A Remembrance of Sins Hebrews 10:3

According to the writer of Hebrews, “worshipers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins” if the “earthly sacrifices” would have been perfect, but because they were not, in chapter ten and verse three of Hebrews the writer shares how there will be “a remembrance made of sins” where we read:

But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.

The verse begins, “But in those sacrifices...”. The writer began with the word, “But” which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be written takes precedence over what was just stated “in those sacrifices” which refers to “the offerings presented by the earthly priests”. In answer to the “perfection” that is obtained by Jesus' “sacrificial offering”, the author of Hebrews referred to the “sacrifices” offered by “earthly priests”.

The verse goes on to say, “...there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.”. The writer continued with the words, “there is a remembrance again” which is all one Greek word “anamnēsis” and means “a recollection or memory” “made of sins” or “brought to mind of errors, missing of the marks and mistakes” “every year” which refers to “down from, throughout and toward each fixed definite period of time called a year”. Every time the “earthly priests” would offer sacrifices for sins, the people would be reminded of their own.

When we think through these words in Hebrews, we see how the “sacrifices” offered by the earthly priests brought to mind the “sins” of the people every year. Where they were supposed to “remove” and “cleanse” people from their “sins”, the offerings actually reminded them of “sins”. Jesus offered Himself as a “sacrifice” for “sins” one time in the heavenly temple, and His “offering” removed and cleansed people from their “sins” completely. Let all who read these words know, understand and believe in Jesus Christ who is able not only to “cleanse” us from our sins, but also to “remove” them from our memories.

Next time the writer shares how “it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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