hebrews 10 : 5 (ERVEN)
So when Christ came into the world he said, "You don't want sacrifices and offerings, but you have prepared a body for me.
Hebrews 10 : 6 (ERVEN)
You are not pleased with the sacrifices of animals killed and burned or with offerings to take away sins.
Hebrews 10 : 7 (ERVEN)
Then I said, 'Here I am, God. It is written about me in the book of the law. I have come to do what you want.'"
Hebrews 10 : 8 (ERVEN)
Christ first said, "You don't want sacrifices and offerings. You are not pleased with animals killed and burned or with sacrifices to take away sin." (These are all sacrifices that the law commands.)
Hebrews 10 : 9 (ERVEN)
Then he said, "Here I am, God. I have come to do what you want." So God ends that first system of sacrifices and starts his new way.
Hebrews 10 : 10 (ERVEN)
Jesus Christ did the things God wanted him to do. And because of that, we are made holy through the sacrifice of Christ's body. Christ made that sacrifice one time� enough for all time.
Hebrews 10 : 11 (ERVEN)
Every day the priests stand and do their religious service. Again and again they offer the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
Hebrews 10 : 12 (ERVEN)
But Christ offered only one sacrifice for sins, and that sacrifice is good for all time. Then he sat down at the right side of God.
Hebrews 10 : 13 (ERVEN)
And now Christ waits there for his enemies to be put under his power.
Hebrews 10 : 14 (ERVEN)
With one sacrifice Christ made his people perfect forever. They are the ones who are being made holy.
Hebrews 10 : 15 (ERVEN)
The Holy Spirit also tells us about this. First he says,
Hebrews 10 : 16 (ERVEN)
"This is the agreement I will make with my people in the future, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts. I will write my laws in their minds."
Hebrews 10 : 17 (ERVEN)
Then he says, "I will forgive their sins and never again remember the evil they have done."
Hebrews 10 : 18 (ERVEN)
And after everything is forgiven, there is no more need for a sacrifice to pay for sins.
Hebrews 10 : 19 (ERVEN)
And so, brothers and sisters, we are completely free to enter the Most Holy Place. We can do this without fear because of the blood sacrifice of Jesus.
Hebrews 10 : 20 (ERVEN)
We enter through a new way that Jesus opened for us. It is a living way that leads through the curtain �Christ's body.
Hebrews 10 : 21 (ERVEN)
And we have a great priest who rules the house of God.
Hebrews 10 : 22 (ERVEN)
Sprinkled with the blood of Christ, our hearts have been made free from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. So come near to God with a sincere heart, full of confidence because of our faith in Christ.
Hebrews 10 : 23 (ERVEN)
We must hold on to the hope we have, never hesitating to tell people about it. We can trust God to do what he promised.
Hebrews 10 : 24 (ERVEN)
We should think about each other to see how we can encourage each other to show love and do good works.
Hebrews 10 : 25 (ERVEN)
We must not quit meeting together, as some are doing. No, we need to keep on encouraging each other. This becomes more and more important as you see the Day getting closer.
Hebrews 10 : 26 (ERVEN)
If we decide to continue sinning after we have learned the truth, then there is no other sacrifice that will take away sins.
Hebrews 10 : 27 (ERVEN)
If we continue sinning, all that is left for us is a fearful time of waiting for the judgment and the angry fire that will destroy those who live against God.
Hebrews 10 : 28 (ERVEN)
Whoever refused to obey the Law of Moses was found guilty from the testimony given by two or three witnesses. Such people were not forgiven. They were killed.
Hebrews 10 : 29 (ERVEN)
So think how much more punishment people deserve who show their hate for the Son of God�people who show they have no respect for the blood sacrifice that began the new agreement and once made them holy or who insult the Spirit of God's grace.
Hebrews 10 : 30 (ERVEN)
We know that God said, "I will punish people for the wrongs they do; I will repay them." And he also said, "The Lord will judge his people."
Hebrews 10 : 31 (ERVEN)
It is a terrible thing to face punishment from the living God.
Hebrews 10 : 32 (ERVEN)
Remember the days when you first learned the truth. You had a hard struggle with much suffering, but you continued strong.
Hebrews 10 : 33 (ERVEN)
Sometimes people said hateful things to you and mistreated you in public. And sometimes you helped others who were being treated that same way.
Hebrews 10 : 34 (ERVEN)
Yes, you helped them in prison and shared in their suffering. And you were still happy when everything you owned was taken away from you. You continued to be happy, because you knew that you had something much better�something that would continue forever.
Hebrews 10 : 35 (ERVEN)
So don't lose the courage that you had in the past. Your courage will be rewarded richly.
Hebrews 10 : 36 (ERVEN)
You must be patient. After you have done what God wants, you will get what he promised you.
Hebrews 10 : 37 (ERVEN)
He says, "Very soon now, the one who is coming will come and will not be late.
Hebrews 10 : 38 (ERVEN)
The person who is right with me will live by trusting in me. But I will not be pleased with the one who turns back in fear."
Hebrews 10 : 39 (ERVEN)
But we are not those who turn back and are lost. No, we are the people who have faith and are saved.
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