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Christ is the One Who gave us this New Way of Worship. All those who have been called by God may receive life that lasts forever just as He promised them. Christ bought us with His blood when He died for us. This made us free from our sins which we did under the Old Way of Worship.

For Christ did not go into the Holiest Place of All that was made by men, even if it was like the true one in heaven. He went to heaven itself and He is before God for us.

For then Christ would have had to die many times since the world began. But He came once at the end of the Old Way of Worship. He gave Himself once for all time. He gave Himself to destroy sin.

It is the same with Christ. He gave Himself once to take away the sins of many. When He comes the second time, He will not need to give Himself again for sin. He will save all those who are waiting for Him.

Then Christ said, "You do not want animals killed or gifts given in worship to you for sin. You are not pleased with them." These things are done because the Law says they should be done.

Our sins are washed away and we are made clean because Christ gave His own body as a gift to God. He did this once for all time.

But Christ gave Himself once for sins and that is good forever. After that He sat down at the right side of God.

He is waiting there for God to make of those who have hated Him a place to rest His feet.

And by one gift He has made perfect forever all those who are being set apart for God-like living.

We now come to God by the new and living way. Christ made this way for us. He opened the curtain, which was His own body.

For we know God said, "I will pay back what is coming to them." And, "The Lord will judge His people."

You had loving-pity for those who were in prison. You had joy when your things were taken away from you. For you knew you would have something better in heaven which would last forever.

Do not throw away your trust, for your reward will be great.

The Holy Writings say, "In a little while, the One you are looking for will come. It will not be a long time now.

For the one right with God lives by faith. If anyone turns back, I will not be pleased with him."

Now faith is being sure we will get what we hope for. It is being sure of what we cannot see.

A man cannot please God unless he has faith. Anyone who comes to God must believe that He is. That one must also know that God gives what is promised to the one who keeps on looking for Him.

Because Noah had faith, he built a large boat for his family. God told him what was going to happen. His faith made him hear God speak and he obeyed. His family was saved from death because he built the boat. In this way, Noah showed the world how sinful it was. Noah became right with God because of his faith in God.

Abraham was looking to God and waiting for a city that could not be moved. It was a city planned and built by God.

These people all died having faith in God. They did not receive what God had promised to them. But they could see far ahead to all the things God promised and they were glad for them. They knew they were strangers here. This earth was not their home.