Redemption through far Better Blood and Sacrifice 16Now when someone leaves a will, it is necessary to prove that the person who made it is dead. 17The will goes into effect only after the person’s death. While the person who made it is still alive, the …
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Bible Gem 2123 – The Remaining Questions for this Section (Hebrews 9:16-23)
Redemption through far Better Blood and Sacrifice 16Now when someone leaves a will, it is necessary to prove that the person who made it is dead. 17The will goes into effect only after the person’s death. While the person who made it is still alive, the …
Bible Gem 2124 – The Gap Between the End of the Age and the Coming Salvation (Hebrews 9:24-28)
Redemption through far Better Blood and Sacrifice 24For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with human hands, which was only a copy of the true one in heaven. He entered into heaven itself to appear now before God on our behalf. 25And he …
Bible Gem 2125 – The “Loose Ends” to Tidy Up (Hebrews 10:1-18)
Redemption through far Better Blood and Sacrifice 1The old system under the law of Moses was only a shadow, a dim preview of the good things to come, not the good things themselves. The sacrifices under that system were repeated again and again, year after year, but they were …
Bible Gem 2126 – Sifting Out The Remaining Gold (Hebrews 10:10-18)
Redemption through far Better Blood and Sacrifice 10For God’s will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time. 11Under the old covenant, the priest stands and ministers before the altar day after day, offering the same sacrifices again …
Bible Gem 2127 – Pulling the Pieces Together From the Bridge (Hebrews 10:19-39)
Therefore dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. And since we have a great High Priest …
Bible Gem 2133 – A Definition of Faith (Hebrews 10:38-11:3)
The Literal Version of the Bible “But the just shall live by faith;” “and if he draws back,” “My soul is not pleased in him.” But we are not of those withdrawing to destruction, but of faith, to the preservation of the soul. Now faith is the essence of things being hoped, the evidence …
Bible Gem 2158 – Moving On From The Examples of Faith (Hebrews 12:1-29)
Finally, we have crossed the chapter boundary into Hebrews 12. It has taken me 25 Gems to cover the Faith Chapter. We started with Gem 2133 – A Definition of Faith (Hebrews 10:38-11:3) and have concluded with Gem 2157 – Of Whom The World Was …
Bible Gem 2159 – Keeping It Together (Hebrews 12:1-29)
1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God …
Bible Gem 2160 – Running the Race with a Huge Cloud of Witnesses (Hebrews 12:1-4)
1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge cloud of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God …