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Reading and studying the Scriptures has great benefits, likewise, not reading and studying the Scriptures has great damage. The main issue is a Christian is easier to be deceived if they do not know the truth taught by the Bible. All Christians should be discipled on Bible interpretation, Old Testament and New Testament survey,…
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The superiority of Jesus as High Priest. He is living. He is in heaven ministry for us. He is a compassionate High Priest. He was tempted yet was victorious. He never sinned in thoughts, desires, words, and deeds. Because of His ministry, we can come to the heavenly Holy of Holies and pray for…
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What is the rest that God promises us? How does one qualify for God’s rest? How does a person not receive God’s rest? Some verses about God’s rest: Exodus 33:14, Isaiah 14:3,and Matthew 11:28. Some verses about not experiencing God’s rest: Isaiah 28:12, Jeremiah 6:16, and Isaiah 30:15. Also, see How can we enter into…
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Was Judas Iscariot ever a believer in Jesus Christ? Some hold the view that Judas was, and those who do not. We can hold different interpretations without any arguing or fighting about this question. My translation and note on John 6:67-71 67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Will youp also turn away?” 68…
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The writer continues with warnings not to disbelieve. We must not harden our heart by practicing error and sin and ignoring the Scriptures rules. There are sad consequences to making God angry by our lapse into errors of doctrine and actions of doing sins when we know we are wrong. We need to walk…
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The writer continues his message. Now he warns about falling into unbelief. He gives the example of the people of Israel and their unbelief in the wilderness (Exodus 17:1-7). The readers would be familiar with this history of Israel. The Bible gives us rules we must and must not do, principles of what we…
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Moses to any serious Jew was a position of greatest honor. As great as Moses was, whom the Lord conversed with face to face, there is someone greater. Moses even wrote about him—Deuteronomy 18:15 NLT Moses continued, “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your fellow Israelites. You…
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The Holy Spirit reveals to Paul the conditions of life before Jesus returns for His church. It is both a warning and a sign. We must also not have these character traits and lifestyle. We Christians have the Scriptures for our worldview and lifestyle that Jesus wants for us. The Holy Spirit also gives…
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The writer of Hebrews continues teaching about the family of God. Jesus is the sanctifier; we are the sanctified. All was revealed by the prophets in the Old Testament period. The necessity of the redeemer to be fully human. The devil was destroyed by Jesus’s death and resurrection. The fear of death is gone.…