Subject: how do you see the "rest of God" Heb.3-4 |
Bible Note: Dear holyours, To be brief, I would quote a part from John Gill commentary as below for your reference: "Verse 3. For we which have believed do enter into rest,.... Not eternal rest; all believers shall enjoy this, and they only; but this is not now, or at present enjoyed, unless things future may be said to be present, because of faith in them, and the certainty of them but spiritual rest in Christ under the Gospel dispensation, which is a rest from the burden of the law of Moses, and from all toil and labour for life, and salvation by works, and lies in an enjoyment of much inward peace of soul, notwithstanding the world's troubles and Satan's temptations; and such who believe the word or Gospel preached, and Christ in it, not with a general and historical high, or only in profession, but with the heart, and in truth, these enjoy this rest; they are kept in perfect peace, and have much spiritual ease and comfort: this character distinguishes them from the unbelieving Israelites of old, and from present hypocrites and formal professors..." I would recommend you go to the below link for the full commentary as I strongly believe they are helpful for your understanding of the chapter. http://eword.gospelcom.net/comments/hebrews/gill/hebrews4.htm Meanwhile, I think Matthew 11:28-30 is in better harmony with the "rest" talked about in Hebrew 4. Shalom Azure |