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Hebrews 13:1-6: The Public and Private Christian Life 12.05.2010 57:14 ↓

Unlike most New Testament authors, the writer of Hebrews has not saved all his practical application until the end of the letter. Instead, he has interspersed doctrine and duty throughout the sermon. Now, after teaching his readers that their God is both the consuming holiness of Sinai and the consuming love of Zion, he writes in the final chapter several intensely practical commands to reveal to...

Hebrews 12:25-29: Jesus; Don't Stop Listening to Him 05.05.2010 52:37 ↓

While it is true that the New Testament does give us a fuller revelation of God, we dare not say that we read of a different God in the New Testament. The God we worship today is the same God worshipped by Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Isaiah, John the Baptist, and Paul. However, passages such as the one we studied last - Hebrews 12:18-24 - often add to the confusion. The same God spoke both...

Hebrews 12:18-24: Moving Onward to our Current Destination 28.04.2010 54:43 ↓

We often long for the good ol' days but not many of us would want to give up modern conveniences like cell phones, the internet, and air conditioning. The book of Hebrews was to say the same thing on a different level to first-century Jews who had converted to Christianity. Their new faith in Christ led to significant problems in other areas of their life. They are disowned by family. They are bei...

Hebrews 12:12-17: Running Your Race with Other Believers 21.04.2010 1:06:32 ↓

In the previous section of Scripture, the author explains "the secret" behind all the difficult times the readers had experienced and were currently experiencing. Their afflictions did not just come into their lives at the hands of fate and destiny. Instead, the author wants his readers to understand that God was and is behind all of it, including the affliction that was just now on the distant ho...

Hebrews 12:12-17: Introduction, Questions and Answers 14.04.2010 52:48 ↓

In the previous section of Scripture, the author explains "the secret" behind all the difficult times the readers had experienced and were currently experiencing. Their afflictions did not just come into their lives at the hands of fate and destiny. Instead, the author wants his readers to understand that God was and is behind all of it, including the affliction that was just now on the distant ho...

Hebrews 12:3-11: God's Discipline of His Children 07.04.2010 51:00 ↓

The slow devolution of fatherhood in our popular media has surely had some effect on the viewers' understanding of the family in general and fatherhood in particular. Another fearful effect can be seen in the area of biblical interpretation. The Bible uses the image of the father consistently to reveal various aspects of the relationship between God and his people. As the popular image of fatherho...

Hebrews 12:1-2: Running the Race with Endurance 31.03.2010 59:46 ↓

In the first two verses of the twelfth chapter, the author of Hebrews begins to apply all the truths presented in the first ten chapters. What will a life lived in confident trust in the Superior High Priest look like? How does an enduring and obedient faith work in everyday life? There is only one exhortation in the entire passage: "Let us run." This one verb is surrounded by a series of particip...