Hebrews 2:3 — Why do you believe the Gospel? Is it because of the benefits the Gospel brings into your life? Is it because you like the message? Or is it because the Gospel is true? Primarily, we ought to believe the Gospel because it’s the truth and that leads us to ask another question…
Hebrews 2:3 — “How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation…” What is this “salvation” that the writer to the Hebrews is referring to? What does it mean to “neglect” it? How should this text impact our everyday Christian life? In this study, Steve takes us through key aspects of the doctrine of salvation in…
Hebrews 2:1 — “Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.” On the basis of what the author has laid out in chapter one he gives his readers this warning. It’s a warning that Christians everywhere need to…
Hebrews 1:10-14 — “Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands…” Jesus, the eternal Son, is the Creator. The writer to the Hebrews makes this plain by once again applying to Jesus certain passages in the Psalms. He also teaches us that unlike…
Hebrews 1:8-9 — In these verses, the writer to the Hebrews takes us to Psalm 45 as he continues to teach us about who Jesus is. We learn that He is God and we learn that He is exalted above His “fellows.” So what does this mean? Who are these “fellows?” – These individuals who…
Hebrews 1:3 – “…When he had by himself purged our sins.” The shedding of Jesus’ blood on the cross was completely sufficient to cleanse us from our sins. The Son of God did it “by Himself” and so there is nothing for us to do. Salvation from sin and everlasting punishment is by grace alone.…
Hebrews 1:3 — In this verse we’re told that God the Son is “upholding all things by the word of his power.” What does this mean? What exactly is the Son’s relationship to the creation? What, if any, are the implications for our day-to-day Christian lives? This is what Steve takes us through as he…
Hebrews 1:3b — In terms of His deity, is the Son similar to God or exactly that same as God? This is a critical question in understanding exactly who the Son is and it has serious implications for the doctrines of the Trinity and the Person of Christ. Thankfully, the writer to the Hebrews answers it…
Hebrews 1:3a — For nearly 1,700 years the church has confessed that God the Son is “Light of Light, very God of very God.” This is in keeping with what the writer to the Hebrews says concerning the Son in the opening lines of his letter – “Who being the brightness [effulgence] of his glory.” It’s also in keeping…
Hebrews 1:2b – “…by whom also he made the worlds.” The Son through whom God has spoken is the Creator of all things. The writer to the Hebrews wanted his readers to grasp this fundamental truth. He wanted them to identify the God they knew, the God of the Old Testament, with the Son. As we…