Continuing with 1 Corinthians;
1 Corinthians
10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion [completeness in] of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion [partnership with] of the body of Christ?
6:15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members [part] of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot [whoredom, whoremonger of religion Revelation 17, 19:2]? God forbid.
12:27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
It was for liberty that Christ set the world free from all forms of religion and then to reunite us with God through His body, blood, death, burial, resurrection and ascension for Paul reveals that He led the worlds captives to safety into the heavenliest and holiest place in God and then gave gifts onto men or mankind.
Continuing with our study:
Romans 8:20
"For the creature (creation, nature and us) was made subject to vanity, (the curse) not willingly, (it wasn’t the animal kingdom’s fault nor ours that Adam sinned subjected all to Satan's rule) but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope."
In other words, just as soon as Adam sinned, God came right back with the plan of redemption in Genesis 3:15. So, He subjected everything under the curse but, at the same time, He subjected it in (what?) hope – that one day the curse will end. Now verse 21.
Romans 8:21-23
"Because the creature (creation which includes us) itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption (the curse) into the glorious liberty [freedom from both sin and sins religion]of the children of God. (That’s you and I.) For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, (not just the animal kingdom and the birds and the fish and everything else) but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, (we believers, we’re still under the curse but we carry the first fruits also. Now here it comes) even we ourselves groan within ourselves waiting for the adoption, (or this great transaction) to wit, the redemption of our (what?) body."
For those who have acquired the knowledge and wisdom of God within themselves again this is the departure form here. Now back to Hebrews chapter 10 verse 23.
We try not to preach at anybody, and we try not to attack anyone. I don’t think we’ve ever done that. Why should we? Because the Book speaks for itself. And that’s all we want to do is just get folks to see what the Word of God says. For it has been changed by God from a external and purely physical realm to that of a supernatural and spiritual realm. If we have NOT the eyes and ears to see and hear the difference then we are but blind guides leading the blind. Not what I say, or what anyone else says, but what does the Book say? And with that let’s get right back to where we left off in Hebrews chapter 10 verse 23.
Hebrews 10:23a
"Let us hold fast (just like an anchor) the profession of our (what?) faith…"
Faith. Now you know that is one of the key words that we've been emphasizing. And we’re going to see it explained explicitly when we get to chapter 11. But trust - trust – faith! I just can’t emphasize enough, is simply taking God at His Word! And requires a crisis of change of some kind which is determined by God, because this is the whole idea of our relationship (intimacy, intercourse) with God is to believe what He has said through His Christ the Messiah of Life.
And even though we use all of Scripture, yet Paul is the Apostle to us as Gentiles, and I maintain that if people would just simply study, then receive and believe what Paul writes in his epistles, you wouldn’t need these bookstores full of ‘How To’ books. Wouldn’t need them because he covers every problem of life. And we can solve the problem with what? Trusting onto His faithfulness! Believing what God has said about it! But it’s so hard for people to get that through their heads, that faith begins by first trusting and trust is just simply – Taking God at His Word! God said it, and I receive it then I can believe it! This is what is revealed when we study Abram who God brings through crisis' to be of His faith. And now Paul says, "hang on to it." Don’t let it just become something that you’re careless about but just hang on, that this is what God says and I’m believing it, come what may. We need the attitude of Esther...”If I parish, I parish” was her thought or conviction (Esther 4:16).
Hebrews 10:23a
"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering;…"
Why does Paul admonish these people then to hang on to their faith? As a manor of living by way of a visible confession, this is also called: to declare openly, this is the meaning of profession. It requires knowledge of the New Covenant in order to profess it. This is the hidden object of the Epistle of Hebrews.
Hebrews 10:23b
"…(for he is faithful that promised;)"
God is faithful! God is faithful to His Family/House. See men can say things, they can even sign contracts but it’s not worth the paper it’s written on. But that’s not what God is. God is faithful and He always keeps His Word. Faith is based on the revelation of God's faithfulness that was known by Seth, Noah, Shem, Eber and Abram/Abraham, Isaac, Jacob/Israel, who all a test to this fact as do those listed in the hall of faith found in chapter 11 here in Hebrews. Now verse 24.
Hebrews 10:24
"And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:"
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