Hebrews With A Hebrew – Part 6
Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect...
Hebrews With A Hebrew – Part 5
“After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.” Hebrews 1:3-4 In the previous blog, we looked at how the writer of...
Hebrews With A Hebrew – Part 4
Today we will examine the remaining four glorious truths about our wonderful Lord. In the previous blog, we looked at the first three in-depth statements with which the writer of Hebrews opens his letter. Together, these seven in-depth statements describe the...
Hebrews With A Hebrew – Part 3
We saw in our previous blog how in both covenants, God spoke. In the Old Covenant, God “spoke to our fathers by the prophets at many times and in many ways” (1:1),” (Hebrews 1:1), but now “in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son” (1:2). The author follows...
Hebrews With A Hebrew – Part 2
“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days, he has spoken to us by his Son.” Hebrews 1:1 The letter to the Hebrews opens with no mention of who the author is nor those to whom the letter addresses....
Hebrews With A Hebrew Part 1
“For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities.” Hebrews 10:1 Today, I begin a new blog series on what I believe to be the greatest piece of literature in the entire Bible. On more than one...
The Feast of Dedication (Festival of Lights)
"At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem" (John 10:22). Chanukah (Festival of Lights) is a celebration of events that occurred during the Intertestamental Period—the four hundred years known as the Silent Years between the closing of the Old...
Learning How to Pray – Part 4
This is the final part of our series entitled “Learning How to Pray” based on Matthew 7:7-11. Using the acrostic ASK, we have seen that Jesus taught the varying attitudes we must have to receive the treasures of the kingdom of God. He dispenses some treasure based...
Learning How to Pray – Part 3
In the previous blog, we examined the ‘a’ in the acrostic ASK. We saw how God gives us some of his treasure simply based on our asking. That’s because He is a good Father who knows what we need before we ask Him. So, the question remains, ‘why do we need to ask if...
Learning How to Pray – Part 2
In our first blog in this series, I introduced the acrostic ASK from Matthew 7:7-8. One way to look at what Jesus teaches here is to view each letter of the acrostic as describing the attitude Jesus expects us to have in order to receive his treasure. Some treasure...
Learning How to Pray – Part 1
In Luke’s introduction to the Lord’s Prayer (Luke 11), the disciples observed Jesus praying alone. Seeing Him commune with the Father, one of them asked, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” That occasion led the Lord to give them that prayer we...
Suffering and Glory – Part 3
Christ's Suffering: The Centerpiece of Human History “And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders, I saw a lamb standing as though it had been slain.” Revelation 5:6...
