Have you spent time studying the book of Hebrews? It is the epistle that comes after the Epistle of Philemon which has only ...
DR. BURK PARSONS: The language of Jesus’ being the author and perfecter of our faith comes from Hebrews 12:2. And I think a lot of Christians really don’t understand what those words mean because they ...
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those ...
Hebrews profoundly addresses Jewish Christians, encouraging them to hold fast to their new faith in Christ. Scholars don’t know who wrote the letter to the Hebrews, but the author affirms in several ...
Faith, we are told by the author of Hebrews, is the assurance of things hoped for. Faith can also be called the conviction of ...
However, all the quotes in Hebrews are prefaced by some form of “God says” or “he says.” Thus, whether the Old Testament context includes God’s explicitly speaking or not, the author of Hebrews ...
Hebrews strengthens drooping hands and weak knees with its display of Jesus, faith’s pioneer and perfecter who endured the cross and despised its shame (Heb. 12:2–3) to liberate his brothers and ...
The Hebrew Bible, the primary source for the history of Judaism, is a text composed centuries after the Prophet Moses.
It is noteworthy for contemporary readers that in this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus strongly — almost irritably — defends two of ...
Nelson DeMille, a prolific author of action-packed adventures, has died at 81. "Nelson fought a valiant nine-month battle with esophageal cancer. True to form, he faced this ordeal with courage ...