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        Hebrews was first written to Christians who were converted from Jewish Tradition. Almost all the early Church consisted of this type of believer until about 100 AD. Even Paul preached first to The Jews in the cities he visited. Cornelius was the first Gentile Believer. He was a Roman converted to Christianity by Peter in about 40 AD.

      In The Book of Hebrews :

- JESUS enabled:         

– The New Covenant with

          - Better Commandments

          - Better Salvation

- A Better Priesthood

   - JESUS replaced The High Priest

   - HE Replaced The Sacrificial System

   - An Intimate Relationship with GOD

Themes in Hebrews:

   1– The Day of Atonement

           2- The 10 Commandments

Atonement -- in Two Parts:

1- Jesus Paid The Price Once and for All

Once-  Heb: 7:27, 9:7,12, 26-28, 10:2, 12:26-27

 HE Removed Our Death Sentence by Giving Us Credit for HIS Sinless Life and by His Atoning Death 2Cor 5:14-21, Rom 8:2-3, Gal 3:13, Heb 2:17, 9:5-13, 25-28, 1Pe 2:10

 GOD Assumes Responsibility for Helping to Keep US Faithful until HE Returns

 Php 1:6, Jude 24, Heb 12:2, Eph 4:12

 GOD Promises to Restore Us Into HIS Image Rom 8:29, 2Cor 3:18, 1Joh 3:2, Heb 2:17

2- We Often Come to The Throne Through Him

  To Cleans Iniquities & Sins   Heb 2:17-18, 4:16, 8:22, 9:14-24,    see the Pattern in Lev 16:20-30 also 1John 1:7-9, 2:1-2, 4:10, Rom 3:24-26                 

  GOD gives us The Desire to Do HIS Will Phip 2:13, Acts 11:21, Heb 13:21, 1Joh 3:22,      (Mat 7:21 Only those who do HIS will)

  We are a Living Sacrifice in doing God's Will    Rom 12:1-3  Heb 12:28, 13:15  

  We come to the Judgment seat of Christ    2Cor 5:10 , Heb 4:16, 7:25,10:19-23, 13:6, Rom 8:15-17, Eph 2:12,18, 1Joh 2:28, Mat 19:28, 25:31,  

1John 4:10 Connects Propitiation (Atonement) with Love See also Eph 2:4, Php 2:1, Jud 2, 21