There Remains No Sacrifice For Sins

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(sorry in advance for the length, I'm hoping you will be patient to read it through.)

This passage seems to me to be one of the more commonly misunderstood parts of the Bible.

26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27) But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

You cannot return to the temple and offer another animal . . . sacrifice. There remains no sacrifice for sin. Jesus, or nothing. No more animals!

Hebrews 10:1-31 KJV
1) 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 thereunto perfect.
2) For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
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 take away sins.
5) Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
6) In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
7) Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
8) Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
9) Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
10) By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11) And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
12) But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
13) From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
14) For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
15) Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
16) This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
17) And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
18) Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
19) Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
20) By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
21) And having an high priest over the house of God;
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.
23) Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)
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.
26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27) But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
28) He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29) Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
30) For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
31) It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

There is much context here about the sacrifice and offering. Some of the key points I bolded are . . .

The animal sacrifices didn't perfect those who offered them. They only gave a reminder of sins, because they could not remove sins.

Sacrifices aren't what God wanted anyway. What He really wants is obedience.

5) Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

Jesus came to put an end to the offering of animals as a sacrifice for sins, by the offering of His body.

4) For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
5) Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
6) In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
7) Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
8) Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
9) Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure, but Jesus came to do God's will, what He DID want. He takes away the first to establish the second.

Because Jesus has taken away the first, and established the second,

By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

It's only through Jesus' offering of His body.

And so,

26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

Because the first has been taken away, and the second established.

This was Jesus' work on the cross.

Jesus put an end to the sin offering, which could not remove sins, and so must continually be offered. He replaced it with the offering of His Own body, which only needed to be offered once, because this DID remove our sins.

Hebrews 8:13 LITV
In the saying, New, He has made the first old. And the thing being made old and growing aged is near disappearing.

God holds us accountable to what we know. The first covenant was "near disappearing". It had been made old, but had not yet disappeared.

But once you learned about Jesus,

26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

Much love!


Good Job!

Also to add the historical context to this letter to the HEBREWS.

The letter was written shortly after Titus began the siege of jerusalem. Believers remembered the warning in the Olivet discourse of this judgment.

Luke 21:20-24
King James Version

20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.

22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.


the writer was emphasizing several major points.

1. If the earliest traditions are accurate- these were people who most likely were not saved. The tone of the letter gives strong evidence for that for the writer is constantly reminding the readers that christ is better than the Law.

2. Many Jews that had not yet converted were very sympathetic to the Christian Jews and were converting day by day.

3. There were experiencing the same persecution as the jewish believers- loss of family, jobs, and ostracized from Jewish society. for us that is a small thing, but to a Jew in Israel, that meant you were more unwelcome than a leper!

4. Based on the warnings of Hebrews 6 and Hebrews 10- It appears these folks were at the cusp of conversion. They knew Jesus was Messiah and the sacrificial system could not remove sin, but because of the intense persecution, many were abandoning associating with Christians and going back to temple sacrifice.

5. As the temple was still standing, it must have been the time when Titus broke the siege (temporarily halting the Luke 21 judgment), t return to Rome to see his father become cesar. the writer was warning that not only could they not repent for they had the knowledge had tasted how good it was and were illuminated by the spirit, but to turn back at that point was a death sentence.

6. When one studies the construct of Hebrews 6&10 in the Greek, you see that the writer was not writing to believers, but to those who knew and seemed to hiave not made the decision yet. Shortly after this letter, Titus came back, attacked Jerusalem and over 1 million Jews died. that was the sorer punishment they recieved.
 
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Willful sin in turning back to the rites, rituals, and ceremonies, as well as works of the Law of Moses for salvation (or sanctification). That is the entire thrust of the epistle to the Hebrews.

No; for in Hebrews 8:8-10, Hebrews 10:6, we find that the law of Moses is exalted, as it is written in the hearts and minds of New Covenant believers. So, I believe that the writer of Hebrews does in fact seek to deter the reader from looking to the law for justification; however he does not seek to bring about the same deterrence for looking to the law for sanctification.

The justified ones ("the just") are to live by faith in Christ alone, and His finished work of redemption: Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

Draw back to what? To the Old Covenant. Hebrew Christians were vacillating at that time.

The law of Moses is written on the hearts and minds of believers under the New Covenant (Hebrews 8:8-10, Hebrews 10:16, Romans 8:7, Romans 8:4, 1 John 5:3, 2 John 1:6, Romans 13:8-10, Galatians 5:14; Romans 5:5).

4. Based on the warnings of Hebrews 6 and Hebrews 10- It appears these folks were at the cusp of conversion. They knew Jesus was Messiah and the sacrificial system could not remove sin, but because of the intense persecution, many were abandoning associating with Christians and going back to temple sacrifice.

I think it to be very possible that you say this, not because of a knowledge of what was going on in that time; but rather on the basis of a preconceived doctrinal bias.

6. When one studies the construct of Hebrews 6&10 in the Greek,

Forgive me if I don't take your word for it...I believe that it can be a cult mentality when people elevate Greek and Hebrew scholars to the level of being authorities on what the word of the Lord really says.
 

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Good Job!

Also to add the historical context to this letter to the HEBREWS.

The letter was written shortly after Titus began the siege of jerusalem. Believers remembered the warning in the Olivet discourse of this judgment.

Luke 21:20-24
King James Version

20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.

22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.


the writer was emphasizing several major points.

1. If the earliest traditions are accurate- these were people who most likely were not saved. The tone of the letter gives strong evidence for that for the writer is constantly reminding the readers that christ is better than the Law.

2. Many Jews that had not yet converted were very sympathetic to the Christian Jews and were converting day by day.

3. There were experiencing the same persecution as the jewish believers- loss of family, jobs, and ostracized from Jewish society. for us that is a small thing, but to a Jew in Israel, that meant you were more unwelcome than a leper!

4. Based on the warnings of Hebrews 6 and Hebrews 10- It appears these folks were at the cusp of conversion. They knew Jesus was Messiah and the sacrificial system could not remove sin, but because of the intense persecution, many were abandoning associating with Christians and going back to temple sacrifice.

5. As the temple was still standing, it must have been the time when Titus broke the siege (temporarily halting the Luke 21 judgment), t return to Rome to see his father become cesar. the writer was warning that not only could they not repent for they had the knowledge had tasted how good it was and were illuminated by the spirit, but to turn back at that point was a death sentence.

6. When one studies the construct of Hebrews 6&10 in the Greek, you see that the writer was not writing to believers, but to those who knew and seemed to hiave not made the decision yet. Shortly after this letter, Titus came back, attacked Jerusalem and over 1 million Jews died. that was the sorer punishment they recieved.
Absolutely, the church in Jerusalem was starving, this is why Paul was taking up collections from other churches.
 

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The letter was written shortly after Titus began the siege of jerusalem.
This is incorrect and totally misleading. The siege of Jerusalem was in 70 AD. The letter to the Hebrews was written between 63 and 64 AD.
 

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(sorry in advance for the length, I'm hoping you will be patient to read it through.)

This passage seems to me to be one of the more commonly misunderstood parts of the Bible.

26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27) But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

You cannot return to the temple and offer another animal . . . sacrifice. There remains no sacrifice for sin. Jesus, or nothing. No more animals!

Hebrews 10:1-31 KJV
1) 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 thereunto perfect.
2) For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
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 take away sins.
5) Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
6) In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
7) Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
8) Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
9) Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
10) By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11) And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
12) But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
13) From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
14) For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
15) Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
16) This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
17) And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
18) Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
19) Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
20) By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
21) And having an high priest over the house of God;
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.
23) Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)
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.
26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27) But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
28) He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29) Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
30) For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
31) It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

There is much context here about the sacrifice and offering. Some of the key points I bolded are . . .

The animal sacrifices didn't perfect those who offered them. They only gave a reminder of sins, because they could not remove sins.

Sacrifices aren't what God wanted anyway. What He really wants is obedience.

5) Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

Jesus came to put an end to the offering of animals as a sacrifice for sins, by the offering of His body.

4) For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
5) Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
6) In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
7) Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
8) Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
9) Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure, but Jesus came to do God's will, what He DID want. He takes away the first to establish the second.

Because Jesus has taken away the first, and established the second,

By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

It's only through Jesus' offering of His body.

And so,

26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

Because the first has been taken away, and the second established.

This was Jesus' work on the cross.

Jesus put an end to the sin offering, which could not remove sins, and so must continually be offered. He replaced it with the offering of His Own body, which only needed to be offered once, because this DID remove our sins.

Hebrews 8:13 LITV
In the saying, New, He has made the first old. And the thing being made old and growing aged is near disappearing.

God holds us accountable to what we know. The first covenant was "near disappearing". It had been made old, but had not yet disappeared.

But once you learned about Jesus,

26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

Much love!

Your post makes me consider ‘remains’
1 John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

1 John 2:24 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.

Revelation 3:1-3 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. [2] Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. [3] Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

Hebrews 1:10-14 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: [11] They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; [12] And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. [13] But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? [14] Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?


Point is...considering the: no more sacrifice ‘remains’ for sin
Over and over He says what endures and remains ...His seed remains.
 

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(sorry in advance for the length, I'm hoping you will be patient to read it through.)

This passage seems to me to be one of the more commonly misunderstood parts of the Bible.

26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27) But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
'For by one offering He hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us:
for after that He had said before,
This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord,
I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.'

(Heb 10:14-18)

Hello @marks,

Thank you for your OP, and for quoting Hebrews 10.

Having said the above in vv. 14-18, doctrine ceases and practice is introduced, and these believing Hebrews are encouraged to draw near, to endure, to live by faith and to run with patience. Now in verse 19, Paul says, 'having therefore' ... 'let us'. Having received the doctrine, they could now with confidence 'draw near' with boldness, nothing doubting. These Hebrew believers knew that 'their sins and iniquities' God would 'remember no more.' They knew that 'where remission of these is' - 'there is no more offering for sin'. They were free now to enter into the holiest with boldness, for there was nothing preventing them, the offering for sin had been made and received by God, in the person of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

* Looking now at the verse that you highlighted, verse 26 - within it's context:-

'For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? For we know Him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge His People. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.'
(Heb 10:26-31)

* Reading this explains why the words, 'if God permit', in Hebrews 6:3, is spoken!! Doesn't it?

* This is so obviously written to Hebrews, to those under the law. For only they would understand what it meant to sin 'willfully' within this context. Under law sins came into two categories:-

1) Sins of omission, ignorance, and inadvertence (Leviticus 4:2 etc.,)
2) Sins of presumption, high hand, malice aforethought (Numbers 15:30-31)

* Apostacy from the profession of the hope had the character of
'presumptuous sin', for which the law made no provision. Which reminds me of David's words in Psalm 19:12-14:-

'Who can understand his errors?
cleanse thou me from secret faults.
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins;
let them not have dominion over me:
then shall I be upright,
and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.'

* These Hebrew believers had two choices, to go on unto perfection or to go back unto perdition, by turning back to Judaism and placing themselves back under law. Within this context, this would be their 'great transgression'.

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris
 
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* These Hebrew believers had two choices, to go on unto perfection or to go back unto perdition, by turning back to Judaism and placing themselves back under law.
If you read 1 Corinthians 9:21, you will see that we are all under the law to Christ as concerning obedience; for the law defines sin and we are told in the New Testament not to sin (1 Corinthians 15:34, Ephesians 4:26).

But we are not under the law (Romans 6:14), are dead to the law (Romans 7:4, Galatians 2:19), and are delivered from the law (Romans 7:6) as concerning condemnation.

It should be clear that the law is written on the hearts and minds of those who are under the New Covenant (Hebrews 8:8-10, Hebrews 10:16, Romans 8:7, Romans 8:4, 1 John 5:3, 2 John 1:6, Romans 13:8-10, Galatians 5:14; Romans 5:5).

See also James 1:22-25 and James 2:10-12.
 

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(sorry in advance for the length, I'm hoping you will be patient to read it through.)

This passage seems to me to be one of the more commonly misunderstood parts of the Bible.

26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27) But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

You cannot return to the temple and offer another animal . . . sacrifice. There remains no sacrifice for sin. Jesus, or nothing. No more animals!

Hebrews 10:1-31 KJV
1) 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 thereunto perfect.
2) For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
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 take away sins.
5) Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
6) In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
7) Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
8) Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
9) Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
10) By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11) And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
12) But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
13) From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
14) For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
15) Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
16) This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
17) And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
18) Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
19) Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
20) By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
21) And having an high priest over the house of God;
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.
23) Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)
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.
26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27) But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
28) He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29) Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
30) For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
31) It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

There is much context here about the sacrifice and offering. Some of the key points I bolded are . . .

The animal sacrifices didn't perfect those who offered them. They only gave a reminder of sins, because they could not remove sins.

Sacrifices aren't what God wanted anyway. What He really wants is obedience.

5) Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

Jesus came to put an end to the offering of animals as a sacrifice for sins, by the offering of His body.

4) For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
5) Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
6) In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
7) Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
8) Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
9) Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure, but Jesus came to do God's will, what He DID want. He takes away the first to establish the second.

Because Jesus has taken away the first, and established the second,

By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

It's only through Jesus' offering of His body.

And so,

26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

Because the first has been taken away, and the second established.

This was Jesus' work on the cross.

Jesus put an end to the sin offering, which could not remove sins, and so must continually be offered. He replaced it with the offering of His Own body, which only needed to be offered once, because this DID remove our sins.

Hebrews 8:13 LITV
In the saying, New, He has made the first old. And the thing being made old and growing aged is near disappearing.

God holds us accountable to what we know. The first covenant was "near disappearing". It had been made old, but had not yet disappeared.

But once you learned about Jesus,

26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

Much love!

You are right that it is a commonly misunderstood and you are with them in their misunderstanding. The sacrifice that is referenced is mostly Christ's sacrifice...and He is not going to be sacrificed again for your sins.
This context is made clear in Hebrews 6:1-8 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this will we do, if God permit. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27) But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

You cannot return to the temple and offer another animal . . . sacrifice. There remains no sacrifice for sin. Jesus, or nothing. No more animals!

Your interpretation of this scripture is incorrect. Sacrificing animals will be of no use and Christ will not be sacrificed again... There remains no sacrifice for sin. No more sacrifices.
 
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No; for in Hebrews 8:8-10, Hebrews 10:6, we find that the law of Moses is exalted, as it is written in the hearts and minds of New Covenant believers. So, I believe that the writer of Hebrews does in fact seek to deter the reader from looking to the law for justification; however he does not seek to bring about the same deterrence for looking to the law for sanctification.



The law of Moses is written on the hearts and minds of believers under the New Covenant (Hebrews 8:8-10, Hebrews 10:16, Romans 8:7, Romans 8:4, 1 John 5:3, 2 John 1:6, Romans 13:8-10, Galatians 5:14; Romans 5:5).



I think it to be very possible that you say this, not because of a knowledge of what was going on in that time; but rather on the basis of a preconceived doctrinal bias.



Forgive me if I don't take your word for it...I believe that it can be a cult mentality when people elevate Greek and Hebrew scholars to the level of being authorities on what the word of the Lord really says.

well at least this time your response isn't book length.

YOu need to learn Jewish culture. Willful sin is singular- one sin done willfully.

the law of Moses has been rendered null and void and replaced by the law of christ! The church is benefitting from the New covenant- but remember the New covenant is primarily for the nation of Israel.

YOu can think whatever you want about me and my falsely accussed "preconceived doctrinal bias". I know better about me than you ever can in your arrogant haughtiness.

So you don't believe God said what He meant and meant what He said then? That what He said has a hidden meaning? Gee I wonder what you would do if you received a letter from France in French? Divine th emeaning by yourself? Don't study the original languages, that is your business. I know what God has burdened me to do and how to teach the thousands I have taught over the decades.

English is a translation and depending on which bible you read, you either have a fairly accurate translation or a piece of Garbage. I choose to try to be a Berean and search to see if things are so.
 

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This is incorrect and totally misleading. The siege of Jerusalem was in 70 AD. The letter to the Hebrews was written between 63 and 64 AD.

The siege of Jerusalem started long beffore 70 Ad by Rome. titus went to Jerusalem with a legion and started building the ramparts and siege works and there was war. Titus left off teh siege in 66 Ad to go to Rome to see His father crowned Cesar! (Vespasian) After that He returned to jerusalem, picked up the siege and war . By that time the Christians had fled across the Jordan to the city of Pella! Depending on which "scholar" you want, Hebrews was written anytime from 60 Ad to the end of the century.

I see it as written between 65-68 AD. that is also based on teh history of Josephus and piecing events and times to come up with a conclusion.
 

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If you read 1 Corinthians 9:21, you will see that we are all under the law to Christ as concerning obedience; for the law defines sin
Actually, now it is Christ who defines sin in my life. The Mosaic Covenent doesn't govern us. Jesus gives me shrimp to eat! :) And Jesus has me do work on Saturdays sometimes.

Much love!
 

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Good Job!

Also to add the historical context to this letter to the HEBREWS.

The letter was written shortly after Titus began the siege of jerusalem. Believers remembered the warning in the Olivet discourse of this judgment.

Luke 21:20-24
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20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.

22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.


the writer was emphasizing several major points.

1. If the earliest traditions are accurate- these were people who most likely were not saved. The tone of the letter gives strong evidence for that for the writer is constantly reminding the readers that christ is better than the Law.

2. Many Jews that had not yet converted were very sympathetic to the Christian Jews and were converting day by day.

3. There were experiencing the same persecution as the jewish believers- loss of family, jobs, and ostracized from Jewish society. for us that is a small thing, but to a Jew in Israel, that meant you were more unwelcome than a leper!

4. Based on the warnings of Hebrews 6 and Hebrews 10- It appears these folks were at the cusp of conversion. They knew Jesus was Messiah and the sacrificial system could not remove sin, but because of the intense persecution, many were abandoning associating with Christians and going back to temple sacrifice.

5. As the temple was still standing, it must have been the time when Titus broke the siege (temporarily halting the Luke 21 judgment), t return to Rome to see his father become cesar. the writer was warning that not only could they not repent for they had the knowledge had tasted how good it was and were illuminated by the spirit, but to turn back at that point was a death sentence.

6. When one studies the construct of Hebrews 6&10 in the Greek, you see that the writer was not writing to believers, but to those who knew and seemed to hiave not made the decision yet. Shortly after this letter, Titus came back, attacked Jerusalem and over 1 million Jews died. that was the sorer punishment they recieved.

On point 5, I don't really know how the timing of the letter relates to Titus' campaign. As to the rest, that's my understanding.

Much love!
 

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I see it as written between 65-68 AD. that is also based on teh history of Josephus and piecing events and times to come up with a conclusion.

Does this mean you don't think Paul wrote Hebrews?

Much love!

(That popping sound you just heard was the pull tab on the worms can.)
 

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If you read 1 Corinthians 9:21, you will see that we are all under the law to Christ as concerning obedience; for the law defines sin and we are told in the New Testament not to sin (1 Corinthians 15:34, Ephesians 4:26).

But we are not under the law (Romans 6:14), are dead to the law (Romans 7:4, Galatians 2:19), and are delivered from the law (Romans 7:6) as concerning condemnation.

It should be clear that the law is written on the hearts and minds of those who are under the New Covenant (Hebrews 8:8-10, Hebrews 10:16, Romans 8:7, Romans 8:4, 1 John 5:3, 2 John 1:6, Romans 13:8-10, Galatians 5:14; Romans 5:5).

See also James 1:22-25 and James 2:10-12.
my dear friend we have us a problem . You do realize that most folks wont even bother to read those lovely scriptures .
Instead they will simply heed what their pastor taught them , OR run to that pastor for answers . I have seen this way too often .
It all boils down to one thing . IS IT GOD , IS IT CHRIST we truly love above all , OR are we holding on to this world in some form or fashion .
It truly breaks my heart for so many my friend . But what man loves is what he shall cling too . And if folks want
the world and cares and pleasures in life , THEY WILL SEEK OUT the men who would teach such things .
But yes , THOSE ARE LOVELY SCRIPS YOU BRING MY FRIEND . I TRULY wish folks would just read the bible for themselves .
 
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The siege of Jerusalem started long beffore 70 Ad by Rome. titus went to Jerusalem with a legion and started building the ramparts and siege works and there was war. Titus left off teh siege in 66 Ad to go to Rome to see His father crowned Cesar! (Vespasian) After that He returned to jerusalem, picked up the siege and war . By that time the Christians had fled across the Jordan to the city of Pella! Depending on which "scholar" you want, Hebrews was written anytime from 60 Ad to the end of the century.

I see it as written between 65-68 AD. that is also based on teh history of Josephus and piecing events and times to come up with a conclusion.
I would say the point rather is this . IT was written and it is truth . So let us heed it and embrace it .
 

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Does this mean you don't think Paul wrote Hebrews?

Much love!

(That popping sound you just heard was the pull tab on the worms can.)
The only thing i can prove is that it was not written by the original apostles who had originally walked with Christ .
That i can prove . And it was not written by timothy either , due to the writer says , WITH WHOM , MEANING TIMOTHY
I WILL come shortly . From everything i can tell , IT Sure seems to be paul writing it . But as i told the other one above
IT really dont matter who wrote it . I mean either we believe the canon was inspired by GOD , or we dont .
AS FOR ME , I KNOW IT WAS . And thus ITS FOR THE CHURCH . ITS FOR THE LAMBS . AND thus its loved and embraced and good
for our souls .
 
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Folks lets read our bibles and let us learn them well . FOR on the day of judgement
all will find out exactly what jesus or JESUS they followed . HE gonna tell many , I NEVER KNEW YA .
Learn the bible well and love every single word . embrace it , feast upon it and let no man take thy crown .
 

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The only thing i can prove is that it was not written by the original apostles who had originally walked with Christ .
That i can prove . And it was not written by timothy either , due to the writer says , WITH WHOM , MEANING TIMOTHY
I WILL come shortly . From everything i can tell , IT Sure seems to be paul writing it . But as i told the other one above
IT really dont matter who wrote it . I mean either we believe the canon was inspired by GOD , or we dont .
AS FOR ME , I KNOW IT WAS . And thus ITS FOR THE CHURCH . ITS FOR THE LAMBS . AND thus its loved and embraced and good
for our souls .
On authorship I agree with you.

Hebrews 2:3 KJV
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

Compared to,

Galatians 1:11-12 KJV
11) But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
12) For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

As far as the intent and first application of the letter, I look at:

Hebrews 2:1-3 KJV
1) Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
2) For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
3) How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

"You hold to Moses, and you've had good reason, but now, there is something better, and unless you let go of the first covenant, and enter the New Covenant, you won't escape."


And the letter goes on to show the supremacy of Christ, and the New Covenant, over the first Covenant, and the Levitical system.

Chapter 1 shows Jesus is greater than the angels. Chapter 2 shows Jesus having become lower than angels - he humbled himself - for the purpose of dying for us, to, again, lead us into a new Covenant.

Much love!
 

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Folks lets read our bibles and let us learn them well . FOR on the day of judgement
all will find out exactly what jesus or JESUS they followed . HE gonna tell many , I NEVER KNEW YA .
Learn the bible well and love every single word . embrace it , feast upon it and let no man take thy crown .
Amen!!!!
 
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