The epistle to the Hebrews differs in some important respects from all the other epistles of Paul, so much so that many have questioned whether it be the writing of Paul, of Apollos, of Barnabas, or someone else. Of this my mind has no doubt. I believe that Paul, and no other, was the author, […]
The Hebrew epistle is a journey into heaven to view the surpassing glories of the Son of God. The literary style of the book is lucid, logical, smooth, stately, and sublime. The customary introduction and salutation are absent. Like the Bible itself, Hebrews begins with God. It is characterized by frequent exhortations interspersing the arguments, […]
The heart-cry of many well meaning, hard-working believers today might be expressed in the words of the hymn: Where is the blessedness I knew, When first I saw the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view, Of Jesus in His Word? What peaceful hours I once enjoyed, How sweet their memory still, But they have left […]
In the first seven chapters of this letter the person of the Son of God displaces all else–the Man in the glory of God. In the next three chapters we are introduced to the place where He serves as our High Priest–the sanctuary of glory. In the last three chapters it is the path that […]
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds (lit. ages) were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear (Heb. […]
One of the most encouraging promises in the book of Hebrews is found in the little statement, “find grace to help in time of need” (4:16). The Lord Jesus had taught His disciples in John 15:5 that “without Me ye can do nothing” (i.e., not one thing). Paul reminded the Corinthian believers that we are […]
I have discovered in life that it isn’t the work you do that tires you; it is the work you ought to do but leave undone. In an old poetry book which I value there is an anonymous poem called “Doe the Nexte Thynge.” It says: From an old English parsonage down by the sea, […]
On looking around at the Lord’s work, and the vast amount of machinery of one kind and another in operation, it must strike even the most careless observer that the results are terribly small in proportion to the means used. It is true that the gospel is to be preached for a witness; true that […]
We watched the women prisoners file slowly from their cells into the common area. Their plain, dull uniforms seemed to match their expressionless faces. The team of four women from our assembly stood at the front of the room trying to urge a smile or even a mumbled hello. A few were obviously relieved by […]