Hebrews 7:18

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Hebrews 7:18

For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

A disannulling

Galatians 3:15

The weakness

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A disannulling

So if perfection had in fact been possible through the Levitical priesthood -- for on that basis the people received the law -- what further need would there have been for another priest to arise, said to be in the order of Melchizedek and not in Aaron's order?

For if that first covenant had been faultless, no one would have looked for a second one.

For the law possesses a shadow of the good things to come but not the reality itself, and is therefore completely unable, by the same sacrifices offered continually, year after year, to perfect those who come to worship.

Do we then nullify the law through faith? Absolutely not! Instead we uphold the law.

Brothers and sisters, I offer an example from everyday life: When a covenant has been ratified, even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.

The weakness

for the law made nothing perfect. On the other hand a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.

For if that first covenant had been faultless, no one would have looked for a second one.

This was a symbol for the time then present, when gifts and sacrifices were offered that could not perfect the conscience of the worshiper.

Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, which have never benefited those who participated in them.

and by this one everyone who believes is justified from everything from which the law of Moses could not justify you.

For God achieved what the law could not do because it was weakened through the flesh. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,

But now that you have come to know God (or rather to be known by God), how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless basic forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

For "physical exercise has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come."