Without faith in the one true God our hopes are false, fleeting and will let us down sooner of later (maybe on our death bed). True faith (in God) comes from reading and reviewing God acting in history (Rom. 10:17- … Continue reading →

  These Christians (and many were Jewish Christians) were being persecuted for their faith (see Heb. 10:32-34) and were tempted to go back to Judaism and drop out of the faith race, so the “coach” (the human author of Hebrews) … Continue reading →

  THE POINT OF NO RETURN – Disqualified for further service (See 1 Cor. 9:24- 27) – "It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, … Continue reading →

“(Jesus) was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek. Concerning him (and His priesthood) we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing (due to moral laxness … Continue reading →

  The writer of Hebrews is writing to Jewish believers in Jesus who are being persecuted for their faith and tempted to revert back to Judaism and exhorting them to press on to maturity in Christ.  Likewise, the world, the … Continue reading →

 "Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, … Continue reading →

 Our last lesson from chapter 3:7-16 spoke of a believer losing God's promised rest (not salvation) through hardening his heart by disobeying His Word and chapter four continues this by showing us how to receive His rest. Two kinds of … Continue reading →

  This is the second warning of five (see 2:1 for first- drifting because of neglect of God's Word) to these Jewish believers to exhort them to remain faithful to the end so they may experience the "rest" of salvation … Continue reading →

"SO THEN, brethren, consecrated and set apart for God, who share in the heavenly calling, [thoughtfully and attentively] consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest Whom we confessed [as ours when we embraced the Christian faith]." After only two chapters … Continue reading →

  The writer of Hebrews continues to show how Jesus is better than angels and especially since Jesus became a man. Mankind suffers and dies and angels don't suffer or die, so how can Jesus be better than angels? The … Continue reading →

 "It is not angels who will control (rule over) the future world we are talking about" (Heb 2:5 NLT). The writer of Hebrews continues his argument that Jesus is superior to angels (which some OT saints exalted above Christ) and … Continue reading →

 The problem seen in the book of Hebrews: Jewish Christians were digressing in following Jesus as Lord because of persecution and going from drifting (2:1-4), to doubting/unbelief (3:7-4:13), to dulling (5:11-6:20), to drawing back (10:26-39) to denying/refusing Him (Heb. 12:25-29). … Continue reading →

  Although today we as believers are not tempted to worship angels we may be we if we saw one like the apostle John did (Rev 19:10, 22:9). Yet in the OT, Jewish people exalted angels and some even worshiped … Continue reading →

  “Fix your eyes on Jesus” (Heb.12:2) – The problem seen in the book of Hebrews: Jewish Christians were digressing in following Jesus as Lord because of persecution and going from drifting, doubting, dulling, departing and despising Him. Likewise, the … Continue reading →

The author of Hebrews is like a doctor in an emergency room. He skips over polite introductions and greetings and gets right to work. He sees a serious problem and addresses it quickly. And the problem at this point is … Continue reading →