Hebrews 10:19-25

Hebrews 10:19–25 ESV

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

Confidence = Boldness

Where as the presence of God was sealed off by the curtain in the OT

Through Christ, what was sealed off is now open wide

Remember that at Christ’s death the tearing of the veil

Draw Near

vs 22

Jared Wilson

If your performance is the root of your assurance, you will always be insecure

Consecration of Aaron and the priesthood by the sprinkling of blood

We have been consecrated through Christ’s blood

Water here is not baptism

The writer here is still using the Old Covenant priesthood pictures

Ezekiel 36:25–26 ESV

I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

Ephesians 5:26 ESV

that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

Hold Fast

vs 23

We can hold fast to the confession because the Work is done

We hold fast because he is faithful

Confession of our HOPE, not Faith

The confession that Christ is our High Priest is our hope for us to ENDURE

Increasingly, we are going to be surrounded by a culture that wants us to move from our confession

To compromise on who man is, who God is, on who Jesus is.

Yet in the midst of this pressure, we hold

Encourage One Another

vs. 25

Christian Standard Bible Chapter 10

not neglecting to gather together

Guthrie

Hebrews: An Introduction and Commentary (i) The New and Living Way (10:19–25)

Close and regular fellowship with other believers is not just a nice idea, but an absolute necessity for the encouragement of Christian values.

Forsake = Neglect

Willful abandoning of something or someone, particularly for something else

meet together = episynogogue

denotes a formal gathering

Church = Ecclesia

An individual assembly of Christians

Kent Hughes

It has been said that a person does not have to go to church to be a Christian. He does not have to go home to be married either. But in both cases if he does not, he will have a very poor relationship

Matt Merker

A church is more than a gathering, of course. It gathers, then scatters, then gathers again. Its members continue to be part of the church throughout the week, as they serve and represent Christ in their homes, workplaces and neighborhoods. But a church is never less than a gathering.

Why do we get together?

Let us CONSIDER how to stir up one another to love and good works

Consider here points to an intentional, thoughtful effort

It is our intentional desire to gather together for the worship of God and the good of the body

Contrast to the Consumeristic Church

Koinonia: A relation between individuals which involves a common interest and a mutual, active participation in that interest and in each other