OUTLINE:Christ willingly ceded superiority temporarily to accomplish a specific goal.True Grace Motivates!Doing good works comes from the motivation of gratitude and love, not from guilt or striving to earn our way. Know Your DestinyThe writer of Hebrews draws his audience of believers into fellowship with their destiny, as co-victors with the Champion who overcame death, […]
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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:Heb 1:3a [ad hoc expansion]He is the radiance [light flashing forth (from)] of the glory of God and the exact imprint [an exact impression (likeness) which also reflects inner character] of his nature [God’s essence], and he upholds the universe by the word of his power.JN 15:13Greater love has no one than this, that someone
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OUTLINE:God spoke His final word on His salvific plan through His Son, Jesus Christ.Jn 1:3All things were made through him [“the Word”]; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.“radiance”from apaugasma [hapax legomenon] – means a light flashing forth (from), radiation, gleam; ref: His eternal light breaks through all the darkness that keeps someone
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OUTLINE:Merriam-Webster.comSentence: a word, clause, or phrase or a group of clauses or phrases forming a syntactic unit which expresses an assertion, a question, a command, a wish, an exclamation, or the performance of an action.God spoke His final word on His salvific plan through His Son, Jesus Christ.Jn 1:3All things were made through him, and
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OUTLINE:The Holy OneJesus knew His mission on earth from a very young age, and He also knew He was born not only to die, but He was also born to live a perfect and sinless life as the Savior of the world. To Be PERFECTLY RighteousJesus was perfect in the sense that He was completely
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OUTLINE:Jn 5:39 AMPYou search and investigate and pore over the Scriptures diligently, because you suppose and trust that you have eternal life through them. And these [very Scriptures] testify about Me!Mt 5:48You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.“Be Perfect”Our Heavenly Father is perfectly holy and pure, thus requiring purity for us
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OUTLINE:Jn 5:39 AMPYou search and investigate and pore over the Scriptures diligently, because you suppose and trust that you have eternal life through them. And these [very Scriptures] testify about Me!Mt 5:48You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.Deu 17:1“You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or a
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OUTLINE:The Writer of HebrewsHe was part of what we might effectively call “the Pauline circle” (v13:22-23) who numbered himself among those who had heard the Gospel from those who heard it from Jesus, directly (v2:3-4). The Writer of HebrewsHe leaned heavily on Hellenistic Jewish cultic perspective to relate to his audience (ref: priesthood and sacrifices).
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OUTLINE:The Science of Analysis Paralysis – blog.doist.com“Psychologist Barry Schwartz coined the phrase “Paradox of Choice” to describe his consistent findings that, while increased choice allows us to achieve objectively better results, it also leads to greater anxiety, indecision, paralysis, and dissatisfaction.”The Science of Analysis Paralysis – blog.doist.com“Rather than empowering us to make better choices, our virtually unlimited
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