Hebrews 4:16 Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.            The “therefore” in v. 16 draws a conclusion from what the author has previously stated. Since Christians have a “high priest,” Jesus, who “sympathizes” (Gr. sumpatheō) with the weaknesses of His people (sharing their feelings; understanding...  Read More

1 Timothy 2:5-7 For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. 7 For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.The “for” that begins v. 5 is explanatory, explaining to Christians why the...  Read More

Hebrews 4:14-16 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. 16 Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy...  Read More

Hebrews 4:12-13 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.           Hebrews 4:12 reflec...  Read More

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow…The epistle to the Hebrews is a sermon filled with biblical doctrine from the Old Testament (OT), examples from Jewish life, and exhortation to obey that which is being preached. In Hebrews 1, the author quotes from six differ...  Read More

Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”            Having made clear that He has all authority, Jesus gives a universal call to “all who are weary and heavy laden,” or more literally...  Read More

Hebrews 4:11 Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same example of disobedience.            Throughout chapters 3-4, the author of Hebrews speaks of “rest” as equivalent to salvation, for the “rest” he speaks of is a reference to fully trusting in Jesus Christ. Rest (Gr. katapausis) refers basically to ceasing from any action or work. As i...  Read More

Hebrews 4:9-11 So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. 10 For the one who has entered God’s rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His. 11 So let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, by following the same example of disobedience.            The Sabbath, or seventh, is used in at least four different ways in the Bible. First, it is a refe...  Read More

Hebrews 4:4-8 For He has said somewhere concerning the seventh day: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works”; 5 and again in this passage, “They shall not enter My rest.” 6 Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience, 7 He again fixes a certain day, “Today,” saying through David after ...  Read More

Hebrews 4:1-3 Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it. 2 For indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also; but the word they heard did not profit them, because it was not united by faith in those who heard. 3 For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said, “As I swore in My wrath, The...  Read More

Hebrews 3:15-19 While it is said, “Today if you hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts, as when they provoked Me.” 16 For who provoked Him when they had heard? Indeed, did not all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses? 17 And with whom was He angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His...  Read More

Hebrews 3:14 For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end.            The author of Hebrews was not one to sit around and amongst professed Christians who doubted the superiority of Jesus Christ while assuming that since they once made a profession of faith in Christ that they were once saved, always saved. To the author, a true believer...  Read More