Work to Rest – Hebrews 4
‘Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.’ — Hebrews 4:11 The word ‘rest’ is found eight times in Hebrews 3-4. The type of rest talked about is similar to the
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‘Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.’ — Hebrews 4:11 The word ‘rest’ is found eight times in Hebrews 3-4. The type of rest talked about is similar to the
‘Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.’ — Hebrews 3:12 The faithfulness of Christ as the Apostle (the sent one) and High Priest of our profession is
‘For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.’ — Hebrews 2:5 Hebrews speaks much of ‘the world to come’. It has its focus on a new age when Christ will be brought
‘God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom
‘yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.’ — Philemon 9 A young servant named Onesimus ran away from his master Philemon. He ended
‘Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.’ —
‘Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.’ — Titus 2:8 Titus 2 gives very specific instructions about what Titus is to say
‘But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour; To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father
‘At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.’ — 2 Timothy 4:16 How sad to think of Paul the Apostle, who had
‘Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.’ — 2 Timothy 3:5 2 Timothy 3 opens with an insidious list of characteristics of the last days (v.2-4). The term ‘last days’ refers to the period