Post by Murph on Aug 4, 2023 7:31:45 GMT -6
The Forgiveness and Unforgiveness of Willful Sin
A fascinating three-part argument regarding the forgiveness and unforgiveness of willful sin runs through Hebrews chapters 9 and 10. It is one of those arguments that displays the sophistication of the book, but if you are not paying attention, you will miss it.
The recipients of the book of Hebrews seem to have been Christians tempted to abandon Christ and return to old covenant worship. In chapter 8, the author enters a two-and-a-half-chapter argument showing that Christ offers a better sacrifice in the true holy of holies than the priests did in the earthly Tabernacle. As he enters chapter 9, he begins by describing how God prescribed worship in the Old Testament. When he gets to the earthly holy of holies, he says this.
But into the second [the holy of holies] only the high priest goes, and he but once a year, and not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins of the people. -Hebrews 9:7.
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