9Let love be genuine.Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.10Love one another with brotherly affection.Outdo one another in showing honor.11Do not be slothful in zeal,be fervent in spirit,serve the Lord.12Rejoice in hope,be patient in tribulation,be constant in prayer.13Contribute to the needs of the saints andseek to show hospitality. 14Bless those who persecute ...
Keep Reading14Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. Forwhat partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Orwhat fellowship has light with darkness?15What accord has Christ with Belial?Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever?16What agreement has the temple of God with idols? Forwe are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will make my dwelling among...
Keep Reading17Therefore, if anyone isin Christ, he isa new creation.The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.18All this is from God,who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave usthe ministry of reconciliation;19that is, in Christ God was reconcilingthe world to himself,not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to usthe message of reconciliation.20T...
Keep Reading1.) Paul makes it his aim to please God (v 9). Who is someone you know who personifies this? What quality stands out most about their life? 2.) What are some characteristics of a life which would be pleasing to God? Of those characteristics, which one do you feel you exhibit most? Which one do you struggle with the most? 3.) As Christians, how does knowing that we ...
Keep ReadingThe author’s aim in this passage is to remind his readers of just how privileged they are. They needed this because the difficulties of living the Christian life was taking its toll on them, and returning to their former life of Judaism was sounding appealing. ...
Keep ReadingThe author has pleaded with his audience not to “grow weary or fainthearted” at God’s discipline, but to endure it, knowing it proves they are his children and that he does it “for our good, that we may share his holiness.” (Hebrews 12: 3, 7, 10) The need for endurance and holiness converge again here in this brief encouragement and warning. ...
Keep ReadingIt’s easy to begin something. Finishing something, however, is hard. That’s because finishing what we begin requires us to endure the setbacks we face along the way. ...
Keep ReadingForty years before the walls of Jericho fell, God had brought the nation of Israel to the brink of the land of Canaan. Most of the spies who scouted out the land had returned in despair, saying the land’s inhabitants were too strong for them (Numbers 13:25-14:4). In response, the people refused to enter, and God in turn punished them by causing them to live in the wilder...
Keep ReadingThe recipients of Hebrews would have thought highly of Moses. So the author devotes several verses to showing them that the difficult road of faith they were tempted to turn off was the same road their hero walked. ...
Keep ReadingFaith is “the conviction of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). Sometimes, what is “not seen” is how God is working in our present circumstances. Other times, what’s unseen is future realities. ...
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