1. 2 the sins one involves himself in when he willfully forsakes the assemblies of the saints....

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The sins one involves himself in when he willfully forsakes the assemblies of

the saints.

Hebrews 10:19-31

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Hebrews 10:19-31

“Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and

living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over

the house of God, …”

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Hebrews 10:19-31

“… 22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with

pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without

wavering, for He who promised is faithful; …”

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Hebrews 10:19-31

“… 24 and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good

deeds, 25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day

drawing near. …”

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Hebrews 10:19-31

“… 26 For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the

truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a terrifying

expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the

adversaries. …”

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Hebrews 10:19-31

“… 28 Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on

the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has

trampled under foot the Son of God, …”

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Hebrews 10:19-31

“…and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay." And

again, "The Lord will judge His people." 31 It is a terrifying thing to fall

into the hands of the living God.”

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Introduction:

• “Willfully" –"knowingly and deliberately going

against one's conscience."

• “Assemblies”–We will be referring to all the

assemblies of the saints–Not just the one on the Lord's day in

the morning.

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Basis of Exhortations

• Verse 19

"...since we have confidence to enter the holy place..."

• Verse 20

“by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil,

that is, His flesh,”

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• Verse 19"...since we have confidence to enter

the holy place..."• Verse 20

–In the Old Testament order, the veil had to be parted before the high priest could go from the holy place to the most holy place.

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Matthew 27:51

“And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split.”

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• Verse 21"...Have a great Priest over the house

of God."–Hebrews 3:1

“Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our

confession;”

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• Verse 21 - "...Have a great Priest over the house of God."–Hebrews 4:14

“Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the

heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.”

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Three Exhortations

• Verse 22 – “Let us draw near...”–“With a sincere heart”

–“Full assurance”

–“Having our hearts sprinkled...”• This involves the blood of Christ

• It is typical of the O.T. priests sprinkling the sacrificial blood to purify.

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Three Exhortations

• Verse 22 - "Let us draw near..."–"Our bodies washed..."

• This is water baptism – Acts 22:16

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Acts 22:16

“Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins,

calling on His name.”

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Three Exhortations

• Verse 22 - "Let us draw near..."–"Our bodies washed..."

• It is the washing of regeneration - Titus 3:5

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Titus 3:5

“He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness,

but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing

by the Holy Spirit,”

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Three Exhortations

• Verse 23 - "Let us hold fast the confession..."–"Confession of our hope"

–"Without wavering"

–"For He who promised is faithful;"

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Three Exhortations

• Verses 24-25 - "And let us…" –Verse 24 - the positive.

• "Consider one another"

• "how to stimulate ..." - to stir up (KJV)

• “to Love and good deeds”

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Three Exhortations

• Verses 24-25 - "And let us" –Verse 25 - the negative

“not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the

more as you see the day drawing near.”

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Three Exhortations

• Thus, we are not to forsake any of our assemblies.–Some think that it refers to the

"assembly" • Only on the Lord's day morning when the Lord's supper is taken.

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Three Exhortations

• Thus, we are not to forsake any of our assemblies.–However, it is the word "assembling"

which refers to any coming together; • It is the word "episunagoge", and not the word "ekklesia" the regular word for assembly.

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Three Exhortations

• “and all the more as you see the day drawing near.”–Many of the older commentators

take the position that "the day" refers to the destruction of Jerusalem.

–It probably refers to the great day--the day of the Lord's coming. • Romans 13:11-12

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Romans 13:11-12

“{Do} this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken

from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed. 12 The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the

deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.”

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Three Exhortations

• “and all the more as you see the day drawing near.”–It could refer to the day of one's

end--his death

–Psalm 90:12

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Psalm 90:12

“So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of

wisdom.”

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The results of Forsaking

• He sins - Verse 26a

“For if we go on sinning willfully…”

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• He sins - Verse 26a–What is the sin considered in this

context?

–"Willfully“• knowingly and deliberately going against one's conscience.

• It does not include those times when it is no fault of his own

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• He loses the only sacrifice for sins - 26b

“there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,”

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• He loses the only sacrifice for sins - 26b–He didn't say there is no more

forgiveness, but no more sacrifice.–He is rejecting the sacrifice which is

his only chance and hope;–He is abandoning that which

purchased the church and all that pertains to it.

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• He incurs the wrath of God – 27–"But a terrifying expectation of

judgment...”• We all will face judgment, but it will be a fearful time for the one who commits the sin of verse 25.

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• He incurs the wrath of God – 27–"And the fury of a fire“

• God is indignant, His righteous anger is aroused, when one forsakes the assemblies.

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• He incurs the wrath of God – 27–"Which will consume the adversaries”

• You place yourself in the realm of the enemy of God when you forsake

• God's fiery indignation will destroy you.

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• What God does to those who willfully forsake:–Verse 28

“Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the

testimony of two or three witnesses.”–Has to do with capital punishment

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"How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve...”

–Worse than capital punishment.

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• "How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve...”–“Who has trampled under foot the Son

of God...”• How?

• Attendance is part of the will of Christ

• He shows his disrespect for Him by not attending.

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• “How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve...”–“regarded as unclean the blood”

• “Counted the blood...a common thing...”, KJV

–“And has insulted the Spirit of grace”• He shows contempt for the Holy Spirit who delivered the message of grace.

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“For we know Him who said, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay."

And again, "The Lord will judge His people."”

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• At the judgment what excuse will you give to the Lord?

• God will take vengeance on the disobedient.

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“It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”

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Hebrews 10:19-31

“Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and

living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over

the house of God, …”

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Hebrews 10:19-31

“… 22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with

pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without

wavering, for He who promised is faithful; …”

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Hebrews 10:19-31

“… 24 and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good

deeds, 25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day

drawing near. …”

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Hebrews 10:19-31

“… 26 For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the

truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a terrifying

expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the

adversaries. …”

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Hebrews 10:19-31

“… 28 Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on

the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has

trampled under foot the Son of God, …”

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Hebrews 10:19-31

“…and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay." And

again, "The Lord will judge His people." 31 It is a terrifying thing to fall

into the hands of the living God.”

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Commands are disobeyed

• He neglects worship that God seeks–John 4:23-24

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John 4:23-24

“But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such

people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. 24 "God is spirit, and those

who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

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Commands are disobeyed

• He forsakes being with the Lord –Matthew 18:20

“For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in

their midst.”

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Fails to Grow and Develop

• Hebrews 5:12-14

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Hebrews 5:12-14

“For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not

solid food. …”

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Hebrews 5:12-14

“… 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of

righteousness, for he is an infant. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses

trained to discern good and evil.”

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1 Peter 2:2

“like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may

grow in respect to salvation,”

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Fails to Grow and Develop

• He misses the opportunity to be admonished in song–Colossians 3:16

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Colossians 3:16

"Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms {and} hymns {and} spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in

your hearts to God."

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He fails to help the church function properly

• He hinders …–special efforts to preach the gospel

–Making wise decisions

–In dealing with the erring

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He fails to help the church function properly

• If the church has elders, he is not obeying them–Hebrews 13:17

“Obey your leaders and submit {to them,}”

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He sets a bad example

• Has a bad influence –Titus 2:7

“in all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, {with} purity

in doctrine, dignified,”

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• He is not a light to the world around him –Matthew 5:16

“Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good

works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”

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• He offends the church of God with his attitude and actions –1 Corinthians 10:31-32

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1 Corinthians 10:31-32

“Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 32 Give no offense either to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God;”

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• He becomes a stumbling block to babes in Christ–Matthew 18:6

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Matthew 18:6

“but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it

would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to

be drowned in the depth of the sea.”

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• Even the young can and should be a proper example–1 Timothy 4:12

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1 Timothy 4:12

"Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but {rather} in speech,

conduct, love, faith {and} purity, show yourself an example of those who

believe."

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• Faithful attendance is essential for good influence.–It sets a good example before babes

in Christ, and to the weak.

–It influences our friends, relatives, and neighbors--all outsiders. • 1 Peter 2:12

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1 Peter 2:12

"Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in

which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe {them,} glorify God in

the day of visitation."

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• It is a great disappointment to the preacher, and to all others.–The preacher has prepared himself,

and perhaps his target audience is not present.

–The Song leader may have selected a particular theme of songs to help encourage.

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He denies his allegiance

• Romans 10:9

“that if you confess with your mouth Jesus {as} Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the

dead, you will be saved;”

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He denies his allegiance

• 1 John 2:4

"The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the

truth is not in him;"

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Not holding fast profession & hope

• Hebrews 3:6; 4:14; 6:11-12

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Hebrews 3:6

“but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast

of our hope firm until the end.”

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Hebrews 4:14

“Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the

heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.”

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Hebrews 6:11-12

“And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to

realize the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 so that you will not be

sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the

promises.”

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Not putting Christ & Kingdom first

• Luke 9:23

“If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his

cross daily and follow Me.”

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• Matthew 6:33

“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things

will be added to you.”–He is not seeking those things which

are above - Colossians 3:1-3

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Colossians 3:1-3

“Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the

right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. 3 For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.”

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• “What is the least I can do and still go to heaven?”

• “How much can I do for the Lord?”

• “I want to do all I can for the Lord.”

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He fails in his duties to others

• Parents fail in their duty to their children–Ephesians 6:4

“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the

Lord.”

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• He misses the opportunity to exhort his brethren–Hebrews 3:13

“But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is {still} called

"Today," so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.”

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• We fail to gain more knowledge so that we can always give the right answers–1 Peter 3:15

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1 Peter 3:15

"but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always {being} ready to make a

defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in

you, yet with gentleness and reverence;"

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He is not bearing much fruit and ready unto every good work.

• John 15:8

“My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and {so} prove to be

My disciples.”

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• James 3:17

“But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle,

reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without

hypocrisy.”

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• Titus 3:1

“Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be

ready for every good deed,”

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• He is not abounding in the work of the Lord

• 1 Corinthians 15:58“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be

steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord,

knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.”

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Knows to do good & doesn’t do it

• James 4:17

“Therefore, to one who knows {the} right thing to do and does not do it, to

him it is sin.”

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Not ready, watching & waiting

• Matthew 24:42

“Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is

coming.”

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• Matthew 25:13

“Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.”

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• 1 John 2:28

“Now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from

Him in shame at His coming.”

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• We need to be "making the most of your time" – Ephesians 5:16

• KJV, “redeeming the time”

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• Too many people want to make sure that the preacher understands why they were not present at services.

• Their actions need to be resolved with God, not the preacher.

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Neglecting salvation of his soul

• Hebrews 2:3

“how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After it was at the first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who heard,”

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