20120701 The recipients of Hebrews are Christian Jews, many ex-priests, who are steeped in the tradition and religious ceremonies of the Levitical Priesthood. It needed some very convincing and persuasive reasoning to convince them that Jesus as their Great High Priest is far better and… Read More »The New Covenant
24 Jun 2012
20120624 Heb. 7:11-19 teaches us how Jesus as our Great High Priest is like King/Priest Melchizedek and how this new Jesus’ Priesthood was different than the old priesthood. It is important to remember that the basic idea of religion for the Jews then was to… Read More »Jesus' Priesthood
20120617 Hebrews Chapter 7 starts the section in the book which outlines how Jesus’ Priesthood is superior to that of the Aaronic Priesthood. It begins by looking at the fascinating Old Testament character of Melchizedek and presents four reasons on why the Order of Melchizedek… Read More »King / Priest Melchizedek
20120610 Hebrews 6:13-20 gives us three tremendous confirmations for the assurance of our faith. GOD’S PROMISES (vs. 13-15). Here we have God’s promise to Abraham as recorded in Genesis 22:16-17. In spite of Abraham’s failures and sins, God kept his promise and the promised Isaac was… Read More »Assurance Of Our Faith
6 Jun 2012
20120603 Hebrews 6:1-12 presents to us an exhortation, a warning and an affirmation. EXHORTATION (verses 1-3). We are encouraged to move forward from the basics towards maturity in our Christian faith. This implies a maturity of the mind which requires us to diligently study the Bible… Read More »Spiritual Maturity
20120527 God called us to demonstrate His love through service (or ministry) and to communicate His Word through evangelism (or missions). Are we growing in this calling? Look at the following short and honest letter: “I felt I should tell you a little bit of a… Read More »Growth In His Calling
20120520 Spiritual maturity is God’s will for every believer. He wants all of us as His children to grow. In Ephesians 4:14, Paul said that we should not remain as “infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every… Read More »Growth In Our Christlikeness
