Hebrews 10:11-12 (NKJV) And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,
If we want to do great exploits for God, we need to have faith in God based on what Jesus Christ has done for us. We want to be able to approach God with boldness because one of the devil’s tactics is to use the weaknesses in our lives to make us feel unworthy before God.
God has taught us throughout Jewish history that He required them to approach through the sacrifices of an unblemished lamb. In the earthly tabernacle, the High Priest had no rest because animals had to be continuously sacrificed. Even on the Day of Atonement, sacrifices were only temporal because they could never remove people’s sins. However, Jesus’ work of atonement and redemption was so thorough and complete that no more sacrifices are needed in the temple or by us now.
Jesus, the Messiah, the promised One through the Abrahamic Covenant, has finished the work on the cross. He was made sin for us and gave us His righteousness. The blessedness of the New Covenant is that dead works like the sacrifices, rituals, and offerings by the priest are no longer needed. We are saved entirely by the grace of God, not by works so that nobody can boast. We have the right to stand in God’s presence by the blood of Jesus. God is not angry with us because the blood of Jesus has settled the sin issue for us once and for all. We have peace with Him. Therefore, New Testament believers should be the most confident people because we have come to a position of rest. This enables us to do greater exploit for God by faith in Him. God no longer addresses us as servants but as friends to whom He will reveal what the Heavenly Father has in mind for our lives.
Romans 5:9 (NKJV) Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
Living in the New Testament means we are entitled to a superior life in Christ because Jesus is our High Priest. He has gone into the heavenly tabernacle to minister on our behalf and sat beside the Father. Therefore, the Bible asks us to enter the throne with boldness to find help and mercy in times of need because it is a new and living way paved for us with Jesus’ blood!
The Bible says in Daniel 11:32 that the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits. Knowing God means we understand the finished work of Jesus Christ for us. Therefore, let us have faith that we can approach Him, share with Him and receive from Him!
Sermon: Growing Your Faith in God (Part 2 )
基督里卓越的生命
希伯来书10:11-12 凡祭司天天站着侍奉神，屡次献上一样的祭物，这祭物永不能除罪。但基督献了一次永远的赎罪祭，就在神的右边坐下了。
如果我们想要做为神做大事，就需要对神拥有那种以基督耶稣为我们所成就的工作为基石的信心。我们渴望自己能够坦然无惧地就近上帝，因为魔鬼的诡计之一就是利用我们生命中的弱点来使我们觉得自己不配来到神前。
上帝已经通过整部犹太人的历史教导我们，祂要求犹太人献祭一只无瑕疵的羔羊来就近祂。在地上的会幕中，祭司没有休息的时间，因为要不断地献祭牲畜。即使在赎罪日，所献上的祭也只是起到暂时的作用，因为它们无法永远除去人们的罪。然而，耶稣的赎罪和救赎之工是如此彻底和完全，以至于圣殿和我们现在都不再需要献祭。
耶稣，弥赛亚，通过亚伯拉罕之约所应许的那一位，在十字架上完成了工作；祂为我们成为了罪，将祂的义赐给我们。新约的福分在于，不再需要祭司的献祭、仪式和供奉等死行为。我们得救完全是靠神的恩典，而不是靠行为，这样就没有人可以自夸了。我们因耶稣的宝血而有权站在上帝面前。上帝不再对我们怀怒，因为耶稣的宝血已经为我们毕其功于一役地解决了罪的问题。我们与上帝和好。因此，新约信徒应该是最有信心的人，因为我们已经来到了安息之所，这使我们能够凭着对祂的信心为神做大事。上帝不再把我们当作仆人，而是把我们当作朋友，祂会向我们显明天父对我们生命的旨意。
罗马书5:9 现在我们既靠着他的血称义，就更要借着他免去神的愤怒。
活在新约之下意味着我们在上帝里有权享受更卓越的生命，因为耶稣是我们的大祭司。祂进入天上的会幕，代表我们事奉，并坐在天父身边。因此，《圣经》要求我们在急难的时候坦然无惧地来到宝座前，得帮助、蒙怜恤，因为这是耶稣的宝血为我们铺就的一条又新又活的道路！
圣经 但以理书11:32中说，惟独认识神的子民必刚强行事，认识神意味着我们理解耶稣基督为我们所完成的工作。因此，让我们相信自己能够亲近祂、与祂分享并从他那里领受！
讲章系列：在神里面让信心生发成长 （第二部份）
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