Jesus is the merciful High Priest because he sympathizes with our weakness. But Jesus is NOT an “Empathetic” High Priest. Empathy only makes problems worse.
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Antinomianism: How Evangelicalism Defends Its Lawlessness
The “law” which the author references in the beginning of Hebrews 10:1, is not a reference to the Moral Law (the 10 Commandments). The Moral Law is not a shadow of future blessings, but an eternal system of perfect precepts; the holiness it requires is not figurative, but truly good and truly right. Furthermore, the principles of the Moral Law …
A Lesson In Christology: Eternal, Immutable, & Supreme
The “message declared by angels [which] proved to be reliable” was the Law of God, namely, the Ten Commandments. According to Deuteronomy 33:5, that was the day when God declared that he was “King in Jeshurun.” So God delivered his Law and announced his Kingship through Moses and angels. But now God has delivered not only his Law but his …
Patriachy | God’s Blessing Through Fathers
The common time of blessing with the Patriarchs was usually right before their death so that the recipients of these blessings might have them strongly impressed upon their minds and be all the more careful to attend to them. Jacob is said to have blessed each of his sons (as well as the sons of Joseph) in faith because he …
2 Types Of Sojourners: Israel In Babylon Vs. Israel In Canaan
The land of Canaan is typical of heaven. Here Abraham sojourned for a while, though it was not his native place but another’s. It was an idolatrous land; yet here Abraham sojourned by faith, believing that as it was promised, the land would belong to him and his descendants. Abraham wasn’t trusting Christ to take him out of the land, …
Anything Not Done In Faith Is Sin
To do something in faith is to do it with an acknowledgment of our dependence on God’s grace and the motive of desiring God’s glory.