a. The ineffective washing of animal sacrifices (verses 1-4). * The blood of the covenant (Exodus 24:8) * Ground Hog Day- âthe reminder of sinsâ (Hebrews 10:3) * Washing greasy hands
b. God wills a perfect washing through the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ (verses 5-10). * Not a change of plan- Godâs eternal will to cleanse sin through the offering of His own Son (Hebrews 10:10) * Jesusâ ânewâ covenant was not brand new- the clarity of the original text (κιΚνὴ -âfreshâ; a renewed version of something old rather than νέοĎ- brand new).
c. The perfect washing produces a perfect result (verses 11-18). * Key verse- v14. ââŚby one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.â * âWe live under grace; not under lawâ * Law is âwritten on their hearts.â (God gives them a heart to love his law- eg David- Psalm 119:27)
d. Washed clean but not yet perfected (verses 19-39). * âThose who are being sanctifiedâ are not passive in this process * Note the imperatives in the passage eg âdraw nearâ, âhold fastâ, âconsider one anotherâ, âstir upâ, âexhortâ. * âSinning wilfullyâ means to reject God consciously and determinedly â those who reject the knowledge of the truth in this way have no hope of salvation (vs26-30). This behaviour is a mark of an unbeliever or an apostate. * The mark of a believer is a life lived âby faithâ (v38). * The work of the Spirit in a Christianâs heart will see him/her living positively for Christ, rather than drawing back from Him and living deliberately in sin.
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