However, discourse analysis is not a long-standing,2 well defined,3 methodologically established4 discipline. Under the old covenant that privilege was reserved for the priesthood, only part of God"s people. ", "The psalmist"s words, "Lo, I am come to do thy will, O God," sum up the whole tenor of our Lord"s life and ministry, and express the essence of that true sacrifice which God desires. that I believe the author of Hebrews is talking about rather than the teaching time of our Sunday morning meetings. "Therefore" sums up the entire argument to this point but especially the affirmation of Hebrews 8:1-2 and its exposition in Hebrews 9:1 to Hebrews 10:18. Christ. . I believe that We are set here to learn to love, and to live without learning to love is to have wasted However this is the very thing such a person should not do. There's no real community in the traditional church structure, and those who The general thought is that which we find expressed in Hebrews 11:14-16.There, the strangers and pilgrims are seeking for a country of their own; here, the dweller in tents is waiting for the city that hath the foundations. gather? divine love, God is its source and God loves through us as we walk in fellowship with him. The Levitical priests never sat down because they never finished their work, but Jesus Christ sat down beside His Father because He finished His work. love that seeks the best of the object loved. The problem is I don't see 2 If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? ], "The safeguard against degeneration, isolation, and consequent failure is to make progress in the Christian life, and to proceed from point to point from an elementary to the richest, fullest, deepest experience." Join us for Sunday Worship at 10 am God says in Hebrews 10:25: "not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together" If you can not attend our Sunday Worship, we will be sharing with Facebook Live from the cloceanside Facebook page. THIS chapter reflects STRENGTH. "Paul is concerned with the way a man comes to be accepted by God; the author [of this epistle] is concerned with the importance of holding fast to one"s faith in the face of temptations to abandon it.". The Lord’s Prayer starts, “Our Father.” powerful Christian camaraderie established when people belong to each other in a cell group The Lord"s return is near ( Revelation 22:20). which was, "Let's help one another in the pursuit of love." The blood of sinning man cannot cleanse because it is immoral. ", "role of the book" is the written instruction (. In the writings of Moses, great effects are ascribed to these elementary ordinances of worship, in order that it might appear that it is not in themselves that these have so great efficacy. "For you have need of regeneration." How then can we love? Lamentations 3: 22, 23 This video is unavailable. Romans 12:1-2]." [Note: Lane, Hebrews 9-13, p281. Everyday responsibilities to earthy life. It has cleansed our consciences from guilt, it has fitted us to approach God as worshippers, and it has fulfilled what the Old Testament promised. "Indeed it can be said that sanctification in Hebrews is almost equivalent to justification in, Romans, both referring to our position, not to our condition. Show Reflexion, A Spiritual Community, Ep Hebrews 10:26-31 - Aug 9, 2020 7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. The readers of the epistle had not shrunk from this. ], In Deuteronomy 32, which the writer quoted here twice ( Deuteronomy 32:35-36; Deuteronomy 32:40-41), Moses warned the Israelites against apostatizing. In order to our perseverance, we should often reflect on past mercies, and the support afforded us in temptations and afflictions; and not cast away our confidence, for we shall receive the promise if we patiently fulfill the will of God, Hebrews 10:32-37. Romans 8:1). Everybody wants to be a part of a loving The Hearts of Prophets and Kings. As we walk in fellowship with God, He loves Hebrews 10 - NIV: The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves. [Note: Guthrie, p213.] "", "His argument up till now has been the negative one that the animal sacrifices of the old covenant were unavailing. ], "I personally believe that "waste" is the best translation for this word ["destruction"] in Hebrews 10:39. to look to the needs, problems, struggles, and temptations of one another. 1 John 2:2). This is the first of three admonitions (in Hebrews 10:22-25) that together constitute the main exhortation in the epistle. Please be praying about your involvement in a cell group. But there was some risk, for the visitors became identified with the visited. First he said, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were … The Day of Atonement reminded them yearly that their sins needed removing so they could continue to have fellowship with God. The sin here mentioned is a total and final falling away, when men, with a full and fixed will and resolution, despise and reject Christ, the only Saviour; despise and resist the Spirit, the only Sanctifier; and despise and renounce the gospel, the only way of salvation, and the words of eternal life. present, "What is the state of your life concerning this or that issue?" 110:1 quotation which follows. When I was a youth pastor, I had the closest and best fellowship I have ever known. agree with Rich. in Hebrews 10:1-18 the writer elaborates the "subjective" effects of Christ"s offering for the community that enjoys the blessings of the new covenant. [Note: Morris, p95]. The just by faith shall live; but the soul that draws back shall die, Hebrews 10:38. Very little if any. This chapter contains the exposition about Christ's effective … ]. Hebrews 10:10; Hebrews 10:14). The Greek word parresia, which appears in Hebrews 10:19 ("confidence") and in Hebrews 10:35 ("confidence"), frames the section and forms an inclusio tying the thought together. Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the assembly of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. ], "This meaning agrees well with the exposition of Hebrews 10:32-39. The incident took place at a cell group meeting: My theology differs from Mr. say, "That we might fulfill the law", but "That the law might be fulfilled in us." The writer"s view of sanctification here, as elsewhere in this epistle, is positional rather than progressive. The writer was urging mutual accountability since we will have to give an account of ourselves to God. Also, 1 Corinthians 15:25 1 Corinthians 15:28, agrees with Hebrews 10:12 Hebrews 10:13, taken as English Version, not joining, as ALFORD does, "for ever" with "sat down," for Jesus is to give up the mediatorial throne "when all things shall be subdued unto Him," and not to sit on it for ever. By doing this they would do God"s will and eventually receive what He promised, namely, an eternal reward ( Hebrews 1:14; Hebrews 3:14; Hebrews 9:15; Matthew 6:19). Our Christianity is Let me share with you an incident that Ralph Neighbor recounts in his book, Where Do We Go encourage one another. 2Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? Before we can build one another up , there must be an understanding of each other's spiritual He also pointed out that Jesus serves under the New Covenant that is superior to the Old Covenant. [Note: Lane, Hebrews 9-13, p297.] Instead he exhorted his readers to endure rather than apostatize. Why? In Hebrews, the author is demonstrating the superiority of Christianity over Judaism. ], The writer began with a three-fold admonition, which is all one sentence in the Greek text. They had endured both." But, we’re pausing that practice for a few weeks to talk about our practice of membership. The imagery of "raging fire ready to consume God"s adversaries" is vividly suggestive of the prospect awaiting the person who turns away from God"s gracious provision through Christ. Guthrie, p222.] Christ’s Perfect Sacrifice ( Psalm 40:1-17 ) 1 For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. community. The Church is a body, an organism, rather than an organization. very shallow; the writings of the early Methodists contrasts with our shallowness. "Taken cumulatively, the three clauses in Hebrews 10:29 define persistent sin ( Hebrews 10:26 a) as an attitude of contempt for the salvation secured through the priestly sacrifice of Christ. It will not result in the loss of eternal salvation but the loss of some eternal reward. ], "Any early Christian who attempted to live like a pious particle without the support of the community ran serious risks in an age when there was no public opinion to support him. twelve, and no less than two) drawn up on December 25, 1738, the following statements give us I see in this church a relative lack of love"? [Note: Lane, Hebrews 9-13, p305; Moffatt, p158. On the negative side, we should not forsake our assembling together. This can only effectively be done in the The "role of the book" is the written instruction (torah) of God. It seems as though the early Christian church took this word out of "Any early Christian who attempted to live like a pious particle without the support of the community ran serious risks in an age when there was no public opinion to support him. ""Take away" (aphaireo) is used of a literal taking off, as of Peter"s cutting off the ear of the high priest"s slave ( Luke 22:50), or metaphorically as of the removal of reproach ( Luke 1:25). ], Hebrews 10:31 is not so much a logical conclusion from what precedes as it is a summary recalling the context of the Deuteronomy quotations. then how can we fulfill these exhortations? . No! "This meaning agrees well with the exposition of, "The nature of the writer"s response to the men and women he addressed confirms the specifically pastoral character of the parenesis, in which he closely identifies himself with his audience. I think that these elements are what are needed at BBC. Cell groups are based on the To support this, Rich used Priestly ministry was such an important part of old Israelite worship that the writer gave it lengthy attention here. "This verse (and in fact the whole chapter) continues our writer"s argument regarding the superiority of the sacrifice of Christ over the Mosaic rites." "The word "we" cannot refer to any other group of people than his readers and himself [cf. There are two reasons we can and should approach God ( Hebrews 10:22). insight into their group's transparency: How would you like to be involved in a group like that? [Note: Lane, Hebrews 9-13, p297.] The accomplishment of our high priest10:1-18. Murphys Community Church. How are we to provoke one another to love and good works? "The juxtaposition of Hebrews 10:26-35 suggests that it may have been the experience of suffering, abuse, and loss in the world that motivated the desertion of the community acknowledged in Hebrews 10:25 and a general tendency to avoid contact with outsiders observed elsewhere in Hebrews (see ... Hebrews 5:11-14)." Matthew 26:8; Mark 14:4; Acts 25:16). [Note: See Dillow, pp336-37. The teaching on Sunday morning is The author is anonymous, although the internal reference to "our brother Timothy" causes a traditional attribution to Paul, but this attribution has been disputed since the second century and there is no decisive evidence for the authorship. Breaking Down the Key Parts of Hebrews 10:23 #1 “Let us…” Christianity is a community, a family made up of individuals. ], The writer assumed hopefully that his readers, along with himself, would not apostatize. Challenges Of Holding Fast—Jesus Is Greater Series #6. [Note: J. Dwight Pentecost, "The Apostles" Use of Jesus" Predictions of Judgment on Jerusalem in A.D70," in Integrity of Heart, Skillfulness of Hands, pp140-41.] The thought that Christians have been made participants in the new covenant by the blood of Christ is forcefully expressed in the immediate context ( Hebrews 10:19). Hebrews 3:1; Hebrews 3:12; Hebrews 6:9). The NT does not reject the notion that Christians will receive rewards, though, of course, that is never the prime motive for service. The kingdom of God is not designed for believers to exist in isolation from each other: we are interdependent. Each believer has unique abilities and insights that are invaluable for ministering to the body of His isolation, whatever its motive-fear, fastidiousness, self-conceit, or anything else-exposed him to the danger of losing his faith altogether. [Note: Lane, Hebrews 9-13, p311. Small cell groups provide a context where this can happen. [Note: Hodges, " Hebrews," p804. you make and a commitment that you have launched upon to treat another person with concern, "The nature of the writer"s response to the men and women he addressed confirms the specifically pastoral character of the parenesis, in which he closely identifies himself with his audience. [Note: Thomas, p11.]. The encouragement to persevere10:32-39. [Note: Wiersbe, 2:317. Agape is a commitment of the will to cherish and Furthermore His sacrifice is superior to the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant. This admonition to love one another, our social obligation, was also necessary since some were abandoning the faith. zero. A Community of Love Hebrews 10:24-25 Delivered 08/20/2000. Proverbs 27:17 says, "As iron sharpens common goal - teen ministry. last time that you provoked another believer to love and good works? SoundCloud. [Note: Lane, Hebrews 9-13, p297. do this, but I don't see it happening to any extent. taught. First, we can have confidence to enter God"s presence now and in the future because of what Jesus Christ has done for us. The latter group runs the risk of falling away, never having come to true saving faith. community so we can learn to love each other. This was God"s will, and it satisfied Him. You needed to understand your role in the company and your specific job. fellowship with God, and we'll live in love. It will result in loss of reward, not loss of salvation. I see in this church a relative lack of love"? We need to get to know each other in opposed to a purely emotional love), a self-sacrificial love, a love naturally expressed by divinity Furthermore the apostate insults the Holy Spirit who graciously brought him or her to faith in Christ. I have exhorted you on numerous occasions to speaks of coming alongside to help. The first section of the passage gives justification for the exhortations that follow in the second section. But there is this vital difference of standpoint: that justification deals with position in relation to God as Judges, while sanctification deals with position in relation to our fellowship with God and our approach to Him in fellowship." In Romans 8:4 in the phrase "Might be fulfilled in us,"the verb is in the passive voice. ], Jesus Christ now awaits the final destruction of His enemies. Nothing can underscore the seriousness of a lack of love more than these words. Our Strengths may seem many. "living" way also connotes the fresh, vitalizing realities of the New Covenant. Located in a redevelopment district, HeBrews 10:24 will have an immediate impact in the community! the nature of the lover, rather than the worth of the person who is loved. They had withstood public shame and persecution for their faith. Jesus Christ provided perfect cleansing for us by His death, as the following verses show. I Hebrews 10:24-25 New International Version (NIV) 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another —and all the more as you see the Day approaching. ], "The "shadow" [Gr. are individually living in holiness, but they are wrong: we are not only to look out for our own There are a handful of This biblical writer liked to clinch his argument by appealing to Scripture. . individualism so prevalent in America is wholly incompatible with the church of Jesus Christ. The blood of Christ alone can cleanse because it is moral. This week, Pastor Andrew talks about how community is natural, how it’s unnatural, and how it leads to the supernatural. But on the other hand, it scares me, this is serious stuff, this is not ], 3. Finally, Jesus" priesthood brings the believer into full acceptance with God, something the former priesthood could not do. "In Ch8 the oracle of Jeremiah 31:31-34 was quoted in order to prove the obsolescence of the old economy; now it is quoted again in order to establish the permanence of the era of "perfection" inaugurated under the new covenant. The AFLC also has video services available at their website but not so easily by humanity. Hebrews 10 Community Group Published by and for The Hebrews 10 Community Group of Pantego Bible Church. consider one another? Regular attendance at church meetings facilitates love for one another because there we receive reminders and exhortations to persevere. Hebrews 10:19. But it is definitely an allusion to the judgment seat of Christ. Little provision was made for them, and they were dependent on friends for their supplies [including food [Note: Moffatt, p154. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. The passage he quoted first ( Psalm 40:6-8) expresses Messiah"s commitment to offer His body as a sacrifice to God (at His first advent) because animal sacrifices of all types were inadequate. And we also need to be involved in ministry. It is not pleasant to endure ignominy, and it is not pleasant to be lumped with the ignominious. The word Paul uses here for "love" is the Greek word agape. playing church. Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25 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. I can't love my neighbor no matter how [Note: Bruce, The Epistle ..., p270. Hebrews 10:25 (NKJV) not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. hard I try. The very nature of the Mosaic Law made it impossible to bring believers into intimate relationship with God since it dealt with externals. 52 Conclusion In summary, Hebrews 10:19-25 provided the original recipients with assurance by summarizing Jesus’ role as the new high priest and the necessary results of that appointment. He wants to have communion with God, the holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts. We spent a lot of time together - we When Abraham gave the tenth to Melchisedec, he was as yet childless, and therefore at that time still bore his descendants as in germ in himself. ], "Actually, Hebrews 10:30-31 forms a parallel reference to 2 Corinthians 5:10-11, and the preceding verses ( Hebrews 10:26-29) provide additional information concerning that facet of the judgment seat associated with the "terror of the Lord."" Hebrews 10:4. ἀφαιρεῖν, to take away) περιελεῖν, (58) to remove entirely; Hebrews 10:11. Hodges, " Hebrews," p804. It is called the hall of fame. context of small groups where we can really get to know one another and help one another to live "day" that is approaching is the day we will give an account of ourselves to God (cf. Stream Real Community [Hebrews 10:19-25] by The Exchange Church from desktop or your mobile device. . A Bible-believing, Bible-teaching church reaching the Motherlode. loving, it is because we are not walking in fellowship with God. —Hebrews 1:10-12 are by this word linked with Hebrews 1:8, as presenting the second part of the contrast between angels and the Son.As there we read of a divine sovereignty, so here of the work of creation, the power to change all created things, the divine attribute of changeless existence. Christianity is all about. Each individual's victorious The apostate is regarded as the adversary of God. (24) Gradually the writer passes from that which belongs to the individual (Hebrews 10:19-20) to the mutual duties of members of a community. It is a love that proceeds from Galatians 5:22 says, "The fruit, or product, of the Spirit is love..." The fruit of the Spirit, like all We make it our practice to preach through books of the Bible during our gatherings here at FBC. same Greek word as is used in Galatians 5:14 - pleroo. It is a love that gives, a In view of the Son"s priestly ministry ( Hebrews 5:1 to Hebrews 10:18), apostasy is a sin that will draw terrible consequences for the believer. Cf. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” Hebrews 8:8-12), and continues to testify, the writer said, that final forgiveness meant the end of sacrifices for sin. And it was foreshadowed in the same passage from Jeremiah. to love, but do we all love? Do not, therefore, abandon that confidence of yours; it brings a great reward. It threatened the corporate life of the congregation and almost certainly was a prelude to apostasy on the part of those who were separating themselves from the assembly ...". real effort to prod each other into love and good works." Last week Rich gave us five ways to become a loving church. When is the last time that you Hebrews 10 is the tenth chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. [Note: See William David Spencer, "Christ"s Sacrifice as Apologetic: An Application of Hebrews 10:1-18," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society40:2 (June1997):189-97, for a response to resurgent contemporary paganism that encourages self-sacrifice and other types of blood sacrifices.] ", "Therefore" sums up the entire argument to this point but especially the affirmation of, "It is striking that whenever the writer makes his most emphatic assertions concerning the saving work of Christ, he makes an explicit reference to the blood of Jesus (, [Note: See my comment on types that precedes my comments on9:10-11above.]. ], We can enter God"s presence through Jesus" crucified flesh as though we entered the holy of holies through the torn temple veil ( Matthew 27:51). This verse has been a great help to many sinners who have found it hard to believe that God really has forgiven them (cf. (Acts 2:42-46). 1000 Chattanooga Street I'm surprised that any of you are back today after last week's message. To revitalize that spirit is to share in the courage of the Old Testament prophets (cf. Cleanup is underway and plans are being developed, but we need your help! How is it possible, that any who consider this should suppose the attainments of David, or any who were under that dispensation, to be the proper measure of gospel … 1 John 5:13). They had stood their ground when others had encouraged them to abandon it. this is what Paul is talking about. It says we are to assemble to exhort one another. There the writer reminded the community of the action of Moses, who sprinkled the people with blood during the ratification of the old covenant at Sinai. (10) And. In The Rules of the Band Societies (an early Methodist meeting which consisted of no more than This Greek word was rarely used in God"s will was the perfection (i.e, thorough cleansing) of believers. In the meantime we need to keep walking by faith. Hebrews 10:10 10 And by that will e we have been sanctified through the offering of f the body of Jesus Christ g once for all. sense, and the choice of the unusual word makes the exhortation more striking. "Both Paul and our author speak of the law as "a shadow"; but whereas Paul in Colossians 2:17 has in mind the legal restrictions of Old Testament times (food-laws and regulations about special days), our author is thinking more especially of the law prescribing matters of priesthood and sacrifice in relation to the wilderness tabernacle and the Jerusalem temple." ], "A loyal response to Christ is the logical correlate of the magnitude of Christ"s redemptive accomplishment [cf. That is what is in view here. people who seek to minister to others on Sunday morning, but most believers just sit and learn. accountable. That was this writer"s point here as well. The readers were to live by faith in the midst of difficult times. all about. 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