Saturday, 13 October 2012

Hebrews 10:19-39



 "How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?"
{Hebrews 10:29}  (NIV1984

This verse strikes fear in my heart every time that I read it. I agree with the writer; a person who treats the blood of the Son of God with contempt, who insults the Spirit of grace, deserves far worse punishment than the punishment meted out under the old covenant. We rejoice in the truth of the superiority of the new covenant; this is the flip side of that truth. 

This part of Hebrews 10 has been used by the devil to keep many people from drawing near to God in repentance. Do not fall for his lies. Read vs 10, vs 14 and vs 18 of this chapter, and realize the context of this verse. Remember that the definition of grace is ‘not receiving what we deserve, but getting good things instead’. The writer has said “since we have confidence” vs 19, and has told us not to “throw away our confidence” vs 35, and then ends by telling us that he is confident, “But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved” vs 39. 

So friend, let us not be people who continue in sin! We will go to the cross daily, confess our sins, consecrate our bodies, draw near to God in worship, hold unswervingly to our hope, consider how we can help each other, and assemble together. We will love God with all our heart, mind and soul, for perfect love drives out fear. 1 John 4:18

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