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希伯来书9:11-14：但现在基督已经来到，作了将来美事的大祭司，经过那更大、更全备的帐幕，不是人手所造，也不是属乎这世界的。并且不用山羊和牛犊的血，乃用自己的血，只一次进入圣所，成了永远赎罪的事。若山羊和公牛的血，并母牛犊的灰，洒在不洁的人身上，尚且叫人成圣，身体洁净。何况基督借着永远的灵，将自己无瑕无疵献给神，他的血岂不更能洗净你们的心（原文作良心）除去你们的死行，使你们事奉那永生神吗？
旧约中的祭物、祭司、圣日和帐幕，虽然这些都是基督的影像，预示了当他到来后他会做什么，但是他比这一切都更伟大。因为他是圣洁的，当他进入真正的至圣所之前，他不必为自己献祭。那么他为什么要用自己的宝血来献祭呢？很显然，他这样做是为了你、我以及所有人，为我们的罪献上挽回祭。这是“一次为所有”的献祭。你可以为自己的罪献上无数次祭物，但你的良心并不能因此被洁净。你也许总是会想：“我做的足够多吗？”但耶稣献上的祭却为我们带来平安，因为它足够使我们在上帝的眼前成为圣洁。
有一个自由派的教会机构出版了一部新的赞美诗集，想把盖蒂的歌曲“唯有基督”也包括进来。但是他们想改变其中的一句歌词，因为他们不喜欢流血献祭来平息神的愤怒这一想法，所以想改掉“神的愤怒得以止息”这句歌词。他们提出了请求，但被拒绝了。因为这是福音的核心信息。因着耶稣的宝血，上帝的愤怒得以止息，我们的罪得赦免。藉着相信耶稣，我们变得像他那样圣洁毫无瑕疵。
耶稣这么做的目的是什么？耶稣的牺牲并不是要放纵我们去自由犯罪，而是使我们可以事奉这位永生的神。对惩罚的恐惧并不能遏制人的罪，但基督用他的宝血换来的完全的白白的赦免，却能做到，也确实做到了。“在基督的大能里我得以站立”。
祷告：主耶稣，我的世界和我的文化都指向很多宗教，并宣称他们都是一样的。我知道这是一个谎言。只有一位上帝和一位救主。只有一位为我流血，你就是那位救主。我祷告我今日不会听那些繁杂的声音。但请给我一个清晰的声音，藉此向全世界宣告你就是那位我们期待的唯一救主。阿们。
Hebrews 9: 11 But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation. 12 He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption. 13 The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. 14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!
While the Old Testament covenant of sacrifices and priests and holy days and a tabernacle were shadows or pictures of what Christ would do when he came, Jesus is so much greater than any and all of those things. Because he was holy, he didn’t have to make a sacrifice for himself before he entered the REAL Holy of Holies. Then why did he offer his blood as a sacrifice? Obviously, he did it for you and me and all people, to make an atonement for our sins. Again, it was a “once for all” sacrifice. You could offer a zillion sacrifices for your sins, but your conscience would never come clean by them. You would always think, “Have I done enough?” But the sacrifice of Jesus gives us peace because it is more than enough to make us holy in the sight of God.
A liberal church body was making a new hymnal and wanted to include the Getty song, “In Christ Alone.” There is a line in the song that they wanted to change. They didn’t like the idea of a bloody sacrifice to appease God’s wrath and wanted to change the line “They wrath of God was satisfied.” They asked permission and were told, “No.” That’s the whole point of the gospel message! By the blood of Jesus, God’s wrath has been satisfied. Our sins are forgiven. And by faith in Jesus, we have become as unblemished as he was and is.
And to what end? Christ’s sacrifice doesn’t free us to sin more, but that we may serve the living God. Fear of punishment cannot restrain my sin, but the full and free forgiveness of Christ, purchased by his own blood, can and does. “Here in the pow’r of Christ I’ll stand!”
Prayer: Lord Jesus, my world and my culture points to many religions and say that they are all the same. I know that is a lie. There is one God and one Savior. There is only one who shed his blood for me, and you are that Savior. I pray that I would not only not listen to those voices today, but give me a voice that proclaims you to the world as the only Savior in whom we have hope. Amen.