We have arrived at the final warning passage in Hebrews. In a previous warning passage, the author was emphasizing self-discipline. I said (in that essay) the challenge was not unlike the challenge of becoming an athlete and the author brings us back to this metaphor in ch. 12. Therefore, since we are surrounded by so …
In the previous essay I considered faith as “the underlying structure” of our perception that allows us to perceive the created order and its movement as it really is. I also observed that this is somewhat different than Paul, who almost always uses the same Greek word, pistis, translated “faith” in most English Bibles, more …
Hebrews 11, the faith chapter, is the most beloved portion of Hebrews, and the opening verse is one of the best known passages of scripture. Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (Heb. 11:1) I want to focus on one word in this verse, hypostasis, translated “assurance” …
There is a biblical sensibility that privilege comes with responsibility. Paul goes into some detail about this in Rom. 2. God’s people, because they were given the law by God (which is divine grace, a privilege from God), will be held to a higher standard of life. He then asks, what advantage is there to …
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