“How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?”
Hebrews 10:29 (NIV)
How do you answer this question.
We see the logic in it - for the new covenant we have God in Christ Jesus is so much greater than the old covenant.
Under the old covenant forgiveness was attained through the blood of animals.
Under the new covenant forgiveness is attained through the blood of Christ.
Under the old covenant the people were required to keep the law themselves.
Under the new covenant we have been given the Spirit who works in our inner person to
fulfill the law.
fulfill the law.
The logic is flawless, for if under the old covenant a person who rejected the law was condemned to die, then those who reject the law by continually sinning deserve something far worse.
This passage is a warning for those who continue in sin after confessing Christ as their Lord.
I love the end of this passage- for Paul is convinced that we will turn to Christ in faith,
persevering in our desire for salvation, and receiving the goal of our faith.
We belong to those who have faith and are saved.
Amen- let it be Lord let it be.
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