Learning From Bad Examples
“Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience” (Hebrews 4:11). Send article as PDF
Category: Hebrews
The Sabbath Rest
“For if Joshua had given them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of another day. There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from…
Joshua and Jesus
“For if Jesus had given them rest…” (King James Version)/For if Joshua had given them rest…” (New King James Version) (Hebrews 4:8). Send article as PDF
Hear or Harden
“Today, if you will hear His voice: ‘Do not harden your hearts…’” (Psalm 95:7-8; Hebrews 4:7). Send article as PDF
“Rest” and “Works”
In some circles of Bible study, it appears that the possibility that the word “works” can refer to different categories or types of works has never been honestly and fairly considered. This is an unwise and unScriptural approach. Send article as PDF
The Bible and Common Sense
“… again He designates a certain day, saying in David, ‘Today,’ after such a long time, as it has been said: ‘Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.’ For if Joshua had given them rest, then He would not afterward…
God’s Rests
“For we who have believed do enter that rest, as He has said: ‘So I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter My rest,’ although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. For He has spoken in a certain place of…
Making God’s Word Profitable
“For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it” (Hebrews 4:2). Send article as PDF
Fear of Failure
“Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it…looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God… (Hebrews 4:1, 12:15). Send article as PDF
God’s Promised Rest
“Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it…There remains therefore a rest for the people of God…Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to…