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Why did Paul say this?
WHy did Paul say what? You mean his Cor. letter was read by all of the same folks that the Hebrew letter was written to, if indeed he was the writer of Hebrews?? So then all the letters Paul can just say " Well look at my letter to someone else and then add this to it and take from that letter and go to this one over here and and and.................. SOUNDS a little confusing.
Hebrews 8: 8-13. was the next scripture you(or whomever wrote all this) printed. Here is the whole chapter.
8:1 The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
2 and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.
3 Every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, and so it was necessary for this one also to have something to offer.
4 If he were on earth, he would not be a priest, for there are already men who offer the gifts prescribed by the law.
5 They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: "See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain."
6 But the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, and it is founded on better promises.
7 For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.
8 But God found fault with the people and said : "The time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
9 It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and I turned away from them, declares the Lord.
10 This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
11 No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.
12 For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."
13 By calling this covenant "new," he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
Even in this chapter the writer says that JESUS is the better promise. But I like what the Matthew Henry Commentary says better than I could say it so here it is:
The superior excellence of the priesthood of Christ, above that of Aaron, is shown from that covenant of grace, of which Christ was Mediator. The law not only made all subject to it, liable to be condemned for the guilt of sin, but also was unable to remove that guilt, and clear the conscience from the sense and terror of it. Whereas, by the blood of Christ, a full remission of sins was provided, so that God would remember them no more. God once wrote his laws to his people, now he will write his laws in them; he will give them understanding to know and to believe his laws; he will give them memories to retain them; he will give them hearts to love them, courage to profess them, and power to put them in practice. This is the foundation of the covenant; and when this is laid, duty will be done wisely, sincerely, readily, easily, resolutely, constantly, and with comfort. A plentiful outpouring of the Spirit of God will make the ministration of the gospel so effectual, that there shall be a mighty increase and spreading of Christian knowledge in persons of all sorts. Oh that this promise might be fulfilled in our days, that the hand of God may be with his ministers so that great numbers may believe, and be turned to the Lord! The pardon of sin will always be found to accompany the true knowledge of God. Notice the freeness of this pardon; its fulness; its fixedness. This pardoning mercy is connected with all other spiritual mercies: unpardoned sin hinders mercy, and pulls down judgments; but the pardon of sin prevents judgment, and opens a wide door to all spiritual blessings. Let us search whether we are taught by the Holy Spirit to know Christ, so as uprightly to love, fear, trust, and obey him. All worldly vanities, outward privileges, or mere notions of religion, will soon vanish away, and leave those who trust in them miserable for ever.
Oh, by the way it is notable to note that these letters were written to whom???????? TO CHRISTIANS!!!!!!!! Paul knew the "world" would not understand or care too.
more of Sam's postings:
This is why they are
drunk and mad, this is why they are confused in their own counsels, and it has now come to pass just as He said it would, they
are eating the flesh (doctrine) of their sons and daughters, just as a dog that returneth to his vomit. This is a phenomenal mystery
they cannot grasp. They are all blind guides. Not only does their preaching draw the hypocrite, but, the true seeker also. The
hypocrite goes on in the way he wants to, caring less if he hears the truth or not, the true seeker is immediately engulfed and
diverted from the truth, or, a sheep slain by their Sword
Is that ever a mixed up bunch of gobbledy gook I have ever seen. Look at the following:
4 He rebukes the sea and dries it up; he makes all the rivers run dry.and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that survived All over the world this the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home--these he has kept in darkness,
amen.,
SEE? FIVE scriptures all good words but taken out of context does not make much sense. Which is somes plan. If they can get you or me to believe that the Word does not make sense then they have you with them. Which is lost.
It is man who fell short not God.
Thinking about the rest of this ... Sam's post i think this is enough. Well you can look at God's Word even with out commentary and see what he is trying to do with it, so I will close here.
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