What is the meaning of Hebrews 10:10? And by that will The verse opens by pointing to God’s sovereign will—the deliberate plan He put in place long before Bethlehem or Calvary. Earlier in Hebrews 10:7-9 Jesus declares, “Here I am…I have come to do Your will, O God.” That same will, foretold in Psalm 40:7-8 and fulfilled as Christ obeyed the Father (John 4:34; Luke 22:42), replaces the old sacrificial system with something infinitely better. The emphasis is on purposeful, gracious intent: God willed our redemption, and nothing could thwart it. we have been sanctified Notice the perfect tense: not “might be” but “have been.” Believers are set apart once and forever—made holy positionally—because Christ’s work is finished (Hebrews 2:11). Paul echoes this certainty in 1 Corinthians 6:11, “You were washed…you were sanctified…you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.” Daily growth in holiness (1 Thessalonians 5:23) flows out of this already-secured standing. through the sacrifice Sanctification is not achieved by effort, ritual, or law-keeping; it is “through the sacrifice.” Hebrews 9:22 reminds us that “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness,” and 1 Peter 1:18-19 underscores that the price paid was “the precious blood of Christ.” Every Old Testament offering pointed forward to this one decisive act. of the body of Jesus Christ The phrase grounds our faith in the incarnation. The eternal Son took on real flesh (John 1:14) so He could bear our sins “in His body on the tree” (1 Peter 2:24). By offering His physical life, He reconciled us “in His body of flesh through death” (Colossians 1:22). A literal, tangible body was essential; a symbolic sacrifice would never satisfy divine justice. once for all Here is the glorious finality: Christ’s offering lacks nothing and never needs repeating. Hebrews 7:27 declares He “sacrificed for sins once for all,” and Hebrews 9:12 says He secured “eternal redemption.” Romans 6:10 adds, “The death He died, He died to sin once for all.” The door to God is permanently open; no additional payment is required. summary Hebrews 10:10 celebrates God’s determined will, Christ’s obedient sacrifice, and the believer’s complete sanctification. Because Jesus offered His own body once for all, we stand forever set apart to God. Our ongoing growth in holiness flows from this unshakable position, and assurance rests not on our performance but on the finished, perfect work of our Savior. |
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