Hebrews 10:1-18 "Righteousness Over Ritual"

The author of Hebrews comes to the end of His teaching on the superiority of Jesus to the Old Testament Ceremonial Law. In Hebrews 10:1-18, the author summarizes for us the glory of Jesus' completed work in contrast to the continual, day-in-day-out work of the High Priests. In this summary, he points to two new considerations. First, he teaches us of a holiness that comes through the work of Jesus for sinners. Believers are set apart as a holy people before God, and, through the blood of Jesus, are being made holy by the work of the Holy Spirit. Second, he teaches that God prefers righteousness over ritual. It is the broken and contrite heart that God seeks over the following of ritual. And we know that Jesus is the only one who truly live His life seeking to do God's will with a focus on God's glory above all things. As we move on to the the exhortations that the author gives in light of Jesus' superiority to all earthly attempts to reach redemption, we must search our hearts to make sure that we approach God in humility, rather than in the pride of our own "righteousness." If you would like more information on the ministry of Fairlea Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church please visit https://arpchurchfairlea.org.