And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.  (12) But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, (13) from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool.  (14) For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.  (18) Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.

The author of Hebrews – who is unknown – is warning his intended audience of Hebrew Christians that if they reverted to Judaism with its sacrificial system, they would forfeit what Jesus secured for them – total forgiveness for their sins.  The Christian faithful receive what those under the Old Testament could not from their high priest.

Christians, at the moment of belief, assume the position of justification through Christ’s sacrifice.  Christ bore our penalty and in Jesus we receive complete pardon for our sins.  The faithful are to find growth in holiness – we believe and that means we are to act as we believe.  This is sanctification through grace.

All our verses today tell us the incredible news that in Christ Jesus we received complete pardon for sins and this is hammered home in verse 18, chapter 10.  There is complete forgiveness for those who love Him and there is no longer any need for further offering for sin.  Jesus is sitting as far as saving work is concerned – He is finished there.  But one day He will stand and judge those who rejected Him.  Wow.