Hebrews 2:11-15 - Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters. He says, “I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters; in the assembly I will sing your praises.” And again, “I will put my trust in him.” And again he says, “Here am I, and the children God has given me.” Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
John 10:29 - My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
Ephesians 6:12 - For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Genesis 3:15 - And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
1 Corinthians 15:57 - But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ezekiel 18:4 - For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die.
Application:
· I am made holy through His blood
· I am completely secure because the Father’s power is greater than that of any enemy
· Do I lash out against human opponents as if they were the real enemy? Do I think I can fight the battle on my own?
· I will share in Christ’s victory over Satan
· I have been given the victory over condemnation for sin, death and the grave through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ
· Do I use the doctrine of inherited guilt to justify my behavior?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Friday, February 10, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Many Sons To Glory
Hebrews 2:10 - In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered.
Hebrews 5:8-10 - Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
John 1:12-13 - Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
Hebrews 12:1-2 - Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Application:
· I am call a son of God. I am adopted into the glory of the newly redeemed human family.
· Jesus came to know firsthand what it cost to maintain obedience in the midst of suffering
· Membership in God’s family is a gift of God by grace—yet I have to receive it
· Through His atoning work, Christ perfection leads to my perfection (realized fully on the last day)
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Hebrews 5:8-10 - Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
John 1:12-13 - Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
Hebrews 12:1-2 - Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Application:
· I am call a son of God. I am adopted into the glory of the newly redeemed human family.
· Jesus came to know firsthand what it cost to maintain obedience in the midst of suffering
· Membership in God’s family is a gift of God by grace—yet I have to receive it
· Through His atoning work, Christ perfection leads to my perfection (realized fully on the last day)
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Honor
Hebrews 2:7-9 - You made them a little lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory and honor and put everything under their feet.” In putting everything under them, God left nothing that is not subject to them. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them. But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
Acts 3:13 - The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go.
Philippians 2:6-7 - Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
Application:
· What has happened to God’s plan to put everything in subjection under man (or under Christ)?
· Jesus is fulfilling God’s plan to put everything on earth under man’s feet
· Am I voting against Jesus, spurning Him, denying Him and refusing to acknowledge Him as the true Messiah?
· Christ gave up His privileges as King of the universe to become an ordinary (yet perfect) baby bound for the cross.
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Acts 3:13 - The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go.
Philippians 2:6-7 - Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
Application:
· What has happened to God’s plan to put everything in subjection under man (or under Christ)?
· Jesus is fulfilling God’s plan to put everything on earth under man’s feet
· Am I voting against Jesus, spurning Him, denying Him and refusing to acknowledge Him as the true Messiah?
· Christ gave up His privileges as King of the universe to become an ordinary (yet perfect) baby bound for the cross.
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Monday, February 6, 2012
Signs, Wonders And Various Miracles
Hebrews 2:4 - God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
Acts 3:7 - Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong.
1 Corinthians 12:7-10 - Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
Application:
· Do I have faith in God to work miracles?
· What spiritual gifts are evidence of the Spirit’s working in my life?
· Do I have the ability to speak wisely or with knowledge into situations?
· Do I have faith to meet specific needs in the body of Christ?
· Do I build up, encourage or comfort others?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Acts 3:7 - Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong.
1 Corinthians 12:7-10 - Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
Application:
· Do I have faith in God to work miracles?
· What spiritual gifts are evidence of the Spirit’s working in my life?
· Do I have the ability to speak wisely or with knowledge into situations?
· Do I have faith to meet specific needs in the body of Christ?
· Do I build up, encourage or comfort others?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Saturday, February 4, 2012
inherit
Hebrews 1:14 - Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Mark 10:17 - As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Hebrews 2:2-3 - For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.
Hebrews 9:27-28 - Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
Application:
· Do I think in terms of earning righteousness to merit eternal life or do I see it as a gift?
· If the Mosaic law came with retribution for failure to follow and obey, then surely the greater salvation announced by the Lord come with more dangerous retribution for those who neglect it
· When Christ appears again, it will be the consummation, in all His glorious fullness, of the salvation purchased for me on the cross
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Mark 10:17 - As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Hebrews 2:2-3 - For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.
Hebrews 9:27-28 - Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
Application:
· Do I think in terms of earning righteousness to merit eternal life or do I see it as a gift?
· If the Mosaic law came with retribution for failure to follow and obey, then surely the greater salvation announced by the Lord come with more dangerous retribution for those who neglect it
· When Christ appears again, it will be the consummation, in all His glorious fullness, of the salvation purchased for me on the cross
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Sit At My Right Hand
Hebrews 1:10-13 - He also says, “In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end.” To which of the angels did God ever say, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?
Hebrews 13:8 - Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Psalm 110:1 - The LORD says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
Hebrews 10:12-13 - But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool.
Hebrews 12:1-2 - Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Application:
· Jesus Christ is eternally trustworthy in His position as High Priest and as Son of God
· Jesus is sitting at the right hand of God the Father
· Christ’s sacrifice atoned for all sins of all time, making any further sacrifice unnecessary
· Through His atoning work, Christ’s perfection will lead to my perfection, which will be fully realized on the last day
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Hebrews 13:8 - Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Psalm 110:1 - The LORD says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
Hebrews 10:12-13 - But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool.
Hebrews 12:1-2 - Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Application:
· Jesus Christ is eternally trustworthy in His position as High Priest and as Son of God
· Jesus is sitting at the right hand of God the Father
· Christ’s sacrifice atoned for all sins of all time, making any further sacrifice unnecessary
· Through His atoning work, Christ’s perfection will lead to my perfection, which will be fully realized on the last day
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Ever
Hebrews 1:7-9 - In speaking of the angels he says, “He makes his angels spirits, and his servants flames of fire.” But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.”
Luke 1:32-33 - He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
Isaiah 61:1-3 - The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.
Psalm 45:6 - Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
Application:
· Jesus Christ is sovereign over the angels.
· The kingdom of the Father and Son, as one, will never end
· Jesus Christ has freed me and released me from darkness
· In Christ, God’s throne will last for ever and ever. He will rule justly
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Luke 1:32-33 - He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
Isaiah 61:1-3 - The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.
Psalm 45:6 - Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
Application:
· Jesus Christ is sovereign over the angels.
· The kingdom of the Father and Son, as one, will never end
· Jesus Christ has freed me and released me from darkness
· In Christ, God’s throne will last for ever and ever. He will rule justly
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
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