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The Hebrews writer continues from Messiah being the superior sacrifice and High Priest speaking of our faith, the importance of faith, and the necessity of continuing in faith. Faith is believing God. Our faith must continue to be salvation from sins, the effects of sin, and our daily life in faith must be through…
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Luke 17:5-6 5 The Apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” 6 The Lord said, “If youp had faith as big as a mustard seed, youp might say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey youp.” It is not the smallest seed in Israel…
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We all make promises. How do God’s promises different from human promises? Why is there usually a waiting period before God’s promise is fulfilled? Why did God take an oath with His promise to Abraham? My translation and notes on Hebrews 6:13-20 God’s Promise Is Sure 13 For when God made a promise to…
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As Christians, we must know what we believe and why. It is not just pastoral ministry that teaches us, but we must read and STUDY to learn for ourselves. We have that responsibility. It must be our priority. My translation and notes on Hebrews 6:1-12 Encouragement to Grow in and by Doctrine 1 So…
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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…