Hebrews 10:14

Main Thought: The writer of Hebrews is reminding these Jewish believers of the eternal satisfaction for their sins that Christ made upon the cross. Prior to the death of Christ, the Jews understood that sacrifices, such as the Passover, needed to be repeated over and over through time. Those sacrifices, as the writer reminds us in Hebrews 10:1-3, did not bring eternal satisfaction, being a reminder of sins and were only a foreshadowing of what would come in the sacrifice of Christ, stating in Hebrews 10:4 that it was “impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.” When Christ came as our substitutionary atonement, He was fulfilling the will of the Father from before time began, and the blood He shed by that “single offering” not only forgave every sin that all who believe by faith in Him would ever commit, but “perfected” or accomplished for all time our standing as children of God. There is not anything to be added to it; no contrition, no penance, no works, no not anything. For anyone to say that something else is needed is to say that Christ’s perfect blood was not enough. The blood Christ shed on the Cross was perfectly and completely efficient and sufficient for those for whom He died. That is verified by Christ’s own words upon the cross when He said “It is finished” (John 19:30) and by the fact that He rose again and ascended back to the Father in heaven, showing that there was nothing left for Him to do for us regarding payment for sin. That does not mean we take this salvation for granted, for as is said here we are “being sanctified,” meaning God is continuing to do a work in us through the Holy Spirit and the Word, and those who are progressing in this sanctification will continue to pursue Him and glorify Him in their lives. What a wonderful thought and what confidence we have, knowing it is not our works and righteousness that assure us of eternal salvation, but it is the single act of Christ, offering Himself upon the Cross that is the surety of our salvation. Thank Him daily that He has secured your salvation for all eternity.