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Summary: We say we are Christians and Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior, why do we allow anything (rituals, religions, entertainment, other people, etc....) take more time and focus than Christ?
We say we are Christians and Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior, why do we allow anything (rituals, religions, entertainment, other people, etc....) take more time and focus than Christ?
TS: Previously we have seen that the author has developed the concept that Jesus is the superior High Priest and is of a superior priesthood.
In this morning’s text, we see that He is the mediator of a new covenant.
Jesus not only established a new Priesthood, He fulfilled the Old Covenant and established a new one.
Intro
We say we are Christians and Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior, why do we allow anything (rituals, religions, entertainment, other people, etc....) take more time and focus than Christ?
TS: Previously we have seen that the author has developed the concept that Jesus is the superior High Priest and is of a superior priesthood.
In this morning’s text, we see that He is the mediator of a new covenant.
Jesus not only established a new Priesthood, He fulfilled the Old Covenant and established a new one.v
This passage pulls together the old and new and points out how they are connected.
Earthly Tabernacle vs Heaven
Let’s worship our God by listening to His Word.
God’s word is Truth and the Truth will set us free.
Our Lord Jesus Christ also said “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the fullest!”
Our lives can be full if we trust Jesus Christ as our only Savior and God and listen and follow God’s Word.
Open your Bibles to ………
Open your Bibles to ………
Jesus Christ is a High Priest (perfect mediator/intercessor) for Christians to God:
v1-2: Jesus Christ is a High Priest (perfect mediator/intercessor) for Christians to God:
- Notice His position
Jesus is right beside Majesty God in heaven
- Notice His Tabernacle
Jesus serves as mediator
- Notice His Tabernacle
There is a heaven with a Sanctuary which God made, not man!
Jesus serves there, not earth.
Earthly Sacrifice vs. Heavenly
The priests needed a sacrifice
The priests needed a sacrifice
The priests needed a sacrifice
On Earth, it was bulls and goats
Priests were set apart by God to minister and mediate between Him and the rest of Israel
They served at a copy and shadow of the heavenly.
Jesus serves in heaven, not a copy
The Temple, where the Levitical priests performed their offerings and sacrifices, is only a shadow of what is in heaven!
Therefore, the Temple in Jerusalem was holy but was only temporary!
Jesus offered Himself the perfect sacrifice
He died once for all
The New Covenant
v7-9: There was Old Covenant with God’s people but the people did not remain faithful to God!
v6-9: There was Old Covenant with God’s people but the people did not remain faithful to God! God already knew people would sin and so a New Covenant through Messiah Jesus Christ was already set as prophesied!
God knew people would sin and so a New Covenant through Messiah Jesus Christ was already set as prophesied!
HE foresaw that humans would be incapable of living up to God’s standards.
He knew we are too frail on our own because of sin.
v10-11: God’s New Covenant will not only impact the mind but will be in hearts and a special relationship between God and people will happen!
God foretold He would change our hearts.
Put the law in our innermost being rather than us just knowing it intellectually
v12: God’s New Covenant not only makes way for forgiveness of sins but also complete cleansing of all sins!
He remembers them no more
HE washes sins so thoroughly that they are 100% gone.
v13: The Old Covenant is obsolete and will soon disappear!
The old was fulfilled in Christ’s death and resurrection
The New has come!
Rather than learning the law and trying to conform, the call for the new covenant is repent and believe
Based on alone, what was the Old Covenant like?
v3 – gifts and sacrifices were offered To God on behalf of people’s sins
v5 – there was a man-made sanctuary/tabernacle where God met with people
v9 – made by God after being freed from slavery but people failed to meet the covenant
The New Covenant surpasses it all!
Jesus, God Himself was the sacrifice
He made atonement in Heaven, not Earthly copies
Frees us from enslavement to sin rather than merely Earthly slavery
Conclusion:
2 Simple questions to think about for applying God’s Word from :
2 Simple questions to think about for applying God’s Word from :
1. Are we still hanging on to a faith or religion that is actually obsolete?
Those who held onto Old Covenant were missing the point.
The old was finished and the new had come!
We can expand on this biblical principle…..
Am I hanging on to anything that does not bring me closer to my Creator God?; specifically, closer to Jesus Christ!
sports, food, entertainment, other people, “sabbath” day, other rituals………..
I am reminded of what God tells us in the first epistle by John in chapter 5;
after speaking of the love of God through Jesus Christ and we are to love one another, seems like out of context we read
Christians, keep away from idols!
What is an idol?
An idol is a false god.
Anything that is holding me to get closer to God is an idol!
2. What should we be doing to live out the New Covenant through Jesus Christ?
v1: Go directly to the High Priest in heaven for every need and concern!
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Pray, pray, pray!
v4-6, 12: Always give thanks to Jesus Christ who did much for us, still working on us, promised us eternal blessings!
v10-11: Be conscious of God’s Laws in our minds and hearts and always learn from the Lord!
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