diff --git a/59-heb/10.md b/59-heb/10.md index f87a03b..178815f 100644 --- a/59-heb/10.md +++ b/59-heb/10.md @@ -23,25 +23,25 @@ See: [Old Testament (Law and Prophets)](../articles/oldtestament.md); [Law of Mo The author wrote "consciousness of sins" to speak about a person knowing they sinned. This is even after God forgives them. Some scholars think the words, “consciousness of sins” spoke about a person's conscience not being satisfied after an offering was made. That is, the person could obey the Law of Moses, but they still felt guilty. -See: Sin; Conscience; [Law of Moses](../articles/lawofmoses.md); Guilty; Sacrifice +See: [Sin](../articles/sin.md); Conscience; [Law of Moses](../articles/lawofmoses.md); Guilty; Sacrifice ### What was the “reminder” about which the author spoke? The author wrote about a reminder. This was something that made people think about their sins over and over. In the Law of Moses, there was a yearly event called the Day of Atonement. This reminded people of their sins every year. Each year everyone in Israel had to repent. They had to make offerings for sin. This was so that God would cover over their sins for another year. -See: Sin; [Law of Moses](../articles/lawofmoses.md): Atone (Atonement); Repent (Repentance); Sacrifice +See: [Sin](../articles/sin.md); [Law of Moses](../articles/lawofmoses.md): Atone (Atonement); Repent (Repentance); Sacrifice ### Why was it “impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins”? It was "impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins" because God wants people to obey him instead of sinning. The priests could remove sins. The “blood of bulls and goats”, that is to say sacrificing animals, only covered over sins that people committed. -See: Sin; Priest (Priesthood); Atone (Atonement); Sacrifice +See: [Sin](../articles/sin.md); Priest (Priesthood); Atone (Atonement); Sacrifice ### Why did the author say that God “did not desire” sacrifices and offerings? The author wrote that God "did not desire" sacrifices and offerings. This is because the sacrifices and offerings did not give God any honor God unless they were done in the right way. These sacrifices needed to be made by faith in God. The author wanted to say that people needed to believe in Jesus, who is the messiah. -See: Sin; Messiah (Christ); Sacrifice; Faith (Believe in) +See: [Sin](../articles/sin.md); Messiah (Christ); Sacrifice; Faith (Believe in) ### Why did the author write “a body you have prepared for me”? @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ See: [Law of Moses](../articles/lawofmoses.md) The "second practice" the author spoke about is when people believe in Jesus. That is, people who believe in Jesus do not need to follow the sacrifices in the Law of Moses for God to forgive their sins. -See: [Law of Moses](../articles/lawofmoses.md); [Forgive (Forgiveness, Pardon)](../articles/forgive.md); Sin; Sacrifice +See: [Law of Moses](../articles/lawofmoses.md); [Forgive (Forgiveness, Pardon)](../articles/forgive.md); [Sin](../articles/sin.md); Sacrifice ### How did Jesus take away the first practice to establish the second practice? @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ See: Metaphor; Temple; Holy Place; Most Holy Place (Holy of Holies); Tabernacle; The author wrote "by means of his flesh" to speak about the human life of Jesus. That is to say, he wrote about "flesh" as a symbol. It was the human life of Jesus that was presented to God as the sacrifice for sins (see: 1 Peter 3:18). -See: Symbol; Sacrifice; Sin; Atone (Atonement) +See: Symbol; Sacrifice; [Sin](../articles/sin.md); Atone (Atonement) ### What was the “house of God”? @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ See: Faith (Believe in) When the author wrote about an "evil conscience," he wanted people to think about sin. That is, he said that when a person sins, it damages their "conscience." They will not be able to know when they sin as easily after they sin. -See: Conscience; Spirit (Spiritual); Sin +See: Conscience; Spirit (Spiritual); [Sin](../articles/sin.md) ### Why did the author write about people having their “hearts sprinkled clean" from an evil conscience? @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ When the author wrote about people having their "hearts sprinkled clean", he use Scholars think the author wanted Christians to think about the Jewish priests. A priest was sprinkled with blood and bathed in water before they went to serve God (see: Exodus 29:21; Leviticus 8:30). They then could offer sacrifices for God’s people. Jesus, the greatest High Priest, sacrificed himself. So his blood has cleansed the hearts of Christians. This lets Christians approach God and serve him. -See: Heart (metaphor); Priest (Priesthood); High Priest; Conscience; Clean and Unclean; Sin; Sacrifice; People of God +See: Heart (metaphor); Priest (Priesthood); High Priest; Conscience; Clean and Unclean; [Sin](../articles/sin.md); Sacrifice; People of God ### What was the “confession” of hope? @@ -191,19 +191,19 @@ See: Confess (Confession); Hope; Eternal Life Scholars disagree about why the author wrote "deliberately go on sinning." Some scholars think the author spoke about people who keep rejecting Jesus and the gospel. They choose to do this even though they have heard the gospel. Other scholars think the author spoke about people who believe in certain things Christians teach, but do not trust in Jesus. They think these people have rejected God. Other scholars think the author spoke about a person who says they are a Christian but who keeps on sinning and do not try to stop sinning. -See: Gospel; Sin +See: Gospel; [Sin](../articles/sin.md) ### What was the “knowledge of the truth”? Some scholars think the “knowledge”(ἐπίγνωσις/g1922) of the truth meant that a person understood true things about God. They knew they sinned and they also knew what they need to do for God to forgive their sins. Some scholars think that the author spoke about people who heard the truth about Jesus, but they never did anything. Other scholars think the author spoke about a person who knows the things Christians teach. This person has the “knowledge of the truth”. -See: Sin; [Forgive (Forgiveness, Pardon)](../articles/forgive.md) +See: [Sin](../articles/sin.md); [Forgive (Forgiveness, Pardon)](../articles/forgive.md) ### Why did the author write “a sacrifice for sins no longer exists”? The author wrote "a sacrifice for sins no longer exists." If a person goes on sinning after they say they believe in Jesus, the author wanted them to know that they cannot expect God to forgive them. Some scholars think that Christians will sin less and less. Other scholars think Christians can choose to stop being at peace with God and will not live forever with God in heaven. Other scholars think the author wanted people to remember that Jesus had to die for their sins. -See: Sin; [Forgive (Forgiveness, Pardon)](../articles/forgive.md) +See: [Sin](../articles/sin.md); [Forgive (Forgiveness, Pardon)](../articles/forgive.md) ### Why did the author write “a certain fearful expectation of judgment”? @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ See: Judge (Judgment); Messiah (Christ); Wrath; Hell When the author wrote about the "fury of fire," he used a metaphor. He spoke about God he judges sinners. God is a consuming fire. That is, God completely destroys things. Some scholars think the author was writing about God punishing everyone who rejects Jesus. That is, God's wrath is like a fire when it punishes people -See: Metaphor; Judge (Judgment); Sin; Messiah (Christ); Wrath; Punish (Punishment) +See: Metaphor; Judge (Judgment); [Sin](../articles/sin.md); Messiah (Christ); Wrath; Punish (Punishment) ### Why did the author write about the “testimony of two or three witnesses”? @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ See: Righteous (Righteousness); Justify (Justification); [Law of Moses](../artic Some scholars think author wrote "turn back to destruction" to speak about people who stop believing in Jesus. He warned people that God will send someone who stops believing in Jesus to hell, that is to "destruction." Other scholars think the author wrote this to speak about Christians who disobey Jesus. They will be punished and may even die because of this. However, they will still live with God in heaven forever. Christians are punished for sinning, but they are promised to go to heaven because Jesus was punished for their sins. -See: Hell; Punish (Punishment); Heaven; Sin; Atone (Atonement) +See: Hell; Punish (Punishment); Heaven; [Sin](../articles/sin.md); Atone (Atonement) ### Why did the author write "keeping their souls"?