OUTLINE:“Therefore”…… find your encouragement in Christ! The Heb 2:5 TransitionThis verse acts as a bridge between the exposition in 1:5-14 (‘Christ superior to angels’) and that in 2:6-13 (‘Christ willingly ceded superiority temporarily to accomplish a specific goal’). Psa 8:3-4When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, […]
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OUTLINE:Christ’s Preeminence Over the AngelsThe character of the messenger provides the test of the importance and finality of his message. Therefore, we ought to listen to Christ’s Gospel much more than anything the angels delivered (e.g., the Mosaic Law). To whom much is given, much is required. (Lk 12:35-48)The OT saints were given the oracles
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OUTLINE:Jn 5:39-40 [Amplified]You search and keep on searching and examining the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and yet it is those [very Scriptures] that testify about Me; and still you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.Gal 3:21 [Amplified]Is the Law then contrary to
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OUTLINE:To whom much is given, much is required. (Lk 12:35-48)The OT saints were given the oracles of God and therefore held accountable to them, lest they be punished. NT saints are given the revelation of Jesus Christ and His finished work on the Cross; therefore, NT saints are held to a greater responsibility since we’ve
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OUTLINE:Being Saved DailyReading the Word is like allowing the Spirit to daily apply ointment to your soul. God’s Word Never FailsGod is with us every step of the way, ensuring our salvation, and that once saved, we remained saved by never losing saving faith! For example, He sends ministers to strengthen us in time of
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OUTLINE:“Stay close to the Word, always!”God’s Word Never FailsGod is with us every step of the way, ensuring our salvation, and that once saved, we remained saved by never losing saving faith! For example, He sends ministers to strengthen us in time of need. To whom much is given, much is required. (Lk 12:35-48)Jas 2:10For
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OUTLINE:1Ti 6:15b-16he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.Safe HarborThe safest, calmest, most protected state of being for a child of
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OUTLINE:Safe HarborThe safest, calmest, most protected state of being for a child of God is at port, anchored inside the harbor, away from the stormy seas (aka life). If you want stability in your life, then you need to stay as close as possible, at all times, to God’s Word. “Stay close to the Word,
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OUTLINE:GLORY!!Grace and forgiveness are imperative to bringing glory to God in our lives! Col 3:12-14Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must
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OUTLINE:Ac 7:60And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.GLORY!!Grace and forgiveness are imperative to bringing glory to God in our lives! Passing on His ForgivenessEven though we deserve final judgment, we believers have been
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