4th October
No one by themselves is good enough to be with God.
Hebrews 10:16 - 25
Ephesians 2:4 - 9
It is by grace you were saved.
Ecclesia
- A gathering
Therefore - why is it there?
A foundational truth.
What Jesus accomplished and why it matters.
How do I have access to God?
We all carry shame and guilt. But we we can access God!
Hope
- locked in a person. Jesus.
- A sense of certainty.
- He died on the Cross, carrying our sins. opening the way to heaven for us.
vs 18
Our sins have been dealt with.
vs 19
Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place.
Mark 15:37, 38
The curtain tore. The way to the Most Holy Place is open.
vs 21 - 23
'Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requring repentance, baptism without church discipline, communion without confession. Cheap grace with grace without discipleship, grave without the Cross, grace without Jesus Christ.' - Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
We also draw near to each other.
vs 24
How might we spur each other on in love and good deeds?
Finding opportunities. (What is it we can do in the COVID situation.)
Persecution.
'Scripture knows nothing of a solitary Christian. People of faith are always members of a community . God never works with individuals in isolation but always with people in community. The Christian needs another Christian who will remind them of God and who will speak God's word to them. He needs him again and again when he becomes uncertain, when he becomes discouraged, for by himself the Christian cannot help himself.' - Eugene Peterson
vs25a
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