Hebrews 10
“For the law, having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things– can never with those sacrifices (which they offered year by year continually) –make the comers there [people seeking atonement], perfect.
2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered?
because the worshipers, once purged, should have had no more conscience of sins.”
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Meaning, if it ‘could have’ made them whole/perfect, sacrifices would have only taken place ONCE, like the New Covenant with Yah’shua dying once for us, but instead had to occur, over, and over, and over again; and instead, they didn’t become the new man creation in the old law covenant, and kept their sin nature– sinning again and again, in the old man nature.
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3 “But in those sacrifices– there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should [or could] take away sins.”
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Because they are not sinless God incarnate, come to LIVE OUT THE LAW PERFECTLY (goats/lambs/bulls) thereby fulfilling the law– they were temporary atonement for sin– not permanent ones.
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5 “Wherefore when he [God incarnate– Yah’shua] comes into the world, he says– Sacrifice and offering you would not– but a body have you prepared me:
6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you have had no pleasure.
7 Then said I– Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do your will, O God.”
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This was stating that God was not satisfied with the offering of inferior, imperfect animals for our sins and trespasses– so he sent his Son into the World, to die for it, living the law to perfection, sinlessly– ONCE and FOR ALL– to do the will of the Father, unto sinful men– to make a PERFECT ‘way’ to return to him.
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8 “Above, when he said– Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings– for sin you would not [willed not], neither did you have pleasure in them– which are offered by the law–
9 He then said– Lo, I come to do your will– O God.
He takes away the first [way/covenant/law], that he may establish the second [better, and perfect way].
10 By which we will be sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ– ONCE– and for ALL [generations and people].
11 And every priest stands daily ministering and offering, oftentimes, the same sacrifices which can never take away sins: [speaking of the old goat/lamb sacrifices]
12 But THIS MAN, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever– sat down on the right hand of God [he, being Yah’shua/Jesus, the Christ];
13 And from henceforth– [he sits] expecting, till, his enemies– be made his footstool.
14 For by one offering [of himself upon the cross], he has perfected them forever– who are sanctified [us].
15 Where the Holy Ghost also, is a witness to us: for after that he said,
16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord– I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
17 And their sins and iniquities– I will remember no more.”
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Here, in the Word of God, the Lord is making a distinction– that when he comes/came, he made a perfect way, one that was sufficient and efficient– he made a way for HIMSELF to indwell us, leaving no room for excuses or error.
He made a way of salvation that only needed to be done ONCE, by him, and then– we should sin no more, because if we are in him, and he is in us– we have his LAWS [conduct statutes of character integrity living, and his fruitful nature attributes] WRITTEN INTO OUR HEARTS and MINDS.
If that’s the case– you live accordingly; only those that are truly his children, will have cleaned up souls [hearts, and it’s thoughts and intents– it has a mind]: minds, emotional control/regulation, and our wills/choices and deeds we do– for the LAWS OF GOD, will be guiding us: that IS– what a child/seedling of the Most High God is.
It is not someone who ‘claims him,’ it is someone who EMBODIES HIS VERY SPIRIT– and is married as ONE– to his Spirit now, living out his GODLY NATURE.
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18 “Now where remission of these are– there is no more offering for sin.”
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He just said– “Now, where you don’t do this, don’t choose to live by the LAWS WRITTEN ON YOUR HEARTS and MINDS– you have now relinquished any atonement made to forgive your sins; you have NULLIFIED ALL CHRIST DID FOR YOU ON CALVARY– you have wasted the sacrifice for salvation [Jesus dying for you] and you have chosen to FORGO GOD and living with him, or being JOINED TO HIS ‘holy’ Spirit– becoming like him, and ONE with him.
NO– ‘once saved– always saved;’ in fact– this states, you are guilty of all your current sins, if you are ‘remiss’ of living holy with God.
Remission– the cancellation of a debt, charge, or penalty; Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin remissio ‘SEND BACK– RESTORE.’
Remiss definition– lacking care or attention to duty; NEGLIGENT; late Middle English: from Latin remissus ‘SLACKENED.’
He literally said– “I gave you REMISSION of sins through me, and writing my laws upon your hearts and minds– but you chose the old nature way to live– and you became slack, and lacked attention to duty and didn’t care– and now, there is no more forgiveness of your sin.”
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19 “Having therefore brethren– boldness– to enter into the holiest, by the blood of Jesus,
20 By A NEW and LIVING WAY→ which he has consecrated for us– through the veil– that is to say, his flesh;
21 And having a HIGH PRIEST [he is the Holy One] over the house of God [you are his house/vessel now, and you are to be in submission and obedience to the Holy One over you];
22 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 [the Word of God– is the cleansing waters that wash us].
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Boldness to enter into the holiest– that’s INSIDE OF GOD NOW, in truth and his Spirit; through the blood of Jesus means– through his Spirit he gave abroad to us all, as he shed his blood [which has the life in it, and the life, is his Spirit] for us all.
How do we do that– by living the NEW LIVING ‘WAY–’ as he has written the ‘way to live now–’ upon our hearts and minds, as we walk out the New Man Creation, married to his Spirit.
He CONSECRATED ‘his’ flesh to the Father in sanctification [cleaned up soul living: mind, emotions and choices/deeds being obedient to the Father, and same as his] and we are now his vessel [as his flesh is in heaven with him, seated at the right hand of the Father] and OUR FLESH MAN– is to be consecrated and sanctified in our living the way God lives, as our hearts and minds have been written upon by God and his nature and way– and we are to CONFORM TO HIM, and HIS WAY– leaving behind the old ways.
Because he’s the HIGH PRIEST [the holy one] over ‘the house of God–’ that’s you and your person now, as we are the flesh vessels where his Spirit lives now– and how do we have full assurance of FAITH??
We draw near to him– WITH A TRUE HEART [that’s an honest and genuine heart toward him, his ways/nature, and being conformed to his ways and nature– by our choice to want to be] and having God’s nature and life force in us– PRICK US IN OUR CONSCIENCE– to live HOLY/CLEAN, his way– and to LEAVE EVIL/wicked living behind.
And that our BODIES [vessels of conduct] be WASHED BY THE PURE WATER– that’s the Word of God, and living according to it, as it cleanses us [corrects and teaches] from ERRORED living.
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23 “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith– without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
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Here he is saying– “You PROFESS to be with me, and of me– so KEEP YOURSELVES CLEAN/HOLY, as I am– WITHOUT WAVERING in your ‘living’ ways; for he is faithful– and we are to be faithful to him, as well.
No spiritual adultery– cheating on his ‘ways’ of character conduct, and obedience to his Spirit– as we are married to him, it’s a covenant legal agreement– and we are called to uphold the covenant of marriage, and be a LOYAL BRIDE.
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24 “Let us consider, one to another, to provoke unto love and to good works: [encourage each other to live in love and good actions]
25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together [we must commune and fellowship with our other brothers and sisters], as the manner of some do– but exhorting [strongly encourage or urge] one another: and so much the more as you see ‘THE DAY–’ approaching.
[The day– being the Day of the Lord– and his coming.]
26 For if we sin wilfully– AFTER WE RECEIVED THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH– there remains no more sacrifice for sins,
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If we continue to sin [transgress God’s holy way of living, and are disobedient to him and his way] AFTER WE ARE ‘saved, or been offered new birth, being born-again–’ we then HAVE NO MORE FORGIVENESS, nor SACRIFICE of what Jesus did, FOR OUR SINS: we are guilty of all our sins.
Because we like sinning, choose to keep sinning, and are not making an honest effort to leave that life and way behind– and be adopted unto the Holy One, married to him, living his way– and being conformed to it– as One Spirit with the living, holy and true God.
We are still DEAD IN OUR TRESPASSES, ESTRANGED from God holy still– and on our way to perdition, hell and then the Lake of Fire– after the judgment.
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27 “But [instead, what we have coming for us] is a certain FEARFUL LOOKING forward→ of judgment and fiery indignation– which shall devour ‘the adversaries.’
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Here God states, as he uses the word ‘adversaries,’ that YOU ARE INDEED– his ENEMY– as you OPPOSE HIM and his WAY and NATURE, and choose to LIVE CONTRARY TO HIM and his WAY, and NATURE; you have all together become– his ENEMY, his ‘adversary.’
And unto his adversaries– you have hell, judgment and indignation of God– to look forward to.
Indignation– provoked anger, by what is UNFAIR TREATMENT; late Middle English– in the sense ‘DISDAIN, CONTEMPT–’ from Latin– ‘REGARD AS UNWORTHY.’
He is saying– You have TREATED ‘him–’ UNFAIRLY, YOU ARE UNWORTHY of HIM, he has DISDAIN and CONTEMPT for you– and he’s ANGRY about it.
THAT’S ULTRA CLEAR FOLKS.
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28 “He that despised Moses' law– died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29 Of how much sorer punishment– do you suppose– shall he think worthy, to those who have TRODDEN UNDER FOOT– the Son of God– and has counted the blood of the covenant– wherewith he was sanctified [holy]– as AN UNHOLY THING– and HAS DONE→ ‘despite–’ unto the Spirit of grace?
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He just said– “folks in Moses’ day, who despised living God’s way– died without mercy [help from God], before witnesses.
So, how much worse OF A PUNISHMENT do you think it will be for those that REJECT Yah’shua/Jesus the Messiah/Christ– when you don’t regard him, and all he did for you– RESPECTFULLY, and OBEDIENTLY– and essentially are TRAMPLING and WALKING ON his holy reputation, nature, person AND SALVATION SACRIFICE…
Who walked SINLESSLY, DIED FOR YOU, MADE THE WAY– and you REJECT living with him, for him, and under obedience to him, his nature, and his WAY??
You have made HIS HOLY LIFE and WALK– pointless, worthless, and you SPITE HIM; which means– have a desire to annoy, hurt and offend him– DELIBERATELY.
Despite root definition– Middle English: shortening of Old French despit– ‘CONTEMPT’, despiter ‘SHOW CONTEMPT FOR.’
Contempt– the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn; the offense of being disobedient to or disrespectful of a court of law and its officers– consider (someone or something) to be unworthy of respect or attention.
When we do not live according to, and with the holy Spirit, his way, and being reformed and conformed to him and his way– AFTER WE RECEIVE HIS HOLY SPIRIT in Salvation and application of his sacrifice and blood– WE ARE IN CONTEMPT OF COVENANT CONTRACT.
We have willingly BROKEN AGREEMENT/COVENANT/MARRIAGE, legal contract with the holy living God– and are GUILTY of our charges [sins and transgressions of him], as we have made him UNWORTHY TO BE RESPECTED and HONORED– and we are grouped in with the transgressors, and have the judgment and hell fire prisons of estrangement from the the holy God, to look forward to.
WE HAVE REJECTED– all he offered.
He will LOVE US FOREVER, but he will be separated from us forever too; as we have not chosen him, nor to be loyal to him, or his contract agreement– the new covenant of Christ.
In fact, we in truth– rejected his salvation and way to reconciliation.
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30 “For we know him, that has said– Vengeance belongs to me– I will recompense, says the Lord.
And again– The Lord shall judge his people.
[He is saying, his vengeance will be poured out upon his enemies, and if you reject him, his way, and his sacrifice, and do not want to be reformed back into his image, and joined as One Spirit with him in holiness and truth– living cleaned up and sanctified unto him– you will be grouped in with the transgressors of him and his way– and you will be his enemy, his adversary (one opposing him), and you will face the judgment.]
31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32 So call to remembrance the former days [old living ways] in which– after you were illuminated [enlightened by his Spirit in how to live, and what is the truth, and are loyal to it and him] –you endured a great fight of afflictions [battled against living in error, wickedly, as the old ways];
33 Partly, whilst you were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions [people mocked and persecuted you for living right]; and partly, whilst you became companions of them that were so used.
[Just like the disciples of old, who were mocked and persecuted; this he told us would be our lot in life– for the world hates God, and hated him first, so it will hate, mock, ridicule and persecute us for living like him, with him, and being conformed to his very image.]
34 For you had compassion for me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods [endured it all, with gratitude and loyalty to God], knowing in yourselves– that you have in heaven– a better and an enduring substance [reward coming].
35 Cast not away therefore your confidence [away– remain resolute and focused, believing our reward will come] –which has great recompense of reward.
[Great promise to be fulfilled by God, for your loyalty, love and obedience.]
36 For, you have the need of [gaining and working in] patience– and that, after you have done the will of God– you might [will] receive the promise.
37 For [in waiting] yet a little while– and he that shall come– will come– and will not tarry [delay].
38 Now the just shall live by faith [which is trust in God to fulfill all he has spoken and promised]: but if any man draws back [doesn’t really trust him, doubts and doesn’t hold him as all powerful and capable], my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition [meaning– a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and impenitent person, passes on to after death]
…but we are of them that believe– to the saving of the soul.”
[Saving of the Mind, Emotions and Will/deeds and actions of a person– your inner man– who has been conformed to God’s inner man, being formed back into his image; which is the only image that returns to him, after the flesh death.]
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ONCE SAVED– ALWAYS SAVED??
→ Depends if you are still on the same path, with the same God, walking the same way– and living as One with him, married to his Spirit now, not forsaking HIS LAWS written upon your heart and mind…
which is the NEW COVENANT, LEGAL and BINDING CONTRACT you agreed to when you received the FREE GIFT– the Holy Spirit…
and have allowed his holy Spirit to WORK IN YOU, to bring you into ALL TRUTH– BEING CONFORMED BACK INTO THE LIKENESS OF GOD HOLY and TRUE– and are obeying him…
and are NOT LIVING IN REBELLION to ‘the way of’ his Holy, Consecrated, and Sanctified Spirit.
Salvation, and being in covenant with God– is so much more than a declaration, a profession of faith– IT’S LIVING IN THAT FAITH/TRUST, unto him, and OBEYING him, and being REFORMED of your inner man, BY HIM– and being brought into all truth; and not turning from that way, sliding backward, and rejecting him and all he gave of himself– freely.
He requires loyalty and endurance with his Spirit– turning back– is NOT AN OPTION for the child of the living God; for in doing so, and disrespecting his holy Spirit– you become the adversary, the enemy of God holy, and you will face the judgment of God.
Salvation REMAINS FOR YOU– IF YOU– remain standing for God holy in your life here; if you do not follow him and his leadings and his nature and way– you are your own leader, and have no God.
You are your own God, and respecter of Self– this is satan’s way, and it will lead you to his destination and eternal punishment, after this flesh lifetime.
ONCE SAVE, ALWAYS SAVED– is for the one that remains with God, and stays on course– the Narrow Pathway– following him, as he leads your life.
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