RECEIVING AND GIVING GOD'S LOVE & TRUTH BY HIS GRACE  The author of Hebrews continues his exhortation to these suffering (10:32-34) and weary believers whom God is training in holiness through trials and hardship (12:3-11) so they and we can … Continue reading →

Joni Eareckson Tada, after suffering 43 years as a quadriplegic, is now "in the fight of my life."  Recently she has suffered "jaw-splitting pain" for several years and just as it let up she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast … Continue reading →

"Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance (perseverance) the race that is set before … Continue reading →

"He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead." As we continue our study of Hebrews 11 and particularly the faith of Abraham, we learn a valuable and essential lesson in Biblical faith; that we must … Continue reading →

   "For you have need of endurance (patience) so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised." Heb.10:36 "Do not, therefore, fling away your fearless confidence, for it carries a great and glorious … Continue reading →

  [‘If there is true faith, there will be consequent actions. The writer now launches on a lengthy section in which he shows the variety of actions that can accompany faith, depending on the circumstances which an individual faces. The … Continue reading →

  Biblical faith is not just theology but the power of God to create a new life (a born again person) and to give us power over sin to know, love and obey God. In the first ten Chapters of … Continue reading →

  See Hebrews 10:26-31- The commentary below by Dr. Bing and the web-site address for the other commentary (see in following paragraph) is about this difficult passage in Hebrews (similar to Hebrews 6:4-8) which is in our study for this … Continue reading →

  Hebrews 10:1-18- {"The failure of the Law (vv. 1-5), Christ's final sacrifice, and the forgiveness of sins (vv. 5-18) are summarized and emphasized. The Law, as "a shadow," anticipates "the good things to come" in Christ (v. 1). Its … Continue reading →

  ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT WITH GOD – THE SUPERIOR AND ONLY ACCEPTABLE SACRIFICE? "I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!" (Gal. 2:21) … Continue reading →

 "NOW EVEN the first covenant had its own rules and regulations for divine worship, and it had a sanctuary [but one] of this world."  Of this world simply means that it was made from earthly materials by man and that … Continue reading →

"I WILL MAKE A NEW COVENANT WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AND WITH THE HOUSE OF JUDAH.  IT WILL NOT BE LIKE THE COVENANT I MADE WITH THEIR FOREFATHERS." "These are the numbers of the men armed for battle who … Continue reading →

  HEBREWS 7:25-8:7 The book of Hebrews ties the OT and NT together like no other book in the Bible. Under the old covenant the priesthood was the most central point, because the priest (mediator) under the Mosaic Law brought … Continue reading →

  Interpreting and applying Hebrews 7 and the passages related to it (Gen. 14:17-20; Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 4:14-16; Hebrews 5:1-10 and Zechariah 6:9-15) is difficult but yields a rich message of hope and blessing leading us to even greater praise … Continue reading →

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 →