Len’s Mens Fellowship Archives

 "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 →

The primary purpose of prophetic teaching seen here in 2 Peter 3, in the book of Revelation and many other places in Scripture (appx. 25-30% of Scripture is prophecy) is to prepare us to be ready to meet the Lord. … Continue reading →

"Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking.  I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and … Continue reading →