Bible Discussion Thread

This verse has troubled me in the past. I was discussing it one day with a pastor and the Lord suddenly enlightened me. The author of Hebrews is trying to show his Jewish readers the superiority of Christ over the Law of Moses. He talks about Christ 's superiority to angels, the rest we have in Christ, His eternal priesthood which is superior to that of Aaron. He goes on to say that Christ 's sacrifice is superior to those of the Law Heb 10:12 and the new covenant superior to that of the old Heb 10:16 . The Hebrew readers had suffered severe persecution Heb 10:32-34 and were considering going back to the old system of the Law which included all of the sacrifices and offerings included therein. They were ready to abandon Christ and return to sacrificing animals to atone for their sins. The author tells them not to cast away their confidence in Christ which has great recompence of reward. For if they return to the old way of believing that sacrificing animals atoned for sins they are considering Christ 's blood worthless or an unholy thing. They were believers and had tasted of the Heavenly Gift Christ and were partakers of the Holy Ghost. Their decision to return to animal sacrifices was tantamount to: Heb 10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace. He calls this type of apostasy "sinning willfully. " If you read Hebrews in this context it will make sense.