The Throne of Grace

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The Throne of Grace

• Steadfast and firm in faith
• Dont make the past mistakes
• Superior to prophets, angels, Moses
• Be faithful
• Listen to what you heard
• Exhort one another daily
• Be Diligent
• Study the Word
• Approach the throne of grace with confidence

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The Throne of Grace

• The throne of God
• Ps 8914, Righteousness and justice are the
  foundation of your throne love and faithfulness
  go before you.
• God is the source of these things
• At the throne is found kindness, mercy and
  benevolence

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Approach the Throne

• Let us draw near Let us come
• Priestly expression
• Lev 2117-18, 21, Say to Aaron 'For the
  generations to come none of your descendants who
  has a defect may come near to offer the food of
  his God. No man who has any defect may come near
  no man who is blind or lame, disfigured or
  deformedNo descendant of Aaron the priest who
  has any defect is to come near to present the
  offerings made to the LORD by fire.
• Priest were to approach God with worship
• Now, priestly privilege of access to God is
  extended to Christians.
• Leviticus on certain individuals
• But now, in Christ we ALL may approach the
  throne with worship and prayer!

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With Confidence

• Boldly
• Gr. parresia- full story
• Greece- citizen was to speak his mind on any
  subject in a town assembly
• Only full citizen had this right
• In Hebrews it stands for our freedom to stand
  before God without hesitation or inhibition
• Heb 1019-22, Therefore, brothers, since we have
  confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the
  blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened
  for us through the curtain, that is, his body,
  and since we have a great priest over the house
  of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere
  heart in full assurance of faith, having our
  hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty
  conscience and having our bodies washed with pure
  water.

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Why approach the Throne with Confidence?

• Because there is still a rest that remains
• Be careful not to fall short of it 41
• Be diligent 411
• We need all the mercy and grace we can find!

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Why approach the Throne with Confidence?

• Because we have a High Priest
• 414, Therefore, since we have a great high
  priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus
  the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith
  we profess.
• Great
• Gone through the heavens

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Sympathetic High Priest

• Heb 415, For we do not have a high priest who
  is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but
  we have one who has been tempted in every way,
  just as we are-- yet was without sin.
• To suffer with
• Just as we are
• Without sin
• This qualifies him to be a merciful and faithful
  High Priest (Heb. 217)
• Shouldnt we take advantage of Jesus while we
  can?
• Read Heb 724-25
• Shouldnt this encourage us to approach the
  throne of grace with confidence?

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Mercy and Grace

• 416, Let us then approach the throne of grace
  with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and
  find grace to help us in our time of need.
• We need two things in our lives
• Mercy- forgiveness of sin
• Grace- Gods favor to help us

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• Phil 413, I can do everything through him who
  gives me strength.
• I Jn 19, If we confess our sins, he is faithful
  and just and will forgive us our sins and purify
  us from all unrighteousness.
• Eph 316-20, I pray that out of his glorious
  riches he may strengthen you with power through
  his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ
  may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I
  pray that you, being rooted and established in
  love, may have power, together with all the
  saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and
  deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love
  that surpasses knowledge-- that you may be filled
  to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to
  him who is able to do immeasurably more than all
  we ask or imagine, according to his power that is
  at work within us,

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Conclusion

• We have a Graceful God
• We have a sympathetic High Priest
• Mercy and grace to help us in time of need.
• We can approach the throne of grace with
  confidence!
• This is all made possible by the blood of Christ!