by admin | Feb 28, 2021 | Bible-NT
SUBMISSION IN THE HOME BIG IDEA:SUBMISSION OF WIVES TO HUSBANDSINTRODUCTION:Looking at 2 paragraphs–instructions to wives (especially those with unbelieving husbands) and balancing instructions to husbands; equal responsibility but not equal time devoted to...
by admin | Sep 3, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE DYNAMICS OF INTERCESSORY PRAYER AND ENCOURAGING FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT OUR GOAL OF TRUSTING OUR GREAT SHEPHERD TO EQUIP US TO DO THE WILL OF GODINTRODUCTION:Finally we come to the miscellaneous closing sections of the book. Some of the great themes of the...
by admin | Sep 1, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: SUSTAINING PERSEVERANCE REQUIRES:- STABILITY IN GRACE AND FAITH- SACRIFICES OF PRAISE AND GOOD WORKS AND- SUBMISSION TO OUR SPIRITUAL LEADERSINTRODUCTION:This closing section of practical exhortations that center around religious duties as compared to our...
by admin | Aug 31, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: OUR LOVE AND REVERENT SERVICE TO GOD MUST BE COUPLED WITH CULTIVATING:- AGGRESSIVE LOVE TOWARDS THE BRETHREN- MARITAL FIDELITY AND- CONFIDENT CONTENTMENTINTRODUCTION:How do we behave towards our Christian brethren? How do we treat our spouse? What is our...
by admin | Aug 30, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE SUPERIORITY OF THE NEW COVENANT BRINGS GREATER JUDGMENT IF WE FAIL HEED GOD’S WARNINGSINTRODUCTION:What a contrast the author paints between the terrifying / unapproachable nature of the God of the Old Covenant and the welcoming / approachable entrance...
by admin | Aug 29, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: ENCOURAGE THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY:- TO PERSEVERE IN RUNNING THE RACE AND- TO PURSUE PEACE AND PURITYINTRODUCTION:This passage continues the same context as the previous section which focused on Divine Discipline – not so much for addressing specific sin –...
by admin | Aug 29, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: DIVINE DISCIPLINE (IN THE FORM OF SUFFERING) COMES FROM THE HAND OF OUR LOVING FATHER FOR OUR GOODINTRODUCTION:The age old problem of suffering is addressed here in the context of family discipline from a loving heavenly Father. False professors of faith in...
by admin | Aug 27, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: PERSEVERANCE IN FAITH AND MINISTRY REQUIRES MINIMIZING OBSTACLES AND MAINTAINING OUR FOCUS ON JESUS CHRISTINTRODUCTION:You must understand that the Christian life is one of walking by faith in Jesus Christ. We entered into this new life by turning away from...
by admin | Aug 27, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THESE FINAL HEROES OF FAITH HIGHLIGHT GRAND ACHIEVEMENTS, ENDURANCE THROUGH SEVERE SUFFERING AND THE HOPE OF ETERNAL REWARDSINTRODUCTION:The author is now forced to blitz through the remainder of Israel’s history to highlight the types of experiences that...
by admin | Aug 26, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: FAITH FOCUSES ON THE UNSEEN GOD TO GAIN ETERNAL REWARD BY:- CHOOSING GOD- DELIVERING FROM DEATH AND BONDAGE- CAPTURING ENEMY STRONGHOLDS TO ACHIEVE VICTORYINTRODUCTION:Consider how important Moses was to the Jews. In this important lesson on faith, the...
by admin | Aug 24, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: ONLY A LIFE OF FAITH PLEASES GOD – HISTORICAL EXAMPLES OF THE FAITH OF THE PATRIARCHS THAT LOOKED FORWARD TO GOD’S PROMISES FOR THE FUTUREINTRODUCTION:The previous examples of faith predated the establishment of the nation of Israel. Now the author moves on...
by admin | Aug 24, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: ONLY A LIFE OF FAITH PLEASES GOD – HISTORICAL EXAMPLES OF ABEL, ENOCH AND NOAHINTRODUCTION:The fundamental principle being illustrated by these key OT historical figures is that the righteous must live by faith if they want to please God. The essence of...
by admin | Aug 22, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: FAITH IS THE MEANS:- TO FOCUS ON THE FUTURE,- TO REALIZE UNSEEN REALITIES,- TO GAIN GOD’S GRACE AND- TO COMPREHEND CREATIONINTRODUCTION:I don’t want to confuse you here. I am not talking about “the fundamentals of the faith” – that would be all of the great...
by admin | Aug 21, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: PERSEVERE IN LOVE, HOPE AND FAITH CONSISTENT WITH YOUR EARLY CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCEINTRODUCTION:This passage tracks nicely with vv.22-25 in terms of working through the triad of love, hope and faith from the orientation of perseverance. The author also works...
by admin | Aug 20, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: PERSISTENT DELIBERATE SIN SHOWS CONTEMPT FOR CHRIST AND HIS SACRIFICE AND WILL BE JUDGED WITHOUT MERCY AS APOSTASYINTRODUCTION:The warning passages in Chapter 6 and here in Chapter 10 are especially difficult because the language seems to describe genuine...
by admin | Aug 20, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE REALITY OF THE SUPERIOR PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST IMPACTS BOTH OUR STANDING BEFORE GOD AND OUR STEADFASTNESS IN FAITH, HOPE AND LOVEINTRODUCTION:Here we begin the final section of the Book of Hebrews. The great lofty truths of the superiority of Jesus Christ...
by admin | Aug 19, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE ONCE-FOR-ALL SACRIFICE OF CHRIST PROVIDES THE ULTIMATE CLEANSING AND FORGIVENESS THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE UNDER THE OLD COVENANTINTRODUCTION:This section completes the author’s doctrinal presentation before he launches into practical applications beginning in...
by admin | Aug 17, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: AS THE MEDIATOR OF THE NEW COVENANT, CHRIST’S SACRIFICE IS CLEARLY SUPERIORINTRODUCTION:By this point the subject matter becomes repetitive as the author hammers home his indisputable arguments regarding the superiority of the New Covenant. His focus is on...
by admin | Aug 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: ONLY THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST UNDER THE NEW COVENANT CAN CLEANSE THE CONSCIENCE AND OBTAIN ETERNAL REDEMPTIONINTRODUCTION:Having clearly set forth the limitations of the Old Covenant, the author of Hebrews is now prepared to turn our attention back to the...
by admin | Aug 15, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE OLD COVENANT WORSHIP SYSTEM WITH ITS EXTERNAL FOCUS ON THE EARTHLY SANCTUARY AND PRIESTLY SERVICE MUST BE VIEWED AS INADEQUATE AND TEMPORARYINTRODUCTION:Since the Old Covenant system had become obsolete and was now replaced with the New Covenant, how...
