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Hebreus 12 — Bíblia The Message, 2002 | Gospelmais
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1Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we'd better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins.
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1Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses , stripping off every unnecessary weight and the sin which so easily and cleverly entangles us, let us run with endurance and active persistence the race that is set before us,
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2Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God.
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2focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith , who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God .
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3When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!
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3Just consider and meditate on Him who endured from sinners such bitter hostility against Himself , so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
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4In this all-out match against sin, others have suffered far worse than you, to say nothing of what Jesus went through—all that bloodshed!
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4You have not yet struggled to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin;
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5So don't feel sorry for yourselves. Or have you forgotten how good parents treat children, and that God regards you as his children? My dear child, don't shrug off God's discipline, but don't be crushed by it either.
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5and you have forgotten the divine word of encouragement which is addressed to you as sons, "My son, do not make light of the discipline of the Lord, And do not lose heart and give up when you are corrected by Him;
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6It's the child he loves that he disciplines; the child he embraces, he also corrects.
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6For the Lord disciplines and corrects those whom He loves, And He punishes every son whom He receives and welcomes ."
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7God is educating you; that's why you must never drop out. He's treating you as dear children. This trouble you're in isn't punishment; it's training,
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7You must submit to discipline; God is dealing with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
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8the normal experience of children. Only irresponsible parents leave children to fend for themselves. Would you prefer an irresponsible God?
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8Now if you are exempt from correction and without discipline, in which all share, then you are illegitimate children and not sons .
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9We respect our own parents for training and not spoiling us, so why not embrace God's training so we can truly live?
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9Moreover, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we submitted and respected them ; shall we not much more willingly submit to the Father of spirits, and live ?
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10While we were children, our parents did what seemed best to them. But God is doing what is best for us, training us to live God's holy best.
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10For our earthly fathers disciplined us for only a short time as seemed best to them; but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.
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11At the time, discipline isn't much fun. It always feels like it's going against the grain. Later, of course, it pays off handsomely, for it's the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God.
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11For the time being no discipline brings joy, but seems sad and painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness .
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12So don't sit around on your hands! No more dragging your feet!
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12So then, strengthen hands that are weak and knees that tremble.
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13Clear the path for long-distance runners so no one will trip and fall, so no one will step in a hole and sprain an ankle. Help each other out. And run for it!
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13Cut through and make smooth, straight paths for your feet , so that the leg which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather may be healed.
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14Work at getting along with each other and with God. Otherwise you'll never get so much as a glimpse of God.
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14Continually pursue peace with everyone, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.
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15Make sure no one gets left out of God's generosity. Keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden in no time.
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15See to it that no one falls short of God's grace; that no root of resentment springs up and causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;
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16Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God's lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite.
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16and that no one is immoral or godless like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.
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17You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God's blessing—but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.
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17For you know that later on, when he wanted his inheritance of the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance , even though he sought for it with tears.
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18Unlike your ancestors, you didn't come to Mount Sinai—all that volcanic blaze and earthshaking rumble—
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18For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to gloom and darkness and a raging windstorm,
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19to hear God speak. The earsplitting words and soul-shaking message terrified them and they begged him to stop.
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19and to the blast of a trumpet and a sound of words those who heard it begged that nothing more be said to them.
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20When they heard the words—"If an animal touches the Mountain, it's as good as dead"—they were afraid to move.
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20For they could not bear the command, "If even a wild animal touches the mountain, it will be stoned ."
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21Even Moses was terrified.
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21In fact, so terrifying was the sight, that Moses said, "I am filled with fear and trembling."
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22No, that's not your experience at all. You've come to Mount Zion, the city where the living God resides. The invisible Jerusalem is populated by throngs of festive angels
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22But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels ,
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23and Christian citizens. It is the city where God is Judge, with judgments that make us just.
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23and to the general assembly and assembly of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, and to God, who is Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous (the redeemed in heaven) who have been made perfect ,
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24You've come to Jesus, who presents us with a new covenant, a fresh charter from God. He is the Mediator of this covenant. The murder of Jesus, unlike Abel's—a homicide that cried out for vengeance—became a proclamation of grace.
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24and to Jesus, the Mediator of a new covenant , and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks , a better and nobler and more gracious message than the blood of Abel .
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25So don't turn a deaf ear to these gracious words. If those who ignored earthly warnings didn't get away with it, what will happen to us if we turn our backs on heavenly warnings?
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25See to it that you do not refuse Him who is speaking . For if those did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth , how much less will we escape if we turn our backs on Him who warns from heaven?
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26His voice that time shook the earth to its foundations; this time—he's told us this quite plainly—he'll also rock the heavens: "One last shaking, from top to bottom, stem to stern."
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26His voice shook the earth then, but now He has given a promise, saying, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heaven."
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27The phrase "one last shaking" means a thorough housecleaning, getting rid of all the historical and religious junk so that the unshakable essentials stand clear and uncluttered.
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27Now this , "Yet once more," indicates the removal and final transformation of all those things which can be shaken—that is, of that which has been created—so that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
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28Do you see what we've got? An unshakable kingdom! And do you see how thankful we must be? Not only thankful, but brimming with worship, deeply reverent before God. For God is not an indifferent bystander.
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28Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, and offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship with reverence and awe;
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29He's actively cleaning house, torching all that needs to burn, and he won't quit until it's all cleansed. God himself is Fire!
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29for our God is a consuming fire.