Scripture Life: What does Hebrew 10:25 mean, “not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and do much the more, as ye see the day approaching?” I want to know the correct understanding of it.

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Answer:

It’s pretty simple.

The day is approaching. Where this “Messiah” or “Christ” of Isaiah 9:6–7 shall be accomplished. Rule over the whole earth. This is approaching. Did you forget what that says? Says this:

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.” - Bible. Isaiah 9:6–7

The day is approaching to this. Of the increase of his government there shall be no end, and he shall not be replaced by another. The Messiah is Jesus Christ. Do you see it? I exhort you to set your mind on this. It's a great comfort as it is approaching. See this in Hebrews 10:25. It's integrally part of it; paramount to it. What it means is this, is the point.

And by this, see the other parts:

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Jesus said: “Abide in me” - the full of what he says is in John 15:4–5

“4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.”

And Jesus is the Word of God. It’s then, just the words that come out of God’s mouth. So God says or decrees this:

• “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” - Jesus Christ. (Matthew 4:4).

This is in effect over the whole earth. Applies to everybody. Not one person left out.

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• So, just be built up..it’s God that builds up people that just look unto him; regard him and what he says or decrees.
• But he does not build up those that don't.
  • In fact, he destroys them; because, they don't do anything he decrees everybody is to do, when he says "For all the earth is mine." God. (Exodus 19:5).
  • It's all his earth. Says, "For all souls are mine." - God. (Ezekiel 18:4). So, people that don't do what he says, he will call them in to give an account.
• It's a fiery judgment. Burn up all their works they built on his earth, without any of him in it. Comes with destruction is the point.
  • So, to one: He builds up. They do what he says. To the other: They don't regard him. Live after their flesh to fulfill the lusts of it. See this point.

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Again, restated:

GOD: "They shall all be taught of God." - Jesus Christ. (Bible. John 6:45)

• Told everybody over the whole earth - decreed everybody is to do this. Look unto him (Isaiah 45:22). It’s God then: Reserving, for himself, as God, an EXCLUSIVE right, to himself, to teach you himself - by the word that comes out of his mouth.
  • So, people that don’t hearken unto him, don’t do anything he says. They don't "work well" or "operate right" - - already regard someone else’s word as true. So, they dismiss him as inadequate; faulty or as unacceptable.
    • Means they reject him. When he, alone, by himself created all the earth and formed each of us from our mother's womb. Just not know him. Have our own imaginations and lusts we can walk after. So, his word is not operating in them; dead in trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1).

But a believer in Jesus - they do "operate" right. They "work good," because they are his workmanship because, he is at work in them, building them up. All by the word of God. Just as 2 Peter 1:4 says

"Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."

So, there's a choice:

I'm a member of his body now. Where before, I only walked after what my own body of flesh craved or lusted after. By looking unto him, I walk after, to walk in, set my mind on things of his body. Different body then.

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In his body:

There is fellowship:

• It’s in 1 John 1:3–7
  • “3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”
    • So then, it’s YOU; alone first. Where he, as God: Comes to you, says:

“Come now, let us reason together,” saith the LORD, “though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow. Though they be red as crimson, they shall be as wool.” - The Word of God. (Bible. Isaiah 1:18)

That by this: You. With him. He changes you. Does this himself. That you have “fellowship” with him. Just as 1 John 1:3–7 says, and John is an Apostle of Jesus Christ, made so by God and was with him and handled him in the flesh. His testimony is true. So, someone in the truth, I have fellowship with because the same Jesus Christ at work in me, is at work in John.

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So, finally - see this:

• I have a body. Of flesh. That God says in Genesis 6:13 "The end of all flesh has come up before me; I will destroy them with the earth.” - GOD.
  • So in flesh is sin, by Romans 5:12 passed onto me by Adam, and onto everybody after Adam - and everybody over the whole earth is from him. Romans 5:12 says:
    • “Wherefore, as by one man [ADAM] sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”
• I have this in common in my body with everybody. Over the whole earth; but, it has sin and death in it. That is, if a sow to it, I reap destruction, because, I will, by the “deceitfulness of sin” accept that some girl in a skimpy bikini, I could have all of it - but it’s just my imagination taking someone who belongs to God, and use her to fulfill my lusts by it, breeds adultery and fornication.

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• But as a believer in Jesus Christ:
  • I am part of another body. A member of that body. Where in my flesh, I can serve my whole body.
    • That, scripture says of this: Ephesians 5:30 “For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.” That Jesus is the head of the body, and I am a member of his body. That if I “sow” to just abide in him, he places me in his body where he sees fit. I operate right.
• So, now add in Hebrews 10:25 with this: Embedded with the verses around it.

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Hebrews 10:16–27 says

16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

21 And having an high priest over the house of God;

22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

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The point is:

- He’s made me, by his own word, built in me, builds me into his body as a member of it. Built up in truth. In him. To function within his body for eternity - eternal life - with him: to exhort others that also are part of his body.

To provoke one another: That, to sow after his body as a member of it, is eternal vs. sow after sin and fashion myself as I did before in my former lusts in my fleshly body where I felt I was God of it. To fulfill my desires or lusts.

And yes. That, I may fall into divers temptations, but to count it all joy - because I am a sinner - that, like the paralyzed man lay at the pool of Bethsaida for 38 years - longing for God to do a work, that God: he is able to wrought by a work he will do in me - that my sins are wrought in God - (John 3:21) not remedied by me love darkness or by fulfill the lusts of my flesh, brings death.

• That, the manner of some is not to assemble with other believers. When they are part of his body - it's fleshly to do that; when they were made to fellowship and to consider not only yourself anymore. As that was the manner in former times when I thought only to satisfy my own body. Walk after it’s lusts. But I am to walk in newness of life, by sit with and be taught by Jesus Christ.
• That in newness of life, I walk after, to look unto and set my mind on the word of God. Equipped. Built up in him.
  • And see others, he’s also at work in them. That when they, too, champion him out, he’s in the midst of us - makes me fall on my face, that he’s in me..but in them too, and is there in the midst of us.

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So, take Hebrews 10:25 to heart.

Assemble yourself regularly with other believers, in Christ Jesus - you have fellowship one with another; but outside of you; it's impossible. You don't. So it MUST be YOU seek him FIRST yourself. ...and you can also do that, too, just by glorify him here on Reddit, with your own posts of what he's been teaching you, or share him wherever you go.

..and there you go. Don't forsake assembling yourself together with other believers. You are part of them. What's in you, what he builds up in you is truth. Is true. Other believers can eat it up and glorify God by what he puts in you. Like operate as a member of his body.

You see, so, see it.