Len’s Mens Fellowship Archives

HEBREWS 10:26-39 IT IS A DREADFUL THING TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE LIVING GOD – GOD’S FIERY DISCIPLINE OF HIS CHILDREN

  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 10:1-25 LET US ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER—AND ALL THE MORE AS YOU SEE THE DAY APPROACHING – FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE

  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

HEBREWS 9:15-27 “IT IS APPOINTED (BY GOD) FOR MEN TO DIE ONCE AND AFTER THIS COMES JUDGEMENT.”

  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

HEBREWS 9:1-14 SERVING THE LIVING GOD VERSUS DEAD WORKS WITH A CLEAN CONSCIENCE

 "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

HEBREWS 8:6-13; EZEKIAL 36:22-36 “I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.”

"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 JESUS – THE SUPERIOR PRIEST IN A SUPERIOR SANCTUARY WITH A SUPERIOR COVENANT

  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

HEBREWS 7 JESUS THE KING-PRIEST ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK

  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

HEBREWS 6 SUMMARY FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE PART II

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

HEBREWS 6:9- 6:20 “WE HAVE THIS HOPE AS AN ANCHOR FOR THE SOUL”

  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

HEBREWS 5:10-6:12 DANGER!!! DRIFITING > DOUBTING> DULLING – TO THE POINT OF NO RETURN

  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

HEBREWS 5:10-6:3 DANGER!!! DRIFTING > DOUBTING > DULLING – NO!!! “LET US PRESS ON TO MATURITY”

“(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

HEBREWS 5:1-10 JESUS OUR GREAT HIGH PRIEST – SELECTED BY GOD FROM AMONG MEN, SYMPATHETIC WITH MAN, AND SACRIFICED HIMSELF FOR OUR SINS

  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