Christ’s Sacrifice Makes Us Perfect
1The law
2If the law could make people perfect, then those sacrifices would have already stopped. Those people would already be clean {from their sins}. And they would not still feel guilty for their sins. {But the law cannot do that.}
3Those people’s sacrifices make them remember their sins every year,
4because it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
5So when Christ came into the world he said: “You (God) don’t want sacrifices
6You are not pleased with the sacrifices
7Then I said, ‘Here I am, God. It is written about me in the book of the law. I have come to do the things you want.’” Psalm 40:6–8
8{In this Scripture
9Then he (Christ) said, “Here I am, God. I have come to do the things you want.” So God ends that first system of sacrifices and starts his new way.
10Jesus Christ did the things God wanted him to do. And because of that, we are made holy through the sacrifice
11Every day the priests stand and do their religious service. Again and again the priests offer the same sacrifices.
12But Christ offered only one sacrifice for sins, and that sacrifice is enough for all time. Then Christ sat down at the right side of God.
13And now Christ waits there for his enemies to be put under his power.
14With one sacrifice Christ made his people perfect forever. Those people are the ones who are being made holy.
15The Holy Spirit
16“This is the agreement
17Then he says: “I will forgive their sins and the evil things they do— I will never remember those things again.” Jeremiah 31:34
18And after all these things are forgiven, there is no more need for a sacrifice
Come Near to God
19And so, brothers and sisters, we are completely free to enter the Most Holy Place.
20We can enter through a new way that Jesus opened for us. It is a living way. This new way leads through the curtain
21And we have a great priest who rules the house (people) of God.
22We have been cleansed and made free from feelings of guilt. And our bodies have been washed with pure water. So come near to God with a sincere (true) heart, feeling sure because of our faith.
23We should hold strongly to the hope that we have. And we should never fail to tell people about our hope. We can trust God to do what he promised.
Help Each Other Be Strong
24We should think about each other and see how we can help each other to show love and do good things.
25We should not quit meeting together. That’s what some people are doing. But we should {meet together and} encourage each other. You should do this more and more as you see the Day
Don’t Turn Away from Christ
26If we decide to continue sinning after we have learned the truth, then there is no other sacrifice
27If we continue sinning, all we have is fear in waiting for the judgment and the angry fire that will destroy all people who live against God.
28Any person who refused to obey the law of Moses was found guilty from the proof given by two or three witnesses. That person was not forgiven. He was killed.
29So what do you think should be done to a person who shows his hate for the Son of God? Surely that person should have a much worse punishment. Yes, that person should have a worse punishment for not showing respect for the blood (Jesus’ death) that began the new agreement.
30We know that God said, “I will punish people {for the wrong things they do}; I will repay them.”
31It is a terrible thing {for a sinful person} to fall into the hands of the living God.
Keep the Courage and Patience You Had
32Remember those days when you first learned the truth. You had a hard struggle with many sufferings, but you continued strong.
33Sometimes people said hateful things to you and persecuted
34Yes, you helped those people in prison and shared in their suffering. And you were still happy when all the things you owned were taken away from you. You continued to be happy, because you knew that you had something much better— something that would continue forever.
35So don’t lose the courage that you had in the past. Your courage will be rewarded richly.
36You must be patient. After you have done what God wants, then you will get the things that he promised you.
37In a very short time, “ The One who is coming will come. He will not be late.
38The person who is right with me (God) will have life because of his faith. But if that person turns back {in fear}, I will not be pleased with him.”
39But we are not those people who turn back and are lost. No. We are the people who have faith and are saved.
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