Enter Boldly

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: Hebrews 10:19-30 The Right and Duty of Boldness Sermon Outline for October 23, 2005 by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri Structure and Context Whole Book I. 1:1-4 The Father’s Final Word - The Bright and Shining Son LINK TO II. – 1:4 “having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. II. 1:5-2:18 A Better Name Than Angels - Son of God and Son of Man LINK TO III. – 2:17 “that He might be  a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God” III. 3:1-5:10 A Better High-Priest: Source of Faithfulness, Rest, Compassion LINK TO IV. – 5:9,10 “And  having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, called by God as High Priest  “  according to the order of Melchizedek,  ” IV. 5:11-10:39 Christ, A Priest Like Melchizedek , High Priest of GoodThings  to Come Link to V – 10: 10:36 -39 “You have need of endurance …,the just shall live by faith ” V. 11:1-12:13 We should live with faith and endurance. Link to VI – 12:13 “Make Straight Paths” VI. 12:14-13:19 Strong Hands, Straight Paths - Living in Heavenly Community on Earth VII. 13:20-25 Benediction: Completeness Unto Every Good Work Section IV 5:1-6:20 Introductory Exhortation - Shema! 7:1-28 Jesus is High Priest of the Superior Order of Melchizedek 8:1-6 Heavenly Patterns for Earthly Work 8:7-13 The Old Covenant Was Provisional and Imperfect 9:1-10 The Weakness of the Old Covenant 9:11 High Priest of Good Things to Come 9:11-14 The Power of the New Covenant 9:15-23 The New Covenant Is Established 9:24-28 Access to Heaven, Closer Relationship to God 10:1-18 The Offering of Jesus Accomplished What the Old Offerings Could Not 10:19 -39 Concluding Exhortations – Live By Faith, Assembling and Encouraging WARNING 6:4–8 10:26–31 1. Description of the apostate “fallen away”(6:6) “crucifying the Son of God” (6:6) “exposing him to open shame” (6:6) “deliberately persist in sin” ( 10:26 ) “trample upon the Son of God” ( 10:29 ) “treat the blood of the covenant as defiled” ( 10:29 ) “insult the Spirit of grace” ( 10:29 ) 2. Prior experience “once for all brought into the light” (6:4) “have experienced the gift from heaven” (6:4) “have received a share in the Holy Spirit” (6:4) “have experienced the goodness of God’s word and the coming age” (6:5) “have received the full knowledge of he truth” ( 10:26 ) “consecrated by means of the blood of the covenant” ( 10:29 ) 3. Impossibility of renewal “It is impossible … to restore them to repentance” (6:4, 6) “No longer any sacrifice for sins” ( 10:26 ) 4. Expectation “loss” (6:6) “curse” (6:8) “burning” (6:8) “terrifying expectation of judgment” ( 10:27 ) “raging fire” ( 10:27 ) “severer punishment” ( 10:29 ) “dread” ( 10:31 ) COMFORT 6:9–12 10:32–35 (36) 1. Basis Appeal to “better things which accompany your salvation” (6:9) Appeal to “remember those earlier days after you had received the light” ( 10:32 ) 2. Past experience as Christians “work and love demonstrated” ( 6:10 ) “you served … fellow Christians” ( 6:10 ) “endured a hard contest with sufferings” ( 10:32 ) “showed solidarity with those who were harshly treated” ( 10:34 ) “shared the sufferings of those in prison” ( 10:34 ) “cheerfully accepted the seizure of your property” ( 10:34 ) 3. Present responsibility “demonstrate the same earnest concern” ( 6:11 ) “not to become sluggish” ( 6:12 ) “become imitators of those with steadfast endurance” ( 6:12 ) “do not throw away your boldness” ( 10:35 ) [“endurance” ( 10:36 )] 4. Incentive “the realization of your hope” ( 6:11 ) “inherit the promise” ( 6:12 ) “great reward” ( 10:35 ) [“receive the promise” ( 10:36 )] Figure 1. Parallelism between Heb 6:4–12 and Heb 10:26–36. Hebrews 10:19-39 19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High Priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. 26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment , and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries . 28 Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 Of how much worse punishment , do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And again, “The Lord will judge His people.” 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. 32 But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings: 33 partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while you became companions of those who were so treated; 34 for you had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods, knowing that you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven. 35 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. 36 For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: 37 “For yet a little while, and He who is coming will come and will not tarry. 38 Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.” 39 But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul. Questions from Hebrews 7:20-28 for Young Hearers 1. Today’s text points us back to ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___: ___ 2. Unlike other high priests, Jesus was made priest by an ___ ___ ___ ___. 3.