“Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered. And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation.” (Hebrews 5:8-9 NASB1995) This is speaking of Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, the second person of our triune God – … Continue reading To All Who Obey Christ

“Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and … Continue reading Are You Dull of Hearing?

“..God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose, interposed with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. This … Continue reading Heirs of The Promise

We live in a day and time when being a “Christian” appears to be based primarily (or largely) on a verbal confession of Christ as Savior, but without any requirements at all for a changed life, or very loose requirements, at best. If one has made that confession of faith in Jesus Christ they are … Continue reading We Must Press On!

Today I was reading in Hebrews 11, which is regarded as the “faith chapter of the Bible,” for it lists numerous people of faith from the Old Testament and the things that they did and how they lived in loving response to God, by faith in God. They obeyed God. They did what was pleasing … Continue reading Let Us Run With Endurance

I am reading in Hebrews 11 in the NASB1995 translation: “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval.” (vv. 1-2) “And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He … Continue reading Faith in Christ in Action

“By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.” (Hebrews 11:4 NASB1995) When I read this in Hebrews 11 about Cain and Abel, I knew I had to … Continue reading A Better Sacrifice

“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the … Continue reading To Love and Good Deeds