Understanding the Book of Hebrews

Michael Pearl

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A Word-by-Word Commentary on the most thorough discussion of faith found in the Bible. God, as salesman of the truth, takes the responsibility to present himself in a way that causes you to know your need of him, believe his promises, and forsaking all others take him only. If you look at your faith you will look in vain. If you look to him, knowing you have insufficient faith, and you do not consider your faith or the lack thereof, he will receive you as you are, having less faith than a grain of finely ground pepper. He will then call you his own. Then your faith is not in your faith; it is in his faithfulness. Then you have entered the world of biblical faith-all praise to him and no brag on our part. Excerpt: 10:38 "Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him." The just shall live by faith is taken from Habakkuk 2:4-a seventh century BC prophet anticipating this present grace dispensation. It is quoted in the New Testament three times: Here in Hebrews 10:38, in Rom 1:17, and in Gal 3:11. When we look at the original we find clarity in our interpretation, for it contains one word omitted in the three NT quotes, although it is implied. It is the word his; "the just shall live by his faith." There has been an almost universal misunderstanding of these four passages. Most students interpret the passages, especially in Romans and Galatians, to be saying what is otherwise true, that by faith one is justified from sin by the atoning work of Christ. That is true in other passages, but the subject here is not new birth justification; it is manner of one's daily walk. To paraphrase the text: Just people will live their lives by the means of faith. Or to put it another way, we continue to relate to God by faith alone. It is not a formula for being justified from our sins; it is a formula for how those who are indeed just will live their lives. Without resorting to the original quote, a plain reading of the three NT quotes clearly lend themselves to the same interpretation. The just shall live...is a statement about how one lives, not how they come to have life. There are two kinds of people-the just and the yet unjust. The marked characteristic of the just is that their life is characterized as living by faith. The emphasis is on the ongoing process of living by faith until death or until his return. Living by faith is enduring in continuous confidence in the promises of God until the end. To draw back is to stop the faith living, to stop anticipating his return. It has nothing to do with sinning. It is about where your faith resides in lieu of your sinfulness. Since he warns against drawing back from faith, it must be that we are all in danger of doing so. If one does draw back God will not take pleasure in him- which is defined in the next verse.

Sujets

• Christianity
• Philosophie et théologie

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• Publié par: No Greater Joy Ministries
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781616441265
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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I. Pearl, Micael II.Understanding the Book of Hebrews

Cover, inerior design and layou by Megan Leid Prined in e Unied Saes of America

Contents Foreword

Understanding the Book of Hebrews Verse-by-Verse Commentary  Hebrews 1  Hebrews 2  Hebrews 3  Hebrews 4  Hebrews 5  Hebrews 6  Hebrews 7  Hebrews 8  Hebrews 9  Hebrews 10  Hebrews 11  Hebrews 12  Hebrews 13 Concluding Thoughts

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Foreword Faith is indeed the primary subject in the Bible. The lack of it is the deîning element Of fallen man. The îrst sin sprang frOm a lacK Of faith toward God. Every Old Testament story has at its heart God’s attempt tO bring men tO faith. By faith we mean a simple cOnîdence in the worthiness of God and his word—a positive mental attitude tOward him and his prOgram, an acceptance Of his dOminiOn. The New Testament theme is faith frOm beginning tO end,faithappear- ing 245 times andbelieveappearing 244 times in the New Testament alone. In chapters 10–12 the writer of Hebrews will come to the mOst thOrOugh discussiOn Of faith fOund in the Bible.

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Background The Book of Hebrews is addressed to Hebrews/Israelites/Jews of the îrst century whO had cOnfessed Jesus tO be the prOmised Mes- siah, had been baptized, and were part Of the church. They suered great cOnict withOut and within. WithOut were their fellOw Jew- ish brethren whO Oïcially persecuted any Jewish believer, and then there was the ROman gOvernment cOming after Christians in general. But mOre tO the issue Of this bOOK, sOme Of them suered inner cOnicts, secOnd-guessing their mOve tO faith in Christ. Due tO threats frOm authOrities and isOlatiOn frOm their families, there was strOng inducement tO deny Christ and return tO the Law Of MOses. Apparently some had already drawn back.

Overview of the First 10 Chapters Chapters 1 thrOugh 10:34 are written tO remind the Hebrews Of the transcendence Of Jesus and the new cOvenant set against the Old cOv- enant. The îrst ten chapters are interspersed with exhOrtatiOns tO cOntinue in the faith, and the subject is taKen up exclusively in 10:26 and carries thrOugh chapter 11 intO chapter 12.

Summary of the Main Points Concerning the Eminence of Christ 1:2 God spoke to us by his son.  He is heir Of all things.  He made the worlds. 1:3 He is the brightness Of GOd’s glOry, the express image Of his person.  He uphOlds all things by the wOrd Of his pOwer.  By himself he purged Our sins.  Sat dOwn On the right hand Of the Majesty On high.

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1:4is better than the angels and has Obtained a mOre excel He - lent name than they. 1:5is the Son of God. He 1:6 He was brOught intO the wOrld as GOd’s îrstbegOtten.  The angels wOrship him. 1:8 God addresses Jesus as God.  His KingdOm is righteOusness. 1:9lOves righteOusness and hates iniquity. He  GOd anOinted him with the Oil Of gladness abOve his fellOws. 1:10 He laid the fOundatiOn Of the earth, and the heavens are the work of his hands. 1:11–12 Even as the heavens and earth perish, he remains the same and his years will never fail. 1:13invited him tO sit On his right hand. GOd  His enemies will become his footstool. 2:9 He was made a little lOwer than the angels fOr the suering of death.  He was crOwned with glOry and hOnOr.  He tasted death for every man. 2:10 All things are fOr him and by him.  He brOught many sOns intO glOry.  As captain Of their salvatiOn he was made perfect thrOugh suerings. 2:11 He is One with thOse whO are sanctiîed.  He is not ashamed to call us brethren. 2:12 He will declare GOd’s name amOng the brethren.  In the midst Of the church he will sing praises untO GOd. 2:13put his trust in the Father. He  The Father gave the sanctiîed tO him. 2:14partOOK Of esh and blOOd. He  He destroyed him that had the power of death. 2:16 He took on the seed of Abraham. 2:17 He was made a high priest sO as tO prOvide recOnciliatiOn. 2:18 He was tempted. 3:1him as the High Priest Of Our prOfessiOn. COnsider 3:3 He was mOre wOrthy than MOses.

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3:3–4is the creatOr Of all things. Jesus 3:11 Jesus is that rest God promised. 4:14have a great high priest passed intO the heavens. We 5:1is superiOr tO carnal high priests. He 5:5 GOd made him a high priest. 5:8learned Obedience thrOugh the things he suered. He 6:20priest is entered into the veil. Our 7:1 Melchisedec was a special priest with special credentials nOt related tO MOses. 7:15is of the same order. Jesus 7:22–24Jesus is made a surety Of a better testament. Unchangeable priesthood. 7:25 Saves tO the uttermOst, fOr he never dies. 8:1–2high priest is set On the right hand Of the majesty On our high—true tabernacle. 8:3 Priests Oer gifts and sacriîces; sO dOes this man. 8:5 Earthly priests are pictures Of Christ. 8:6 He has a mOre excellent ministry Of a better cOvenant estab- lished on better promises. 9:11is high priest in a greater and mOre perfect tabernacle. Christ 9:12 By his own blood he obtained eternal redemption for us. 9:14 The blOOd Of Christ will purge yOur cOnscience Of dead works. 9:15 He is the mediator of the New Testament. 9:24 Christ is entered intO heaven itself with his blOOd On Our behalf. 9:26appeared Once tO put away sin by the sacriîce Of himself. He 9:28was Once Oered tO bear the sins Of many. Christ 9:28 He will appear the second time without sin unto salvation. 10:5prepared a bOdy fOr Jesus sO he cOuld be a sacriîce. GOd 10:10are sanctiîed thrOugh the Oering Of the bOdy Of Jesus We Christ Once fOr all. 10:12Oering One sacriîce fOr sins fOrever, Jesus sat dOwn After On the right hand Of the Father.

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