Hebrews 10:1-17
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Hebrews chapter 10 is powerful today! I did come across a great learning, which I hadn't really picked up before. In verse 9 we read this about Jesus: "He cancels the first covenant in order to establish the second." At first glance you might think, wow, the old / first covenant is over. Things like the Ten Commandments don't matter anymore. Well, not so fast! Tyndale's One Year Bible companion tells us that this verse refers to the doing away (canceling) of the system of sacrifices contained in the ceremonial law. However, this does not mean canceling / eliminating God's moral law (the Ten Commandments). Only through faith in Christ we can fulfill the moral law, as Jesus lives in us. Good to know, eh? I'd never really picked up this distinction before of Jesus canceling the ceremonial law but not the moral law. Do you see this distinction? As I've done some more reading on this, I realize this is a bit of a contentious point for many Christians. Check out this great overview of the Mosaic Law in light of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection - including a disagreement on my point above about the moral law - at bible.org at this link.
Worship Video: Today's readings in Hebrews reminds me of the Big Daddy Weave song, "What Life Would Be Like:"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdbPynNI9Xo
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God bless,
Mike
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