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Hebrews 13:12-16
Excerpted from: The Bond of Perfection: Sacrifice

Here in Hebrews 13:12-16, Paul is outlining the proper order of sacrifice in our life, which is interesting in that it is slightly different from the initial order given in Leviticus of the burnt, grain, peace, sin, and trespass offerings. Why is that? Well, the order here in Hebrews 13 is the same found in Leviticus 9, which records the first observance of the Aaronic priesthood.

In both Leviticus 9 and in Hebrews 13:12, we see that first comes God's sacrifice. The sin and trespass offering has to come first to open a door and enable our relationship with God. We could never approach God as a whole burnt offering in complete devotion to God until Jesus Christ's sin offering suffered outside the gate, opened the door to our relationship with God. That had to come first.

And once that happens, our response of sacrifices and repentance and devotion to God found in Hebrews 13:15 represent the burnt offering, our complete devotion and obedience to God. That comes next and results in God with His enabling Spirit to come right into our very temple, our body. We can jot down I Corinthians 6:19-20. And then right on top, just like the burnt offering and a meal offering happened always together, right on top, enabled by His Spirit, is Hebrews 13:16, our sacrifices and service to man representing the grain offering.

The result is seen in the peace offering of unity and peace in our relationship with God the Father, Jesus Christ, and Their extended Family, the Body of Christ. And these sacrifices on God's table symbolize a complete meal that is indeed a sweet-smelling aroma to God.

Hebrews 13:10-16
Excerpted from: Seeking God's Will (Part Four): Sacrifice

Here we have the whole picture set out for us. We have been accorded a special right, privilege, and place before God, because we have been allowed to come under the blood of Jesus Christ, that great sacrifice for sin. We have been called to follow Him, and to be separate from this world, but this entails sacrifice on our part, too.

This comes in two forms, according to Paul as he set it out above. The first is continual praise and thanksgiving to God for His marvelous works on our behalf. And the second is that we are sacrificing ourselves for others, particularly our brethren; doing good, and sharing as Christ gave us the example. And if we do these things—loving God, and loving neighbor—we will please Him.

Hebrews 13:10-14
Excerpted from: Hebrews 12 and 13: Advice for the End Time

There is a definite division between us and the unconverted, and he uses the idea of the church versus Judaism. Judaism in this case stands for the world, and Jesus repudiated Judaism, and was sacrificed outside the city of Jerusalem, which in this case stands for the Judaistic system. So Paul says, "Let us go where Christ went, and repudiate that system from which we're coming out," or supposedly have come out. So, let us leave the world.

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