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Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 11-13 Jesus and the Future. The book of Hebrews closes with clear pointers to a future hope. Indeed, the warnings and encouragements sprinkled throughout the book are all shaped by that...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 12:1-13:19 Jesus and the Christian Walk. As is so often the case with the New Testament epistles, the book of Hebrews closes with a host of admonitions to be good and...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 6, 10, and 11 Jesus Our Assurance. Those who have not yet discovered the power of substitutionary theology are often troubled by the lack of assurance of their salvation. Unless I...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 9-10 Jesus Our Sacrifice and Salvation. For the author of the book of Hebrews, the sacrifice of Christ was of central importance. And while building his case for the importance of...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 9-10 Jesus’ Ministry and the Sanctuary. New Testament writers have adopted a variety of perspectives on the role which the death of Christ plays in Christian atonement theology. The two most...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 8, 9, 10 and 13 Jesus and the Sanctuary. A tantalizing question in the study of the Bible is how to relate Jesus to the Old Testament. Perhaps the most obvious...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 8, 9, and 10 Jesus and the Covenant. Both Testaments in Scripture speak of a “new” covenant and an “old” one. And in every case, the new is lauded as good...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 9 Sanctuary Language in Hebrews. Though “sanctuary” looms large in the book of Hebrews, a broader perspective is gained by looking at the role which “sanctuary” plays (or does not play)...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 5 and 7 Jesus Our High Priest. The New Testament writers assign a wide variety of roles to Jesus. While he was on earth, Jesus ministry was more like that of...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Heb 7:7-26; 11:1-26 Jesus – Higher and Better. The passages selected for our discussion today present a Jesus which is higher and better than anything we can imagine. That is a different...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 2 Jesus – One of Us. One of the most precious teachings of the New Testament is that Jesus is like us. He was tempted like we are tempted. And as...

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 1 Jesus Our King. The author of Hebrews lived at a time when royalty was still revered and highly honored. For him Jesus was the king of all kings, a point...

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