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The Epistle
to the Hebrews - Chapters 5-10 |
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SUNDAY,
July 18, 2010 |
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Introducing
Our Great High Priest Hebrews
5:1-10 |
Q#1 - What did it
take to be a PRIEST in Israel?
5:1-4
5:1 - Summary overview...
5:2-4 - 3 Qualifications:
#1 - The priest had to be COMPASSIONATE... (5:2)
#2 - The priest had to be CANDID, i.e. realistic about
himself... (5:3)
#3 - The priest had to be CALLED of God, not
self-appointed... (5:4)
Q#2 - What about our Great High PRIEST?
5:5-10
#1 - He was CALLED of God, not self appointed...
(5:5,6)
#2 - He was CANDID, i.e. realistic about himself...
(5:7)
#3 - He was COMPASSIONATE...
(5:8-10)
4 APPLICATIONS:
#1 – PLACEMENT: If Jesus served at God’s
appointment, how much more should we
wait for God to place us
in the ministry where he wants us to serve.
#2 – PRAYER: If Jesus spent time in prayer
during his earthly ministry, how much
more should we depend on
God constantly in prayer.
#3 – OBEDIENCE: If Jesus learned obedience
through what he suffered, how much
more will we learn to
obey God through what we suffer...
#4 – COMPASSION: If Jesus became our
compassionate High Priest by what he
endured, we too can
become compassionate servants of God through
what we
endure. |
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SUNDAY,
August 1, 2010 |
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Am I
Growing in Christ? Hebrews
5:11-6:3 |
INTRO: I’m
not where I should be...I’m not where I want to be...
But I’m certainly not
where I started out...
2 NT Passages regarding our
GROWTH...
#1 - 1 Corinthians 3:1-4 You still need
milk...not meat...
#2 - Hebrews 5:11-14 An interruption to
the author's discussion of Christ's
Melchizidekian High Priesthood...
He's saying: "I'm
not sure you're ready for this truth that is...
- demanding intellectually
- demanding spiritually
I. A Stringing Evaluation
5:11-14
A. A teacher's frustration at the slowness of the students...
(5:11)
B. Students' failure to pass the test of maturity...
(5:12-14)
II. A Stern Exhortation
6:1-3
A. Leave the elementary things...
B. Go on to maturity... |
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SUNDAY,
August 8, 2010 |
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Untying the
Knot of Hebrews 6 Hebrews
6:4-6 |
INTRO: Gleason
Archer, a well known scholar once said,
“I
know of no other
passage in the NT that has given believers more
difficulty...”
WHY? 6:4-6
appears to teach that believers who fall away
will lose their salvation...
SEVERAL MAJOR VIEWS we must consider...
VIEW #1 – WARNING about mere PROFESSION vs. true
POSSESSION...
Key Question: Was this person ever
truly a believer?
PROBLEM: the terms used in 6:4 & 5 speak of someone who has
truly believed...
a. "ENLIGHTENED" illumination
of HS
b. "TASTED the heavenly gift"
i.e. gift of Salvation
c. "SHARED IN THE HOLY
SPIRIT"
d. "TASTED the goodness of the
Word of God...the powers of the coming age..."
VIEW #2 - WARNING
that a Xns can, in fact, lose their SALVATION...
3 PROBLEMS
#1 – Inconsistent with HOW WE RECEIVED our
salvation i.e. as a gift from God
#2 – Inconsistent with WHAT HAPPENED when we were
saved...
i.e. Sealed w/the HS and adopted as sons into
God’s family
#3 – Inconsistent with other passages that teach
the security of the believer such
as John 10:27-30
VIEW #3 – WARNING to Hebrew Xns about renouncing
their professed faith in Messiah
and returning to their Judaism...this sin cannot
be committed today...
PROBLEM: seems to particularize this passage too
much...
VIEW #4 – Hypothetical WARNING i.e. IF a Xn
could lose his salvation (which he can't)
there would
be no provision for repentence...
PROBLEM: a hypothetical warning isn't really a
warning...
VIEW #5 – WARNING true XNs about falling away...
• DECEIVED by sin and falling into
DELIBERATE rebellion...
• DRIFTING by failing to walk X/depend on
HS... i.e. “backsliding”
• DUPED by false doctrine...a cult or a
church that teaches contrary to Scripture
• DISCOURAGED by
persecution/suffering/loss...
2 supportive EXPLANATIONS
#1 – They are just like X's
enemies who actually crucified and shamed Him...
#2 – It is "Impossible to renew
them unto repentence" i.e. for us or
anyone else:
NOT something that any human can accomplish...
BUT not impossible for GOD! By HIS GRACE
such a one can be
RESTORED!
KEY EXAMPLE: Peter
who denied the Lord 3X –
Restored by the gracious intervention of X... |
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SUNDAY,
August 15, 2010 |
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After the
Warning... Hebrews
6:9-20 |
INTRO: Trying
to understand Hebrews 6 is like a wrestling
match...
I. An EXHORATION (6:9-18)
A. Established on God's faithfulness... (6:9,10)
B. Expressed in the challenge to remain diligent to the
end... (6:11,12)
C. Exemplified in God's dealing with Abraham...
(6:13-18)
Gen. 12:2,3 - God calls
Abram...
Gen. 13:14-17 - God's
describes the extent of the promise...
Gen. 15 - God makes a
covenant with Abram...
Gen. 17 - God changes
Abram's name and makes circumcision as the
sign...
Gen. 22:15-18 - God takes
an oath to fulfill the promise...
II. An ENCOURAGEMENT (6:19,20)
Our HOPE - an anchor for the soul...
Our great HIGH PRIEST - who enters the Holy of Holies for
us... |
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SUNDAY,
August 22, 2010 |
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A Priest
Forever... Hebrews
7:1-10 |
INTRO: We are
ready to return to considering Melchizedek after
the "interruption" of
5:11-6:20...
The story of Melchizedek is found in Genesis 14
the story of Abram rescuing Lot...
While returning from this great victory, Abram was met by
Melchizedek who blessed
him and received a tithe from him...
7:1-3 WHO Melchizedek was:
Names: King of Righteousness
and King of Peace
No beginning, no ending... a
Priest of God who blessed Abram...
7:4-10 HOW GREAT Melchizedek was:
Abram gave him tithes indicating that He was
greater than the patriarch and
greater than his offspring...
We believe that Melchizedek was a theophany,
that is, an appearance by the Pre-
Incarnate Christ... We'll learn
more about him in the next part of Hebrews 7... |
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