Cornerstone Baptist Church

In Hebrews 11:32-40 we are given examples of God given faith in the suffering and salvation of the Old Testament believers.

As we consider the lives of Moses, his parents, the Israelites and Rahab, we see examples of faith leading God-followers to choose the treasures of God over the treasures of the world. As such we can hold on to Jesus.

In Romans 6:1-14 we see that the resurrection gives the gift of being able to resist sin.

The Danger and Necessity of a Holy God

Followers of Christ are encouraged to trust God by offering Him everything in our lives and by speaking confidently about God's promises in His Word.

Faith obeys when it’s difficult and believes when it seems impossible because it knows the rewards are worth it. Faith leads us to regularly evaluate this life and estimate it for what is actually it is and consistently look forward to the next life. 

Faith is the the key to pleasing God

As David's kingdom brought war and battles with the enemy, so also Jesus' kingdom brought war to sin and battle with it for believers.

Keep your confidence in Jesus knowing that if you ultimately reject Jesus then you're headed for judgement.

Draw near to our Lord, hold fast to our confession of Jesus and stir up one another to follow Jesus.

The law covenant can't take away sins (v. 1-4). This is why Jesus brought his body (v. 5-9). And now nothing else needs to happen (v. 10-18)

God will suddenly, certainly, forcefully, and completely establish His Kingdom

The death of Jesus brings about all the promises and gifts of the New Covenant.

Jesus entered once for all as a perfect sacrifice to fulfill all the Old Covenant pictures of how broken sinners can be brought near a Holy God; thus forever making our conscience pure.

Jesus' priesthood is better because He is in heaven and His new covenant has better promises.

2 Samuel chapters 3-4 show us the brokenness of the kingdom awaiting the rule of David. Abner turns to the kingdom of David, while Joab seeks to make justice by his own hand. Let us turn to King Jesus.

Jesus is a new priest of a new and better covenant; better because Jesus remains our Priest forever and He never sins.

Jesus is a far better priest than any human priest, even better than Melchizedek. Jesus has blessed us, like Melchizedek blessed Abraham. As such we should give our lives to Jesus as Abraham gave a tithe to Melchizedek.

As the Davidic Kingdom begins we see glimpses of the amazing patience and obedience of God’s faithful king, the mess of a fallen world, and the beauty of a king’s heart focused on the kingdom of God.

We can hold on to Jesus because God, who cannot lie, has promised that our High Priest, Jesus, is a sure and steady anchor already ministering on our behalf before God.

The warning in Hebrews serves to keep believers diligent in pressing forward in their Christian walk.

We should be growing in our ability to digest the Word. We can work hard to understand and apply the Bible, praying for God's help in doing so.

Saul's life is a tragic example of failing to trust and obey God. Followers of God pray for help to see and trust God's ways and purposes.

We have a perfect High Priest who was anointed by God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. He is able to bring us to God.

Furthering the imperative, the author of Hebrews invites us to strive to enter the rest of God by continuing to believe in the Gospel and drawing near to Christ in our time of need (temptation).