…us a new birth and eternal life (John 1:12-13; 3:3-8, 16). And through faith we can please Him (Hebrews 11:6). Without faith, it is impossible to please Him. All relationships with God begin with trusting Him. But coming to Christ through faith is only the beginning. As believers, our acts of praising Him and doing good to others pleases Him (Hebrews 13:15-16). Walking in a manner worthy of Him is pleasing to Him (Colossians 1:10). Paul instructs us how to…
…humble ourselves before God, seek His face, turn from our wickedness, acknowledge our sins, and seek to follow Him, we will find forgiveness and restoration. This is who God is (Exodus 34:6-7). He is the God of mercy. God has issued a promise and backed it up by His own immutability, that those who flee to Him for refuge will have an anchor of the soul (Hebrews 6:17-20). Those who draw near to Him will find that He will draw…
…, being fully God (Hebrews 1:8) and fully man. He died on a cross (Matthew 27:35-50) as a substitutionary atonement for the sins of all mankind (John 1:29, II Corinthians 5:21), was buried, and bodily rose on the third day (I Corinthians 15:3-4). He ascended into heaven (Acts 1:9-11) and is the High Priest, the Intermediary between God and man (I Timothy 2:4, Hebrews 4:14-16). We believe that Jesus Christ will return to judge the living and the dead (II…
…a Prophet Matthew 21:11, John 6:14, John 4:19 Psalm 29:11 Will bless His people with peace Acts 10:36, John 14:27 Psalm 31:5 Will commit Himself to God Luke 23:46 Psalm 45:2 Will speak words of grace Luke 4:22 Psalm 68:18, Psalm 110:1 Will ascend to heaven–to the Father’s right hand Acts 1:9, Hebrews 1:3, Mark 16:19 Psalm 69:9 Will have a zeal for God John 2:15-17 Psalm 78:2 Will teach parables Matthew 13:34,35 Psalm 110:4 Will be a priest Hebrews…
…God. Jesus taught us to pray to the Father (Matthew 6:9-13) in the name of Jesus (John 16:23-24) and the Father would help us. But Jesus also stated that if we ask in His name He will help us (John 14:13-14). The Apostle Paul sums up our prayer access to God this way: For through Him [Jesus] we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. Ephesians 2:18 And the writer of the book of Hebrews tells us: Seeing…
…holy ones (Romans 1:7; 8:27; 12:13; 15:25, 26, 31; 16:2, 15; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 6:1, 2; 14:33; 16:1, 15; 2 Corinthians 1:1; 8:4; 9:1, 12; 13:13; Ephesians 1:1, 15, 18; 2:19; 3:8; 18; 4:12; 5:3; 6:18; Philippians 1:1; 4:21, 22; Colossians 1:2, 4, 12, 26; 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:27; 2 Thessalonians 1:10; 1 Timothy 5:10; Philemon 5, 7; Hebrews 3:1; 6:10; 13:24; 1 Peter 2:5, 9; Jude 3; Revelation 5:8; 8:3, 4; 11:18; 13:7, 10; 14:12; 16:6; 17:6; 18:24; 19:8)….
…“q’nah-bosem” is used. This is the only use of this term ever cited. The term does not appear again in ancient Hebrew. Somewhere around 200 A.D., in the Mishnah the word “qanabos” appears in the tractate Kil’ayim and in the tractate Nega’im. There is no evidence that the term “q’nah-bosem” or any intermediate forms of the term were ever used by the Hebrews during the intervening 7 to 17 centuries between the time the term was used in Exodus and…
…not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. As He also says in another place: You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek . . . Hebrews 5:5,6 (NKJ) Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus . . . Hebrews 3:1 (NKJ) TOP Prophecy: Will judge and rebuke many…
…been the Clement mentioned in Phil. 4:3) What is distinct about Jesus: His nature: The Hypostatic Union (God and man, united in one person, being fully God (John 1:1, Romans 9:5) and fully man (Hebrews 2:14, 17; 1 Timothy 2:5). He is God who took on humanity (Philippians 2:6-8), to seek humanity (Luke 19:10) This is what Christians have always believed about Christ. This doctrine was not hammered out in later church councils, but came from the apostles and has…
…and it would be killed. Yet, the Psalmist said that these sacrifices did not delight God (Psalm 40:6). Micah is greatly perplexed about the problem of sin and asks, Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, ten thousands rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? Micah 6:8 There seems to be no answer.Isaiah tells us that there is an answer. The Messiah would…