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  • Ephesians, the Father's adopted family
  • Prevailing Intercession-Henry Law
    • Psalm 2 Henry Law
  • A Practical Study of Hebrews
  • Satan's Hatred of Women
  • Quotes from old authors
  • John Welch on Romans 8:1
  • Topical Analysis of the Bible
  • LEARNING TO LIVE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LORD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
  • The Kingdom of God in Christ
    • The Kingdom Foretold
    • The King and His Kingdom Come
    • The Kingdom in its Biblical Context
    • The Kings introduction-the wild man and the real man
    • The Ultimate Test of the Father's Word-The Temptation
    • The Goal of the Kingdom Conquest
    • The Blessed of the Kingdom
    • Blessed are they that mourn
    • Blessed are the meek
    • Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness
    • Blessed are the Merciful
    • Blessed are the Pure in Heart
    • The Blessed of the Kingdom are the Salt & Light of the World
    • Kingdom Righteousness
    • Sermon on the mount-Getting the Law Right
    • Restoring God's Most Reflective Relationship
    • Being Sons and Daughters of the Heavenly Father
    • Understanding our Lord's Father Context
    • Breathing Pure Air in a Polluted World
    • Living in the Presence of the Secret Benefactor
    • What Serving God Looks Like
    • Self Righteous need not apply, but beggars can't be losers
    • Final Warnings From Our King
  • Audio Studies
    • Audio & Outline--On Spiritual Gifts
    • From the Futility of the Human Mind-to the Mind of Christ
    • Audio Study: I Corinthians 6:1-11
    • AUDIO-Waiting On God
    • Audio-Gospel of John
    • AUDIO-A Relational Discussion of the Holy Spirit
    • Audio-Studies on the Sermon on the mount
  • From Death to Life
  • All Creation Groans
  • Traveling down the ladder of self knowledge
  • Zions' hymn
  • Power in Weakness
  • What's In A Name?
  • The Heavenly Father's Pity/Spurgeon
  • On Affliction
  • Christ Our Intercessor
  • Spurgeon's Dream
  • Sitting at the Feet of Jesus
  • Stomping Among Lillies
  • The More Excellent Way
  • All Creation Sings Praise to the God of Heaven and Earth
  • The Lord of Heaven and Earth, the Ruler of the Nations
  • From Captivity to God's plan for peace, a future, and an eternal hope
  • Man Looks on the Outward Appearance, but the Lord of Hosts Looks upon the Heart
  • The Earth is the Lord's
  • The earth is the Lords
  • A Wedding Meditation-The Gospel Mystery
  • Be Strong in the Lord
  • The Girdle of Truth
  • Having feet shod with Gospel of Peace
  • Shield of Faith
  • Helmet of Salvation
  • Praying with all prayer & supplication
  • Sword of the Spirit
  • A Wedding Meditation
  • The Power of the Gospel is the Resurrection
  • What is this Mystery
  • A letter of encouragement to faith
  • Great is Mystery Part 3
  • The Mystery of Godliness part 4
  • Mystery of Godliness part 5
  • Seen of angels part 2
  • Preached among the nations
  • Great is Mystery of Godliness Part 8
  • Mystery of Godliness part 9
  • Great is mystery of Godliness part 10
  • A Father's Hand--on Affliction
  • Great is mystery of Godliness part 11
  • Mystery of Godliness part 12
  • Great is mystery of Godliness part 13
  • Great is mystery of Godliness part 14
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 1
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 2
  • It is the Power of God
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 4
  • Christ, the Glorious Hybrid of God
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 5
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 6
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 7
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 8
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 9
  • Romans 1:16-17 Pt 11
  • The Necessity of the Body of Christ
  • The Perfection of the Body of Chhrist
  • The Role of the Holy Spirit
  • The Application of Body II Pet 1:1-4
  • application of body of Christ #3
  • Practical application body #4
  • Part 5 The application of the body
  • Application of body of Christ #6
  • The Application of the Body #7
  • application of body of christ #8
  • Application of body of Christ #9
  • application of body of Christ #10
  • The Kingdom of God
  • Galatians 1:1-6
  • Galatians 1:6-9
  • Abraham's Gospel-Melchizedek
  • cutting the covenant
  • The Mark of the Covenant
  • Gospel to Abraham-resurrection
  • Galatians 1:10-17
  • Galatians 1:18-2:10
  • Galatians 2:11-21
  • Galatians 3:1-9
  • Beholding the Glory of God
  • Intro to Gospel of Abraham
  • Melchizedek Gen. 14:18-20
  • Melchizedek #2
  • God's cutting the Covenant
  • Mark of the Covenant
                                                                        It's All About Jesus!!
                                                                 Hebrews Review and 3:1-6
This is a test!
    1.  To whom was Hebrews written?
    2.  What were they facing? 
    3.  What error does chapter one address?
    4.  How does the author refute this error?
            a.  In chapter one?
            b.  In chapter 2:5-18?

Note:  The "so great salvation" of 2:1-4 is all about Jesus, Who He Is and the work the Father sent Him to do.  We neglect Him to our eternal peril!  "Jesus" occurs 954 times in the NT.  "Christ" occurs 564 times.  He is the subject of all of scripture.  He more than came to save us, He is our Salvation.  He is God and He is Man, unique in qualification, totally sufficient for the salvation of His people.
Consider Him!
The second error:  Some sects taught that Moses would return as the Messianic deliverer.  Not only is He greater than the angels, He is greater than Moses!
Heb 3:1
            Holy brethren—not holy in themselves, but called out, set apart unto God.  As in Ex 19:4 He called us out of our Egypt unto Himself.  I Cor 1:26-31  Our calling, our setting apart unto God separates us unto God, and any inner Holiness comes because we are in Christ Jesus.
            Consider The Apostle—the only place in the NT where "apostle" refers to Jesus.  Apostle means sent one, but also bears the idea of an emissary, an ambassador sent with a message.  Perhaps it occurs here because of 1:1.  Jesus Christ is the message sent from the Father.  The Gospel of John "fleshes out" this apostolic ministry of our Lord.
            1.   Christ revealed the Father's Name—Remember, "Father" and pronouns referring to Him occur over 130 times in John.  John 17:6  "I have manifested Your Name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world."  Matt 11:27 "All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father.  Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and he to whom the Son wills to reveal Him."
            2.  Christ did the works of the Father—John 5:19  "the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner."  John 14:10  "The Father that dwells in Me, He does the works".
            3.  Christ speaks the Father's words.  John 3:34 " For He Whom God sent speaks the words of God."  John 8:26  "He Who sent Me is True' and I speak to the world those things I heard from me."  Vs 28-29  "but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things.  And He Who sent Me is with Me.  The Father has not left me alone, for I always do those things that please Him."
            High Priest is the subject of most of the rest of the book, its main point!  8:1  We will not dwell on it here as it will be the dominant theme shortly!
            The Christ Jesus of our confession--note that it is our confession, not our profession.  Rom 10:9  Heart and mouth are united in confession.  Matt 12:34  "for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Heb 3:2  Jesus was faithful to the Father Who appointed him, just as Moses was.  Notice "house"—that is household, family.  And whose household—we will see that there is one household, and it is God's!  I Cor 4:2  And according to Ephesians 3:14-15, We bear the Father's name.  We are His love gift to His Son!  John 6:37

Heb 3:3  Jesus (this One) is more worthy of Glory than Moses.  Why?  Because the builder of the house is worthy of more honor than the house!  Zechariah 6:12-13; I Chron 17:7-15

Heb 3:4  Jesus, the Builder, is God!!  This probably has in mind 1:2&10.  Also reminds of the contrast between Moses and Christ in I Cor 3:7-17

Heb 3:5  Moses was indeed faithful—in spite of losing his cool.  In whose house, his own?  No, He was a servant, a steward in God's house!  Num 12:6-8  He was a testimony, a shadow of the coming Eternal Lord over the True House.

Heb 3:6  Christ as a Son over His Own House—by inheritance from the Father as in 1:2 & John 6:37-45

            Whose house we are—I Peter 2:1-10, Eph 2:14-22  God has only one house, His remnant of grace, those who are of faith as was their father Abraham.  This House knows no "human nationality"!Gal 3:6-9; Rom 4:13-16, 9:6-9, 11:5-6, 14

            IF! We hold fast the confidence…..firm to the end—this goes back to 2:1-4  This is that "faith w/o works is dead" part.  There is no "decisional regeneration" in the book of Hebrews (or in any other scripture).  Remember, there is only one saving soil In our Lord's parable of salvation. Mt 13:18ff   Biblical salvation brings forth fruit, some 10 fold, some 100 fold, but there will be fruit.  We are not called to be fruit inspectors, but to remind one another that the owner of the vineyard is coming soon and will expect his harvest!

            The Confidence, the rejoicing of hope—Ps 36:7-9; II Tim 1:12.  Our Confidence and Hope must rest only in Jesus Christ the Righteous, and His perfect work on our behalf.  He is the Master and Builder of the House of God, and His blueprint is perfect. 

Next Study:  Rest isn't just a good idea.  It is the evidential fruit of belief.