July 31/09 Friday, Hebrews 10: 19-39, The living God
In this passage the writer of Hebrews calls us to persevere in the new and living way of Christ. We now have confidence, figurative speaking, to enter the most holy place along with our High Priest Jesus Christ. We are cleansed and purified so that we now [...]
July 30/09 Thurs. Hebrews 10:1-18, Sin, God will remember no more.
The writer of Hebrews wants to impress upon us the efficacy of Christ’s once and for all sacrifice. Christ replaces the repeated sacrifices under the Old Covenant. Further, we see that Christ’s coming is prophesied in passages such as Ps. 40 and the New Covenant [...]
A man from Norfolk , VA called a local radio
station to share this on Sept 11th, 2003,
TWO YEARS AFTER THE TRAGEDIES OF
9/11/2001.
His name was Robert Matthews.
These are his words:
A few weeks before Sept. 11th, my wife and
I found out we were going to have our first
child. She planned a trip out to California to
visit [...]
July29/09 Wednesday: Hebrews 9:1-28, “Power in the blood”
The writer of Hebrews makes a comparison to the Old and the New Covenant in Jesus’ blood. The High Priest consecrated everything with the blood of the sacrificial animals and entered into God’s presence (the most holy place) once a year with blood offered for his sins and [...]
July 28/09 Tues.: Exodus 20: 1-26, “And God Spoke…”
The Ten Commandments are well known and well read throughout salvation history; we see it on the walls of our courts and are considered the standard for our relationship with God and with our fellowman. The law is divided into 2 sections: the first four laws tell [...]