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This shadow isn't the good things themselves, because it cannot free people from sin by the sacrifices offered year after year. </span><span class="v58_10_2"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.2" class="v58_10_2">2</span>If there were worshipers who already have their sins washed away and their consciences made clear, there would not be any need to go on offering sacrifices. </span><span class="v58_10_3"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.3-Heb.10.4" class="v58_10_3">3-4</span>But the blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins. It only reminds people of their sins from one year to the next.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v58_10_5"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.5" class="v58_10_5">5</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.10.5!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> When Christ came into the world, he said to God,</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_10_5">“Sacrifices and offerings</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v58_10_5">are not what you want,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_10_5">but you have given me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v58_10_5">my body.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_10_6"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.6" class="v58_10_6">6</span>No, you are not pleased</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_10_6">with animal sacrifices</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v58_10_6">and offerings for sin.”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="par"><span class="v58_10_7"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.7" class="v58_10_7">7</span>Then Christ said,</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_10_7">“And so, my God,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v58_10_7">I have come to do</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_10_7">what you want,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v58_10_7">as the Scriptures say.”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="par"><span class="v58_10_8"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.8" class="v58_10_8">8</span>The Law teaches that offerings and sacrifices must be made because of sin. But why did Christ mention these things and say that God did not want them? </span><span class="v58_10_9"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.9" class="v58_10_9">9</span>Well, it was to do away with offerings and sacrifices and to replace them. This is what he meant by saying to God, “I have come to do what you want.” </span><span class="v58_10_10"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.10" class="v58_10_10">10</span>So we are made holy because Christ obeyed God and offered himself once for all.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v58_10_11"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.11" class="v58_10_11">11</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.10.11!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> The priests do their work each day, and they keep on offering sacrifices that can never take away sins. </span><span class="v58_10_12"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.12" class="v58_10_12">12</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.10.12!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> But Christ offered himself as a sacrifice that is good forever. Now he is sitting at God's right side,<a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.10.12!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span><span class="v58_10_13"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.13" class="v58_10_13">13</span>and he will stay there until his enemies are put under his power. </span><span class="v58_10_14"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.14" class="v58_10_14">14</span>By his one sacrifice he has forever set free from sin the people he brings to God.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v58_10_15"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.15" class="v58_10_15">15</span>The Holy Spirit also speaks of this by telling us that the Lord said,</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_10_16"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.16" class="v58_10_16">16</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.10.16!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> “When the time comes,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_10_16">I will make an agreement</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v58_10_16">with them.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_10_16">I will write my laws</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v58_10_16">on their minds and hearts.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_10_17"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.17" class="v58_10_17">17</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.10.17!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Then I will forget</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v58_10_17">about their sins</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_10_17">and no longer remember</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v58_10_17">their evil deeds.”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="par"><span class="v58_10_18"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.18" class="v58_10_18">18</span>When sins are forgiven, there is no more need to offer sacrifices.</span></p><h3 class="s1">Encouragement and Warning</h3><p class="par"><span class="v58_10_19"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.19" class="v58_10_19">19</span>My friends, the blood of Jesus gives us courage to enter the most holy place </span><span class="v58_10_20"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.20" class="v58_10_20">20</span>by a new way that leads to life! And this way takes us through the curtain that is Christ himself.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v58_10_21"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.21" class="v58_10_21">21</span>We have a great high priest who is in charge of God's house. </span><span class="v58_10_22"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.22" class="v58_10_22">22</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.10.22!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> So let's come near God with pure hearts and a confidence that comes from having faith. Let's keep our hearts pure, our consciences free from evil, and our bodies washed with clean water. </span><span class="v58_10_23"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.23" class="v58_10_23">23</span>We must hold tightly to the hope we say is ours. After all, we can trust the one who made the agreement with us. </span><span class="v58_10_24"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.24" class="v58_10_24">24</span>We should keep on encouraging each other to be thoughtful and to do helpful things. </span><span class="v58_10_25"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.25" class="v58_10_25">25</span>Some people have given up the habit of meeting for worship, but we must not do that. We should keep on encouraging each other, especially since you know that the day of the Lord's coming is getting closer.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v58_10_26"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.26" class="v58_10_26">26</span>No sacrifices can be made for people who decide to sin after they find out about the truth. </span><span class="v58_10_27"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.27" class="v58_10_27">27</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.10.27!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> They are God's enemies, and all they can look forward to is a terrible judgment and a furious fire. </span><span class="v58_10_28"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.28" class="v58_10_28">28</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.10.28!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> If two or more witnesses accused someone of breaking the Law of Moses, that person could be put to death. </span><span class="v58_10_29"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.29" class="v58_10_29">29</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.10.29!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> But it is much worse to dishonor God's Son and to disgrace the blood of the promise that made us holy. And it is just as bad to insult the Holy Spirit, who shows us mercy. </span><span class="v58_10_30"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.30" class="v58_10_30">30</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.10.30!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> We know that God has said he will punish and take revenge. We also know that the Scriptures say the Lord will judge his people. </span><span class="v58_10_31"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.31" class="v58_10_31">31</span>It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God!</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v58_10_32"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.32" class="v58_10_32">32</span>Don't forget all the hard times you went through when you first received the light. </span><span class="v58_10_33"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.33" class="v58_10_33">33</span>Sometimes you were abused and mistreated in public, and at other times you shared in the sufferings of others. </span><span class="v58_10_34"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.34" class="v58_10_34">34</span>You were kind to people in jail. And you gladly let your possessions be taken away, because you knew you had something better, something that would last forever.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v58_10_35"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.35" class="v58_10_35">35</span>Keep on being brave! It will bring you great rewards. </span><span class="v58_10_36"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.36" class="v58_10_36">36</span>Learn to be patient, so you will please God and be given what he has promised. </span><span class="v58_10_37"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.37" class="v58_10_37">37</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.10.37!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> As the Scriptures say,</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_10_37">“God is coming soon!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v58_10_37">It won't be very long.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_10_38"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.38" class="v58_10_38">38</span>The people God accepts</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_10_38">will live because</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v58_10_38">of their faith.<a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.10.38!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_10_38">But he isn't pleased</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_10_38">with anyone</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v58_10_38">who turns back.”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="m"><span class="v58_10_39"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.10.39" class="v58_10_39">39</span>We are not like those people who turn back and get destroyed. We will keep on having faith until we are saved.</span></p></div> </div> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">10.12 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">right side: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">See the note at 1.3.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">10.38 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">The people God accepts will live because of their faith: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “The people God accepts because of their faith will live.”</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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