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Hebrews 10:1-18

Sunday Morning Bible Study

October 7, 2018

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Introduction

The book of Hebrews was written to Jewish believers.

The author expects the readers to be well acquainted with Levitical worship and sacrifice.

He will constantly quote the Old Testament in a way that expects that the reader understands what he’s talking about.

We also know that these believers were encountering very strong persecution.

Times were so bad that some were beginning to wonder if they shouldn’t quit following Jesus.

We will see three elements woven throughout this letter to the Hebrews.

1. Both Testaments

Even though the Old Testament has become “obsolete” (Heb. 8:13), the entire book of Hebrews is built upon the clear foundation of the Old Testament.
(Hebrews 8:13 NKJV) In that He says, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.
You aren’t going to understand Hebrews, or even the New Testament correctly unless you learn the Old Testament.

2. Jesus is superior

He’s superior to angels, Moses, and the Torah.
He’s superior to the Levitical priests and their sacrifices.

3. Don’t quit

The ultimate goal of the book is to encourage those who are struggling with difficult times, and help them to endure.

10:1-4 Animals Not Enough

:1 For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect.

shadowskia – shadow; shade caused by the interception of light; an image cast by an object and representing the form of that object; a sketch, outline, adumbration

to comemello – to be about; to be on the point of doing or suffering something; to intend, have in mind, think to

imageeikon – an image, figure, likeness

the thingspragma – that which has been done, a deed, an accomplished fact; what is done or being accomplished; that which is or exists, a thing

yeareniautos – a year, in a wider sense, for some fixed definite period of time

sacrificesthusia – a sacrifice, victim

offerprosphero – to bring to, lead to; to bring a present or a thing, to reach or hand a thing to one

continuallydienekes – continuously, continuous

never oudepote – never

can dunamai – to be able, have power whether by virtue of one’s own ability and resources, or of a state of mind, or through favourable circumstances, or by permission of law or custom; to be able to do something; to be capable, strong and powerful

who approachproserchomai – to come to, approach; draw near to

make … perfectteleioo – to make perfect, complete; to complete (perfect); add what is yet wanting in order to render a thing full; to be found perfect

:1 having a shadow of the good things to come

Our author has already made the point that the Old Testament was simply a model or shadow of something greater that was coming.

The Tabernacle was a model patterned after heaven – meant to give men a glimpse of what heaven was like.

The Old Testament sacrificial animals were just a picture of a greater sacrifice that was coming – Jesus.

:1 can never …make those who approach perfect

The Law was just a model of what was coming.

A model airplane can give you an idea of what an airplane is like, but it’s not going to take you anywhere.

The Law was not intended to make anyone “perfect”.

make … perfectteleioo – to make perfect, complete

This is a word we’ve seen several times through Hebrews, and it not only carries the idea of “perfect”, but even “mature”.
You are not going to be a mature Christian if you are clinging to the Law.

:2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins.

ceasedpauo – to make to cease or desist; to cease, to leave off

to be offeredprosphero – to bring to, lead to; to bring a present or a thing, to reach or hand a thing to one

consciousnesssuneidesis – the consciousness of anything; the soul as distinguishing between what is morally good and bad, prompting to do the former and shun the latter, commending one, condemning the other; the conscience

of sinshamartia – to miss the mark; to err, be mistaken; to miss or wander from the path of uprightness and honor, to do or go wrong; to wander from the law of God, violate God’s law, sin

the worshiperslatreuo – to serve for hire; to serve, minister to, either to the gods or men and used alike of slaves and freemen; in the NT, to render religious service or homage, to worship; to perform sacred services, to offer gifts, to worship God in the observance of the rites instituted for his worship; of priests, to officiate, to discharge the sacred office

oncehapax – once, one time; once for all

purifiedkathairo – to cleanse, of filth impurity, etc; to prune trees and vines from useless shoots; metaph. from guilt, to expiate

Perfect passive participle

:2 would have had no more consciousness of sins

If the Old Testament sacrifices were intended to make the worshippers complete and perfect, then the worshippers would have no more guilt, and the sacrifices would stop.

Note: Jesus has indeed given one sacrifice that has made us perfect.

You may not feel “perfect”, but in God’s eyes you are.

:3 But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year.

reminderanamnesis – a remembering, recollection

:4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.

not possible adunatos – without strength, impotent, powerless, weakly, disabled; unable to be done, impossible

bloodhaima – blood

should take away aphaireo – to take from, take away, remove, carry off; to cut off

:4 it is not possible that the blood of bulls…

Lesson

Incomplete Forgiveness

The best the Old Testament sacrifices could do was to look forward in faith to a perfect sacrifice – Jesus.
But the Old Testament sacrifices themselves did not have the ability to do anything with your sins.
We may not bring animal sacrifices to God in order to find forgiveness, but people do all sorts of things to try and take away their awareness of guilt.  And they too don’t work.
Some people try to do good works, hoping in the end that their good works will somehow offset the evil of their sins.
Some people try to punish themselves for their sins.

They either sabotage the good things in their life so they can be more miserable, or they choose to stay away from things that could be a blessing all because they feel they deserve some sort of punishment.

What’s worse is often the person isn’t quite aware they’re doing it to themselves.

Others just try and cover up their sense of guilt through self-medication: Drugs, alcohol, sex.
Have you found the complete forgiveness that Jesus offers to you?

10:5-10 Christ’s Death/God’s Will

Our author is going to make some points by doing some exegesis on one of David’s Psalms (Ps. 40:6-8)

(Psalm 40:6–8 NKJV) —6 Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; My ears You have opened. Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require. 7 Then I said, “Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is written of me. 8 I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart.”

There are a few differences though in the quote.

The writer is quoting from the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament.
In verse 5 he substitutes the word “body” (soma) for “ear” (hotia).
For the Messiah, it wasn’t just His “ears” that God had “opened” or “prepared”, but His entire body.
In verse 6 he substitutes “required” with “had no pleasure”.
Verse 7 is missing the last part of Ps. 40:8.

:5 Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me.

sacrificethusia – a sacrifice, victim

offeringprosphora – the act of offering, a bringing to; that which is offered, a gift, a present. In the NT a sacrifice, whether bloody or not: offering for sin, expiatory offering

You did not desirethelo – to will, have in mind, intend; to be resolved or determined, to purpose; to desire, to wish; to love; to like to do a thing, be fond of doing; to take delight in, have pleasure

bodysoma – the body both of men or animals

:5 a body You have prepared for Me

Our author has Jesus speaking this “when He came into the world”.

When did Jesus “come into the world”?
At His conception and then birth in Bethlehem.
That little baby’s body was “prepared” for the second Person of the Trinity.
That “body” would one day become a sacrifice.

That was God’s plan for the “body”.

Lesson

God has plans for me

The word translated “prepared” is
preparedkatartizo – to render, to fit, complete; equip
Have you ever wondered what you are here on this earth for?
God not only had plans for Jesus and the “body” He had prepared for Jesus, He also has plans for us.
(Ephesians 2:10 NKJV) For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
God has things for you to do, things He has specifically designed you to do.
Illustration
Eric Liddell was the Scotsman portrayed in the 1981 movie “Chariots of Fire”.  He was a Christian.  He was also an athlete. 
Early in life he sensed a call from God to the mission field, but he also felt that God wanted to use his athletic abilities.
He would end up running for Britain in the 1924 Olympics.
The race he trained for was the 100 meters, but because that race was scheduled to be run on a Sunday, he felt he would better honor God by turning down that race and run instead the 400 meters, which was held on a weekday.
He won gold for Britain.

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Mr. Liddell did more than just run in the Olympics.  After the Olympics, he would move on to the other passion of his life – missions.  He served in China from 1925 until his death in a Japanese internment camp in 1945.
He had a purpose in life.  He lived for God’s glory and honor.
This is the same word (katartidzo) is used our blessing from Hebrews 13:
(Hebrews 13:20–21 NKJV) —20 Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Mr. Liddell said that when he ran he felt “God’s pleasure”. He was doing what he was created for.

Each week we receive this blessing, God is nudging you to help you realize the purposes He has for your life.

:6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure.

burnt offeringsholokautoma – a whole burnt offering; a victim the whole (and not like other victims only a part) of which was burned

had no pleasureeudokeo – it seems good to one, is one’s good pleasure; think it good, choose, determine, decide; to do willingly; to be ready to, to prefer, choose rather; to be well pleased with, take pleasure in, to be favorably inclined towards one

:7 Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come— In the volume of the book it is written of Me— To do Your will, O God.’ ”

I comeheko – to have come, have arrived, be present

volume kephalis – a little head; the highest part, extremity of anything; the tips or knobs of the wooden rod around which parchments were rolled were called by this word, because they resembled little heads; the Alexandrian writers transferred the name to the roll or volume itself; in the roll of the book

the bookbiblion – a small book, a scroll, a written document; a sheet on which something has been written

to dopoieo – to make; to do

will thelema – what one wishes or has determined shall be done; will, choice, inclination, desire, pleasure

Here is where it may get a little confusing because we saw last time how the English word “will” is used to describe future things, but also as a “covenant”, as in a “last will and testament”.

:7 In the volume of the book

Just a little nugget here – this Messianic prophecy has Jesus speaking as if the entire “book”, perhaps even the entire “Bible”, was written about Him.

You can indeed see glimpses of Jesus through the entire Bible.

:7 To do Your will, O God

If you’ve been with us through Hebrews, we’ve used the word “will” used in terms of a “last will and testament” (Heb. 9:16).

(Hebrews 9:16 NKJV) For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
That’s NOT what we’re talking about here.

Here the idea is that of a person’s “choice”, God’s “desires”.

Jesus came to do the will of the Father.

In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus was facing death on the cross when He prayed,
(Matthew 26:39b NKJV) …“O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”

Our author is now going to draw some lessons from Psalm 40.

:8 Previously saying, “Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the law),

Previouslyanoteros – higher; of rest:  in a higher place, above

sacrificethusia – a sacrifice, victim

offeringprosphora – the act of offering, a bringing to; that which is offered, a gift, a present. In the NT a sacrifice, whether bloody or not: offering for sin, expiatory offering

burnt offeringsholokautoma – a whole burnt offering; a victim the whole (and not like other victims only a part) of which was burned

had pleasureeudokeo – it seems good to one, is one’s good pleasure; to be well pleased with

are offeredprosphero – to bring to, lead to; to bring a present or a thing, to reach or hand a thing to one

David (Ps. 40) was saying that the offerings that were made according to the Law of Moses did not give God pleasure.

:9 then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second.

takes awayanaireo – to take up, to lift up (from the ground); to take away, abolish; to do away with or abrogate customs or ordinances

establishhistemi – to cause or make to stand, to place, put, set; to make firm, fix establish; to establish a thing, cause it to stand

:9 He takes away the first

Our writer is simply dividing David’s passage (Ps. 40:6-8; Heb. 10:5-7) into two parts.

The first part had to do with the sacrifices of the Law.

God had no pleasure in these things.

:9 that He may establish the second

The second part of David’s passage was about “coming to do God’s will”.

The Law was done away with and replaced by the “second” thing, which was Jesus doing God’s will by dying on a cross.

:10 By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

:10 By that will

will thelema – what one wishes or has determined shall be done; will, choice, inclination, desire, pleasure

Jesus did “God’s will” when He died on the cross for us.

His death is what makes us holy, or “sanctified”.

:10 we have been sanctified

offeringprosphora – the act of offering, a bringing to; that which is offered, a gift, a present. In the NT a sacrifice, whether bloody or not: offering for sin, expiatory offering

bodysoma – the body both of men or animals

onceephapax – once, at once; all at once; once for all

sanctifiedhagiazo – to separate from profane things and dedicate to God; to purify; free from the guilt of sin

Perfect passive participle
The verb is in the “perfect” tense, meaning that it’s happened in the past, and the results continue into the present.

Lesson

Perfectly Holy

Whether you realize it, feel it, or know it –
Jesus’ sacrifice for us has made us “holy”.

Completely.  Now. Once for all.

Even though God understands where you are right now, and He sees your flaws and your failings, He also sees you as His finished work, as complete in Christ.
Illustration
The great artist and sculptor Michelangelo said,

“In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it.”

You may look in the mirror and only see a stupid block of stone, but God sees what He’s making of you.

I found a fascinating video of a gal demonstrating how she carves a person’s face out of a solid block of stone.
First she starts with a live model and makes a clay sculpture, then takes a block of stone and starts working.
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I like what she said at the end, that she wants people to see that she “pushed” the material as far as it could go … that they would wonder about her reasons for carving it…

That’s like God working on us.

Paul talked about these same kinds of things when he wrote about our “position” in Christ.
(Ephesians 2:4–7 NLT) —4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, 5 that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) 6 For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. 7 So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.

God intends that the universe would see what He’s made of us and be amazed at the beauty of His grace in our lives.

You may feel at times like you are just hopeless, but God isn’t giving up on you.
He knows what He’s going to make of you.
He’s making a masterpiece.
(Philippians 1:6 NLT) And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

Don’t be quick to give up on yourself.  God isn’t giving up.

10:11-18 Becoming Perfect

:11 And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

ministeringleitourgeo – to do a service, perform a work; of priests and Levites who were busied with the sacred rites in the tabernacle or the temple

repeatedly pollakis – often, frequently

never oudepote – never

can dunamai – to be able, have power whether by virtue of one’s own ability and resources, or of a state of mind, or through favourable circumstances, or by permission of law or custom; to be able to do something; to be capable, strong and powerful

take awayperiaireo – to take away that which surrounds or envelopes a thing; metaph. to take away altogether or entirely; the guilt of sin, to expiate perfectly

:12 But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,

Manautos – himself, herself, themselves, itself; he, she, it; the same

onemia – only one, someone

offeredprosphero – to bring to, lead to; to bring a present or a thing, to reach or hand a thing to one

foreverdienekes – continuously, continuous

sat downkathizo – to make to sit down; to sit down

:13 from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool.

waitingekdechomai – to receive, accept; to look for, expect, wait for, await

are madetithemi – to set, put, place

footstoolhupopodion – a footstool

:11 every priest stands ministering daily

The Levitical priests performed their sacrifices daily because they were never “finished”.  They couldn’t bring perfection because the blood of bulls and goats can never take away sins (v. 4)

:12 He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever

Jesus had a better sacrifice, so He only had to offer it once for all time. 

:12 sat down at the right hand of God

The author is again quoting from one of his favorite Messianic psalms:

(Psalm 110:1 NKJV) The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”
This is one of our author’s favorite passages.  He makes allusions to it at least five times (1:3, 13; 8:1; 12:2)

After He was done with His sacrifice, Jesus was able to sit at God’s right hand.

I get the idea that the author is telling us that Jesus was finished doing any work.  He now sits.
He’s already quoted this passage back in 1:13

(Hebrews 1:13 NKJV) But to which of the angels has He ever said: “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool”?

He’s made allusions to it in:

(Hebrews 1:3 NKJV) who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

(Hebrews 8:1 NKJV) Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

He’ll again mention it in:

(Hebrews 12:2 NKJV) looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

:14 For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.

onemia – only one, someone

offeringprosphora – the act of offering, a bringing to; that which is offered, a gift, a present. In the NT a sacrifice, whether bloody or not: offering for sin, expiatory offering

has perfectedteleioo – to make perfect, complete; add what is yet wanting in order to render a thing full

Perfect active indicative

foreverdienekes – continuously, continuous

being sanctifiedhagiazo – to render or acknowledge, or to be venerable or hallow; to separate from profane things and dedicate to God; consecrate things to God; to purify; to cleanse externally; to purify by expiation: free from the guilt of sin; to purify internally by renewing of the soul

Present passive participle

We’ll come back to this at the end…

:15 But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before,

said beforeproereo – to say before; to say in what precedes, to say above; to say beforehand i.e. before the event: prophecies

:15 for after He had said before

He’s going to take us back to Jeremiah 31:33-34, which is something our writer has already talked about in Hebrews 8:7-13.

His point is to show from another passage that God had planned on doing something to completely deal with our sins.

(Hebrews 8:7–13 NKJV) —7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. 8 Because finding fault with them, He says: “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah—9 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord. 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 11 None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” 13 In that He says, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.

(Jeremiah 31:31–34 NKJV) —31 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah—32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”

:16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,”

The first line of the New Covenant was that God would put His laws into human hearts.

covenantdiatheke – a disposition, arrangement, of any sort, which one wishes to be valid, the last disposition which one makes of his earthly possessions after his death, a testament or will; a compact, a covenant, a testament

will makediatithemai – to arrange, dispose of, one’s own affairs; of something that belongs to one; to dispose of by will, make a testament; to make a covenant, enter into a covenant, with one

literally, “the covenant that I will covenant”

putdidomi – to give; to give something to someone

:17 then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”

This was the last part of Jeremiah’s prophecy concerning the New Covenant.

God would no longer remember their sins.

remembermnaomai – to remind; to be recalled or to return to one’s mind, to remind one’s self of, to remember; to be recalled to mind, to be remembered, had in remembrance; to remember a thing; be mindful of

:18 Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.

:18 there is no longer an offering for sin

remissionaphesis – release from bondage or imprisonment; forgiveness or pardon, of sins (letting them go as if they had never been committed), remission of the penalty

The author is using “remission” to be equivalent to God not remembering our sins.

With the New Covenant, the New Testament, there is complete forgiveness (remission).  God no longer remembers your sins. 

That means there is no longer a need to keep making sacrifices for your sins.

:14 He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified

There are two Greek verb tenses to pay attention to here.

The word “perfected” is in one of those past tenses, meaning that it’s already done, just as we have been “sanctified” (v.10)
The phrase “being sanctified” is a present tense, meaning that it is something happening continually.
How is it that on one hand we’re already “perfect” and “sanctified”, and yet we are also “being sanctified”?  It’s because we’re on the…

Lesson

Conveyor Belt

I don’t know what you think of when you think of a “conveyor belt”.  Perhaps you think of something that’s impossible to keep up with, like this:
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The conveyor belt I’m thinking of is more like the assembly line in a factory.
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Here’s the tension in the Christian life:
God sees the finished product, that we are “perfect” and “holy”.
We only see where we are right now, which is far from perfect.
The Christian life we are to live is like a conveyor belt, moving us closer and closer to the finished product.
We’ll never get there until we see Jesus, but we stay on the conveyor belt and let Him work on us.
This is the role of spiritual disciplines, things we need to practice in our lives.
We learn to cultivate the practice of prayer, reading our Bible, confessing our sin, sharing our faith, hanging out with Christians.
You may not feel forgiven right now, but if you have trusted your life to Jesus, it’s true.  You are forgiven.

When we sin, it’s important that we practice “confession”.

(1 John 1:9 NKJV) If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

As we confess our sins, we experience cleansing and have a taste of that perfection.
An important part of the conveyor belt is the Holy Spirit.
(1 Thessalonians 4:3–8 NLT) —3 God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. 4 Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor—5 not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. 6 Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before. 7 God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives. 8 Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
Don’t misunderstand – though holiness involves our sexuality, it is a much bigger issue than just sexual purity.
We move the conveyor belt along as we learn to yield to the nudging of the Holy Spirit.
He’s constantly nudging us, convicting us, empowering us, all in the direction of being “holy”, because after all He is the “Holy” Spirit.
It’s not something that happens overnight.
It’s something that will continue for the rest of your life.
Don’t get discouraged because it takes you time to learn a lesson, just learn the lesson.