The Church of the Firstborn
“to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect” (Hebrews 12:23). Send article as PDF
Category: Hebrews
The General Assembly
“to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect” (Hebrews 12:23). Send article as PDF
An Innumerable Company of Angels
“But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels” (Hebrews 12:22). Send article as PDF
God’s Severity and Goodness
“For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest…But, you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels…” (Hebrews 12:18,…
Mount Sinai vs. Mount Zion
“But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, to…
The Terror at Mount Sinai
“For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest, and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them…
One Last Warning
The book of Hebrews is self-described as a “word of exhortation” (Hebrews 13:22). It can accurately be given this moniker because it has in fact five places of stern warning and earnest exhortation. Send article as PDF
Too Late
“For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears” (Hebrews 12:17). Send article as PDF
A Person Like Esau
“lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears” (Hebrews 12:16-17). Send…
A Root of Bitterness
“…lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled” (Hebrews 12:15). Send article as PDF