{"id":5902,"date":"2019-10-25T20:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T03:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/?p=5902"},"modified":"2019-10-25T22:30:23","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T05:30:23","slug":"hebrew10_19-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/hebrew10_19-25\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference Jesus Makes to Our Relationships Both Vertically and Horizontally"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hebrews 10:19-25 \u00a0Click here for Bible Verses<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Hebrews 10:19-25. Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Hebrews 10:19-25 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n19\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
\n20\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body,
\n21\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
\n22\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
\n23\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
\n24\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.
\n25\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another–and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
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\nOn verses 19-25:\u00a0\u00a0So far in Hebrews the author has written in depth about how Jesus is our great high priest (v21) and how through Jesus\u2019 shed blood and sacrificed body we are able to freely enter God\u2019s holy presence (v19-20).\u00a0\u00a0Now the writer of Hebrews shows how our relationships both vertically with God and horizontally with others can change when Jesus is in the mix.\u00a0\u00a0In particular, the writer of Hebrews tells us 5 things that we ought to do in response to who Jesus is and what He has done.\u00a0\u00a0Two of those five things are vertically-oriented.\u00a0\u00a0They have to do with our relationship with God: drawing near to God with full assurance of faith, even when we sin (v22) and holding on unswervingly to the hope we have in Jesus even in our toughest times (v23).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The other three things are horizontally-oriented.\u00a0\u00a0They have to do with our relationships with other people, in particular other Christians:\u00a0\u00a0considering how we can spur one another on toward love and good deeds (v24), not giving up meeting together (v25) and encouraging one another (v25).<\/p>\n

How are you doing in these 5 crucial areas of the Christian faith:<\/p>\n