12:3
The fact that Jesus endured great opposition, and the way that He dealt with it, are made much of in the New Testament. We are to have the same attitude that He had. Jesus suffered, so we should not be surprised if we too suffer. If that does come upon us then we can gain strength from the way that Jesus endured. We are to be completely focused upon Him.
12:4
Why were the Hebrews wanting to go back to at least some of the Levitical practices? It was because of their concern about their own sinfulness and unworthiness. One error we can fall into is not being concerned about sin at all “because Jesus has forgiven us”, such an attitude is completely unbiblical. Another risk is that being concerned about sin can lead us to adopt wrong practices, such as the Hebrews were in danger of doing. In this verse the writer draws a contrast between their battle with sin and Jesus’ battle with our sin. Jesus went to the cross for our sin.
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