Category: Hebrews
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Spiritual Food
(Hebrews 5:11-14 – Spiritual Food) One of the analogies often used in the New Testament is that of a child growing into an adult. For a child to grow they need good quality and quantities of food. And it is the same for Christians. To grow to maturity in Christ we need quality spiritual food.…
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Priest of the Order of Melchizedek
(Hebrews 5:5-10 – A Priest of the Order of Melchizedek) Jesus had many titles. He was the Son of God, the Word, the Son of Man, son of David. But one of His most important titles was that He was a priest of the order of Melchizedek. This was a supremely important role that Jesus…
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High Priests of God
(Hebrews 5:1-4 – High Priests of God) It is an interesting subject to look at the high priests of God, and especially in this section that talks about how they are appointed. The analogies for the priesthood and the high priests of God really haven’t changed. Under both Christianity and Judaism, there are similarities. One…
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Confidence in the Lord
(Hebrews 4:14-16 – Confidence in the Lord) If there is one thing that we can have as Christians, it is confidence in the Lord. Through the grace of God and the work He accomplished in the death and resurrection of Jesus, we can be confident that God loves us. God has provided for every situation…
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The Word of God
(Hebrews 4:12-13 – The Word of God) How powerful is the word of God? Surely it is the most powerful force in existence. It is by the word of God that the Creation as we know it exists and came into being in the first place. God’s word gives us salvation over sin and freedom.…
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Entering God’s Day of Rest
(Hebrews 4:9-11 – Entering God’s Day of Rest) Under the Old Testament law of Moses, one of the Ten Commandments said that people were to rest on the Sabbath from all of their labours. The point of this commandment was to benefit man in two ways. First, the commandment provided a break from the daily…
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Entering God’s Rest
(Hebrews 4:3-8 – Entering God’s Rest) If there is one thing you can guarantee on this earth it’s that there is no rest. There is the old saying, “There’s no rest for the wicked,” but they’ve got it wrong. There is even less rest for the righteous because the righteous stand in direct opposition to…
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Faith is the key
(Hebrews 4:1-2 – Faith is the Key) If there is one point that sticks out in these verses I am looking at today, it is that faith is the key. In the Gospel of salvation, there are many things to be done and believed upon. We need to understand baptism, freedom, why Jesus came, how…
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Do Not Harden Your Hearts
(Hebrews 3:15-19 – Do Not Harden Your Hearts) Their is a dire warning in these words. Do not harden your hearts is an important message for all who come to Christ. The opportunity to be hard of heart today is even greater than in the past. There are many scriptures that mention or allude to…
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Falling Away From God
(Hebrews 3:12-14 – Falling Away from God) The worst thing that can happen to any Christian is to fall away. Falling away from God basically spells the death of the Christian as they reject all they may have learned and returned to the ways of the world. To do such a thing is a terrible…
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The Day of the Lord
(Hebrews 3:7-11 – The Day of the Lord When is the Day of the Lord? You may think it will be the Day of His second coming. Or perhaps the Judgement Day. Or maybe it was in the past, say perhaps the day of His birth, or the day of His resurrection. But the truth…