Results 1821 - 1840 of 1999
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1821 | The sinless sacrifice; He is holy | Heb 7:27 | Ray | 35775 | ||
Hi Tim, I think that Hebrews 7:26 and 27 definitely shows the contrast between the holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners High Priest and the high priests who offer up sacrifices. It is an impossibility in my mind to consider a rendering of "His sins". This is the Son, made perfect forever, not the weak high priests. Verse 28 Further, Hebrews 7:24, "but He, on the other hand, because He abides forever, holds His priesthood permanently." Hebrews 7:17, "For it is witnessed of Him, "Thou art a *(Priest) forever According to the order of Melchizedek." Hebrews 7:21b, "The Lord has sworn And will not change His mind, 'Thou art a Priest forever.';" so much the more also (Jesus) has become the **guarantee of a better covenant." Hebrews 8:6b, "by as much as (He) is also the **mediator of a better covenant,..." Hebrews 9:15, "And for this reason (He) is the **mediator of a new covenant,... Hebrews 9:11, "But when Christ appeared as a High (Priest) of the good things to come, He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation; and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself WITHOUT BLEMISH to God, cleanse your conscience from the dead works to serve the living God? And for this reason (He) is the mediator of a new covenant,.." ***As far as Hebrews 7:27 is concerned, I think that the most important phrase determining that it is talking about the high priests is "who does not need **daily". Hebrews 9:28, "so (Christ) also, having been offered **once to bear the sins of many,..." Hebrews 9:25, "nor was it that He should offer Himself **often, as the high priest enters the holy place year by year with blood not his own." The Son came to die for us, a holy sacrifice, now to appear in heaven itself in the presence of God for us. Hebrews 6:20, "where (Jesus) has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." . Psalm 110:4, "The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind, 'Thou art a *Priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.' The (Lord) is at Thy right hand;..." From the heart, Ray |
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1822 | Altar in the Holy of Holies? | Heb 9:4 | Ray | 119023 | ||
Hi Steve, Thanks for you posting about Adolph Saphir's book and the comparison of Heb 9 and Lev 16. Levitics 16:30, "for it is on this day that atonement shall be made for you to cleanse you; you shall be clean from all your sins before the **Lord." Hebrews 9:20, "saying, "This is the blood of the covenant which **God commanded you." Galatians 3:24, "Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to **Christ, that we may be justified by faith." The stars** are mine of course for comparisons. Hebrew 9:13,14 Leviticus 16:8-12 From the heart, Ray |
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1823 | Clean Heart | Heb 9:11 | Ray | 141002 | ||
Hi Emmaus, Can your Ezekiel 11 and Hebrews 9 references be tied together in the one Spirit? Ezekiel 11:19 and 20 tells us that we should have one heart and a new spirit within us. The Jews were to walk in His statutes and then they will be His people and He shall be their God. In Hebrews 9 we see that Christ, the High Priest is the mediator of a new covenant and we also serve the living God through the cleansing blood of Christ. Galatians 3:22, "But the Scripture has shut up all men under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given those who believe." Ephesians 2:17, "AND HE CAME AND PREACHED PEACE TO YOU WHO WERE FAR AWAY, AND PEACE TO THOSE WHO WERE NEAR 18 for through **Him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father." Ephesians 3:11, "This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in **Him." This one Spirit, this one Father; (even when we were dead in our transgressions) He made us alive together with Christ. Ephesians 2:5. Our faith is in the Lord Jesus and the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, has given us "a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him." Ephesians 1:17. From the heart, Ray |
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1824 | Clean Heart | Heb 9:11 | Ray | 141031 | ||
Hi Emmaus, I was trying to answer my own question in the rest of my post, but I didn't do very well did I. I see our faith in Christ (Jesus) as being faith in a Spirit. He was God with us and God is Spirit. The faith through Him is through the one (Spirit) to the Father. And we are alive together with (Christ); that is we are one in Spirit. Psalm 51:17 says to my mind that "The sacrifices of (Spirit) are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise." We are washed in spiritual blood, drink spiritual blood, and are washed in the spiritual word(s) of God. From the heart, Ray |
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1825 | NOW READY | Heb 9:27 | Ray | 56398 | ||
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1826 | What does this verse mean? | Heb 10:26 | Ray | 2103 | ||
Hi prayon, The writer of Hebrews makes it a pretty important decision doesn't he? Verse 31 here says,"It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God." Compare also Heb 12:29-29 "See to it that you do not refuse (Him) who is speaking...for our God is a consuming fire." Heb 10:20 "Since therefore brethren, we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living (Way) which He inauguated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh,...Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;" Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life." Later, Ray V.H. |
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1827 | What does this verse mean? | Heb 10:26 | Ray | 63426 | ||
Hi BadDog, I would have you compare/contrast Hebrews 10:26-38b and 10:6-9. Hebrews 10:26, "...there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain terrifying expectation of judgment, and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES." Hebrews 10:6, "In whole burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin Thou hast taken no pleasure. Then I said, 'Behold (I) have come. (In the roll of the book it is written of Me) To do Thy will, O God." (I) will come. A new and living (Way) has come. (He) takes away the first to establish the second. Hebrews 10:9, "then He/ said, "Behold I have come to do Thy will. (He) takes away the first in order to establish the second." The (Spirit) of grace says, (My) righteous one shall live by faith. Behold (I) have come. (He) takes away the first in order to establish the second. We no longer then sacrifice for our sins; we live by faith. Living by faith is now established. Hebrews 13:15, "Through Him then, let us continually offer up a SACRIFICE OF PRAISE to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His/ name." Hebrews 12:28, "Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us SHOW GRATITUDE, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe; for our God/ is a consuming fire." Romans 14:17, "for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. For he who in this [way] serves Christ is acceptable to God/ and approved by men." Psalm 40:8, "I delight to do Thy will, O my God; Thy/ law is within my heart." From the heart, Ray |
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1828 | for by grace you have been saved through | Heb 10:26 | Ray | 136224 | ||
Hi Hank, Thank you for the comparison of Ephesians 2:8,9 with Philippians 2:12. Compare also Ephesians 2:10. Ephesians 2:8, "For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of (God); 9 not as a result of works, that no one should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which **God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." contrast: Philippians 2:11, "and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is (Lord) to the glory of God the Father. 12 So then, my brethren, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only. but much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for God is the **One who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His pleasure." This One is working in us to do His pleasure. What we have to do is hold fast to the word of life (Philippians 2:16) thus receiving the knowledge of the truth (Hebrews 10:26). The hardest part seems to be doing all things without grumbling or disputing. From the heart, Ray |
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1829 | He scourges every son He receives? | Heb 12:7 | Ray | 145415 | ||
Hi cast net, The passage in Hebrews 12:5 is "the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons." So it is not talking about the Son being disciplined here but rather the sons. My point is that if we do not recognize Him as the Father then we are illegitimate children and not sons. 1) In regard to God disciplining Himself, I was led to Isaiah 53:4, "Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed (Him) stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted." 1 John 2:2, "and He (Himself) is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world." Hebrews 12:3, "For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against (Himself), so that you may not grow weary and lose heart." 2) Hebrews 12:5, "and you have forgotten the exhoration which is addressed to you as sons, "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, Nor faint when you are reproved by *Him." Job 5:17, "Behold, how happy is the man whom *God reproves, So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty." From the heart, Ray |
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1830 | seeking repentance | Heb 12:17 | Ray | 110110 | ||
Hi terrib, Good answer. The version that I found that expressed it well was the N.E.B. for Hebrews 12:17, "He sold his birthright for a single meal, and you know that although he wanted afterwards to claim the blessing, he was rejected; for he found no way open for second thoughts, although he strove, to the point of tears, to find one." The second thoughts, or after-thoughts were what weren't available to Isaac. Or for Esau for that matter; for the birthright was not available to him any longer. Genesis 27:38, NASB, "And Esau said to his father, "Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father." So Esau lifted his voice and wept." Welcome to the forum. From the heart, Ray |
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1831 | seeking repentance | Heb 12:17 | Ray | 110137 | ||
Hi terrib, Just as when the door of the ark was shut, it was too late to get in. As far as the parable (if indeed it is a parable) of the rich man and Lazarus is concerned, I had two thoughts. First of all, the need of water was of the rich man; and the rich man wanted Lazarus to get it for him. However, we can reflect on Lazarus and Isaac both being figures of people wanting to do something for someone and unable to do so. We are all responsible for our own lives, are we not. I appreciate your thought of glorifying God in all that we do. When those times of temptation to sin, (to think of desires of the present instead of the blessings of the future as in Esau's case) present themselves we'll have to remember or find out that there are consequences to our actions. But I find in looking at Genesis this morning, how much God has blessed us. He started in Genesis 1:27,28, "And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. And (God) blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth." Genesis ends with the blessing from the (Almighty) who blesses us with blessings from heaven above, and Joseph says that God will surely take care of you, or visit you. So I won't attempt to say which Person blesses or is with us the most, but I glorify our triune God with you. From the heart, Ray |
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1832 | jesus born prior to earth? | Heb 13:8 | Ray | 35667 | ||
Hi jlpangilinan, I think that you need to discern wisdom and who she is in Proverbs. These verses are not talking about Deity as in Wisdom, but rather the wisdom of an understanding heart. Notice the lower case "me" in Proverbs 8:22. "The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before (His) works of old." The capitalized pronouns start in verse 26, "While He had not yet made the earth and the fields, Nor the first dust of the world. When He established the heavens, I [wisdom] was there..." Proverbs 9:9, "Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." In the past I have compared this passage in Proverbs 8:13 with John 14:21 where Jesus discloses *Himself [true Wisdom in a sense]to the disciples. John 14:21, "He who has (My) commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me; and he who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I will love him, and will disclose *Myself to him." And John 14:22, "Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, "Lord, what then has happened that (You) are going to disclose Yourself to us, and not to the world?" It is true that the wisdom of Proverbs is not of the world, but she is not Deity. From the heart, Ray |
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1833 | The second Man is the Lord from heaven? | Heb 13:8 | Ray | 69736 | ||
Hi Steve, Thank you for the Hebrews 2 passage. I think that the key word there is "shared in". My point is that He came in the "likeness" of men. Just as you say "Jesus was made like us". But not in every way because He was without sin. He had the nature of the first Adam who was called "Man" before the fall. But it is interesting to note the difference in the NKJ and the NASB for Hebrews 2:14. By the way, I urge people to study from these translations that capitalize Deity pronouns. Hebrews 2:13d, NASB, "And again, 'Behold, I and the children whom God has given Me.' 14 Since then the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil;..." Hebrews 2:13d, NKJ, "And again, 'Here am I and the children whom God has given Me.' Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,... The writer goes on and says that He [God] does not "take interest in or take hold of" angels but rather He takes interest in the seed of Abraham. And we know that the one Seed is Jesus Christ. But again, what is man that He is interested in him? He rather is interested in the Son of Man. 1) In communion we partake of the flesh and blood of Jesus. This Jesus is the "Me" of Hebrews 2:13d. 2) Jesus shared in the experience of being in the likeness of men, but He was without sin and is the heavenly Man of 1 Corinthians 15:45-50, NKJ version. He was a natural Man here on earth and is the heavenly Man now in heaven. That is the way I see it. From the heart, Ray |
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1834 | The second Man is the Lord from heaven? | Heb 13:8 | Ray | 69743 | ||
Hi Steve, Why then is He thought of as a man instead of as a "Man" as Adam [and Eve] was? From the heart, Ray |
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1835 | The second Man is the Lord from heaven? | Heb 13:8 | Ray | 69835 | ||
Hi Steve, Any opinion on #69826?...Ray | ||||||
1836 | What is our sacrifice of praise to God? | Heb 13:15 | Ray | 11730 | ||
Hi glory777, Thanksgiving and being thankful is important for this verse for sure. Another verse that goes along with it is Hebrews 12:28, "Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe;..." God wants us to come to Him with words of praise and confession. One of the references in the Study Bible has Hosea 14:2. "Take words with you and return to the Lord. Say to Him, "Take away all iniquity, And receive us graciously, That we may present the fruit of our lips." If it was paraphrased with an optional reading from the NASB and an ending from the NKJ it could read, "Take away all iniquity, And accept that which is good, For we will offer the sacrifices of our lips." Another optional reading of Hebrews 13:15 from the Study Bible would read, "confess thanks". Even if we don't feel in the mood of praise, if we confess our iniquity and return to the Lord as Hosea says, then we are praising Him in thanksgiving. Another word that I see in these passages is "through". We are seeking a lasting ciy, Heb 13:14, we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, Heb 12:28; "through Him* then,"... 1Peter 2:5 is referenced, "to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.*" And another verse that is of interest is 1Peter 1:22, "Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through* the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, having been born again,..." NKJ The God of peace is "working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through* Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen." Hebrews 13:21 |
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1837 | Fundraising raffle vs gambling | Heb 13:17 | Ray | 154164 | ||
Hi Makarios, It is good to see you active on the forum again. From the heart, Ray |
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1838 | every good thing is from God | James 1:17 | Ray | 134735 | ||
Hi Hank, You have led me to a closer study of the verse and I thank you for your correction. I had been thinking that the good thing given was the Word and the perfect gift was the word. However, I have discovered that a more literal translation would say something like "Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above." So these acts of giving and gifts are both from above, from the Father of lights. 1) The comparisons of the passages in James and St. John show that we are given gifts from above and we must be born from above. 2) I believe that James 1:17,18 could even better be compared to John 3:2 in the sense that in the exercise of His will He gave birth to us by the word of truth so that we would be among His creatures. And in comparison, we know that He came from God as a Teacher. We are the first fruits of the Teacher so we are of His creatures. From the heart, Ray |
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1839 | Moral, Ceremonial, and Civil law | James 2:10 | Ray | 19411 | ||
Hi Joe, I haven't taken the time to read all of this thread, but I would like to compare 1 Timothy and Ephesians. The two books point out to me the reason that we keep the law. He wants us to be able to render Him service. Ephesians 6:7, "With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men, knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free." He is our King and Master, the One we serve. 1 Timothy 1:16b, "as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever, Amen." One other comparison for your consideration. The church is subject to Christ so that He "might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless." Ephesians 5:27 Christ loves the church and can use us if we are good examples, because we are members of His body. 1 Timothy 1:14, So let's thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strenthened us; "because He considered me faithful, *putting me into service;..." Our Lord's grace and love is more than abundant. So to srbaegon I would say that we should keep all our laws and do all things to the glory of God. I'm sorry if I intruded too much. It appears that you sparked a good discussion. |
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1840 | Is God ONE or is God THREE? | James 2:19 | Ray | 36226 | ||
Hi Kalos, This is excellent material. The only ones from his lists that I would question are B5 and B6. Luke 11:13 for His Holiness: "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?" *I think that the heavenly Father would be the holy Person here who gives the good gift of the holy spirit to those who ask Him (the Father). Romans 8:2 for His Life: "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death." *I think that the law is not associated with life in the Scriptures. The writer of Romans says to keep our mind set on the Spirit. Romans 7:22, "For I joyfully concur with the law of (God) in the inner man, but I see a different law...Romans 8:1 "There is therefore now no condementation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the **spirit of life in Christ (Jesus) has set you free from the law of sin and of death." Verse 7, "for the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward (God);...Verse 10,"And if (Christ) is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive [life] because of righteousness." Verse 13, "for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the (Spirit) you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live." Verse 26, And in the same way the (Spirit) also helps our weakness;" The key verse is number 10 ,"yet the spirit is life" and verse 2 ,"the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus." Kalos, thanks for the information here in your post. It will be referred to often I am sure. From the heart, Ray |
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