No matter how insignificant we may seem, each has an indispensable role to play in bringing Christ to one another and to the world. The author to the Hebrews also warns us about the danger of falling back into serious sin and drifting away from fervor and love of God. Sin is not just rebellion against God's law, but it is a spurning of God's love. Sin is also a failure to recognize the sanctity of life lived in Christ. Christ has cleansed us in his blood.
Sin is the failure to recognize the sacrifice of the cross.
Sin is also an outrage to the Holy Spirit. When we sin we listen to the voice of evil rather than to the voice of the Spirit who speaks in our hearts and we spurn the grace to live as Christ's disciples. The author to the Hebrews concludes his appeal with a threat. Christianity is the message of God's redeeming love and mercy, but it is also a message with a warning that in the end judgment comes. Lord Jesus Christ, you are our great High Priest who has opened the way to the Father's presence.