Mediator of a New Covenant

Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Hebrews 9:11-15 

11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; 
12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption [for us]. 
13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: 
14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? 
15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions [that were] under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What "greater and more perfect tabernacle" did Christ become high priest of? (v.11)
2) After shedding His blood for our sins, where was the holy place that Christ entered into? (v.12)
3) Why was Christ's sacrifice superior to the old system? (v.13-15)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) What did you do to be forgiven for your sins?
5) Where is the dwelling place (presence) of God, at this moment?
6) What proof do you have that Christ's sacrifice was enough for you to become a child of God?

PRINCIPLES
7) As children of God, we are God's temple.
8) The law could never change the hearts of the people of God.
9) The indwelling Holy Spirit is the only One who can change the human heart.