Tag Archives: Hebrews

15 See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. Bitterness affects not just the person who is bitter. That root spreads out and touches many other people’s lives. That is why it is especially prudent to deal with theContinue reading “8Oct2008 Heb 12:15”

14 Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. It can be hard to get along with some people, because some people are just hard to get along with! Unfortunately, I have discovered over the years that the people I haveContinue reading “7Oct2008 Heb 12:14”

10 Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained byContinue reading “6Oct2008 Heb 12:10-11”

4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.  Jesus resisted sin to such a great degree that, in order not to sin, He went to the Cross. He could have chosen sin, but He chose to suffer in our place. There was a recentContinue reading “5Oct2008 Heb 12:4”

1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.  This verse follows all the great stories of faith in the previous chapter. Those who receivedContinue reading “4Oct2008 Heb 12:1”

37 They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— 38 the world was not worthy of them. This is the kind of faith that most of us in the West don’t want, and yet millions ofContinue reading “3Oct2008 Heb 11:37-38a”

33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. I want to start a newContinue reading “2Oct2008 Heb 11:33-34”

10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. God not only pushed the plunger on the Big Bang, but every aspect of creation and non-creation are the brainchild of God. There is reality apart from this creation. Before God created this universe, He existed. To callContinue reading “1Oct2008 Heb 11:10”

25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. I can’t imagine a time when more “Christians” are choosing to not go to church. As I talk with so many people who claimContinue reading “30Sep2008 Heb 10:25”

24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Staying on course can be difficult. We need each other to stay on course. Part of our duty as Christians is to push each other forward. We can become like sheep, content to just stand in the fieldContinue reading “29Sep2008 Heb 10:24”