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Hebrews 1:5-14: Jesus: Better than the Angels (Part 2) 23.09.2009 54:59 ↓

When we think of angels as they appear in novels, movies, television shows, and art, we are prone to end up with a disjointed, inconsistent, and unbiblical view of these creatures. The only true way to gain a proper understanding of angels (and demons) is to study what the Bible reveals about them. The author of Hebrews forces us to consider angels because he mentions them repeatedly in the first...

Hebrews 1:5-14: Jesus: Better than the Angels (Part 1) 16.09.2009 55:23 ↓

When we think of angels as they appear in novels, movies, television shows, and art, we are prone to end up with a disjointed, inconsistent, and unbiblical view of these creatures. The only true way to gain a proper understanding of angels (and demons) is to study what the Bible reveals about them. The author of Hebrews forces us to consider angels because he mentions them repeatedly in the first...

Hebrews 1:1-4: Jesus - The True King, Final Prophet, and Perfect Priest 09.09.2009 56:58 ↓

In America, Christ is tiny and He is getting smaller every day. What are we to make of this Americanization of Christ? Michael Horton compares the American religious scene to Aaron and the golden calf. He notes that "It was not that Aaron was willing to have Israel worship a false God, but that he was willing to let them worship the true God falsely." We dare not repeat the same mistake. Instead,...

Introduction 02.09.2009 55:38 ↓

How much could you endure? Would you endure in the faith for very long if it meant that you could not keep your job or if it became difficult to feed your family because you believed the teachings of an itinerant preacher from Nazareth? Would you stay true to your faith in Christ when authorities come to seize your car, home, and land? Would you stand strong in the face of imprisonment for the mer...

Did Jesus Descend Into Hell? 05.08.2009 1:06:20 ↓

It is important to realize that the phrase "he descended into hell" does not appear in the Bible. Instead, the words are found in the Apostles' Creed, where we read that Christ "was crucified, dead, and buried, he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead." The question before us is this: "What does it mean that Christ "descended into hell"?