David Journal

Tag: Hebrews

  • A treatise on faith

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    I’ve always known that Hebrews 11 spoke about faith but I never noticed before that what Paul is talking about in chapter 11 flows seamlessly into chapters 12 and 13 to form a more complete sermon on the subject.

  • A better covenant, established upon better promises.

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    We often talk about a new covenant but I love how Paul emphasizes that it is a better covenant and how he explains the foundation of better promises that makes it a better covenant.

  • Entering into rest

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    It is rare to have someone truly “safely gathered in” before the last stages of their life like the people of Ammon were. Even when we have had testimony and confirmation life happens and we can be shaken or lose our grasp of the iron rod either permanently or temporarily. The funny thing is that…

  • A different foundation

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    The epistle to the Hebrews is different than the other epistles because the Hebrews arrived at the doctor’s if Christ from a different foundation. They were not converted from the gentle creeds that held no covenant with God but rather from the covenant people who had been taught the law of Moses and the words…

  • Our great advocate

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    Jesus is able to save “to the uttermost” any who seek to come to God through Him because he knows perfectly how to succor those who experience temptation. Those who are tempted and respond by turning to Him for aid so that they might be worthy to return to heaven will receive the perfect succor…

  • The veil in reading the old testament

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    2 Corinthians soaks of the minds of the Jew being blinded in their reading of the Old Testament. It says that this cell that blinded them was taken away in Christ. It seems to me that it is taken away for those who accept Christ, but that for those who read the Old Testament without…

  • Temptations of Christ

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    If Christ suffered temptations so that he might succor us, then we should use the experience of our temptations to make ourselves more compassionate to the temptations that others suffer. That doesn’t mean that we condone soon, just that we treat sinners and those who are tempted kindly and be careful to leave unnecessary judgement…

  • Son of man

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    It appears that “Son of man” is the title Christ most often used for himself and that He used it more than anyone else.

  • Christ always pleased His Father

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    Jesus testifies that he always did that which was pleasing to Heavenly Father. That fits with the testimony of Heavenly Father that He was well pleased with Christ.

  • He came to serve and not to be served

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    While it is appropriate that people should sell to serve the Savior – that is about us and our recognition of our place relative to Him, not about what His purpose and expectation were. The same hold true for our current leaders. They sell not to be served even though we should sell to serve…