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The Full Knowledge of the Truth

Heb. 10: 26-39 Neil Woodbury

The last few verses of Hebrews 10 bring us the harsh contrast between becoming “Apostate” towards the Blood of Christ and the blessings of living in Faith, holding the love of the Gospel of Christ to the end of our days to be rewarded in the presence of our Savior.

I. Willful sinning of those once in Christ

a. Read Hebr. 10: 26-31

b. Willfully defined in Greek

c. No longer any sacrifice available

d. Apostasy not Backsliding

II. The Glories of living in the “Enlightenment”

a. Read Hebr. 10: 32-37

b. Final warning; Verses 38-39

The Law was a “Shadow” of the Good Things #2

Neil Woodbury Heb. 10: 13-25

The Law was a “Shadow” of the Good Things

Neil Woodbury Heb. 10: 1-25

This tenth chapter of the Hebrew Letter is a wonderful treatise on the superior nature of Jesus Christ and the New Covenant that He purchased with His Blood.

Bringing to the sons of Israel and the Gentile believers the true coming of good things in His Name!

I. Sacrifices under the Law bring only temporary peace with God

a. Read Hebr. 10: 1-4

II. Jesus Christ – the true sacrifice for sin – is in His Blood

a. Read Hebr. 10: -11

b. Read Ps. 40: 6-8

c. “He has said” the First must be taken away in order to establish the Second.

d. Once for all in Christ Jesus – the only remedy for forgiveness of sins.

III. Jesus in the right hand of the Father

a. Read Hebr. 10: 12-20

The Covenants Defined to the Saints

Heb. 9: 1-28 Neil Woodbury

To know of and to understand God’s covenant with mankind is to fully appreciate being “In Christ”, in the Kingdom of God. Now from Hebrews;

I. The Blood of the Covenants – “a dedication of”

a. Read Hebr. 9: 16-23

b. Principle from God; without blood shedding, there is no remission (of sin). Read Rom. 6: 23, 2 Cor. 5: 7 Turn to Is. 55: 8-9; Because God has spoken thus…

c. Better sacrifices? This of course is the Blood of God’s sinless Son – to make payment “in full” for the sins both in the past and future Praise God!

II. Christ made the payment for sin in the Presence of God

a. Read Hebr. 9: 24-26

b. Full end of the “ages”

c. Read Heb. 9: 27-28

i . Breaking down this passage;

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Living In The Resurrection John 11: 25-26 Neil Woodbury

The covenant people of Israel lived in the “Hope of the Resurrection” in faith.

The covenant people of the Kingdom of God live in the “Reality” of the Resurrection – in the same faith. And this is because of the works of Jesus of Nazareth, and His words concerning the Resurrection.

I. God’s order in the Resurrection

a. Read 1 Cor. 15: 20-26

b. The end? Matt. 24: 11-14, Col. 1: 23

c. We live in a “Post-Resurrection” Age!

The Chief Priest of the New Covenant #2

Heb. 8: 1-13 Neil Woodbury

In this 8th chapter of the Hebrew letter, the writer makes clear two things;

1. The superior nature of the New High Priest of the New Covenant

2. The superior reality of the New Covenant as compared with the Old Covenant underthe Law of Moses.

Thus – the New has fulfilled the grand promise of God’s covenant with Abraham.

I. The Chief Priest is Jesus the Lord.

a. Read Hebr. 8: 1-6

b. Better place, better promises

c. Read Exodus 25: 40

II. The Second Covenant is “New”

a. Read Hebr. 8: 7-12

b. Read Jer. 31: 31-34

c. Read Isa. 65: 1-5, 13-17

III. The Old Covenant is disappearing!

a. Read Hebr. 8: 13

b. Read Isa. 65: 17

c. Read Rev. 21: 1-3

The Chief Priest of the New Covenant

Heb. 8: 1-13 Neil Woodbury

In this 8th chapter of the Hebrew letter, the writer makes clear two things;

1. The superior nature of the New High Priest of the New Covenant

2. The superior reality of the New Covenant as compared with the Old Covenant underthe Law of Moses.

Thus – the New has fulfilled the grand promise of God’s covenant with Abraham.

I. The Chief Priest is Jesus the Lord.

a. Read Hebr. 8: 1-6

b. Better place, better promises

c. Read Exodus 25: 40

II. The Second Covenant is “New”

a. Read Hebr. 8: 7-12

b. Read Jer. 31: 31-34

c. Read Isa. 65: 1-5, 13-17

III. The Old Covenant is disappearing!

a. Read Hebr. 8: 13

b. Read Isa. 65: 17

c. Read Rev. 21: 1-3

Jesus – High Priest of God

Neil Woodbury Heb. 7: 1-28

Chapter 7 is a response to the Priesthood order of Melchisedek and how this pertains to Jesus of Nazareth the Christ. This was a very important point of the faith in Jesus to the Hebrew converts to Christ.

I. Jesus the Christ, in the priestly order of Melchisedek, for the Assemblies.

a. Read Hebr. 6: 30 – 7: 10

b. Read Gen 14: 18-20, the account

II. Perfection (all in all) is found only in the New Covenant

a. Read Hebr. 7: 11-16

b. Why did the priesthood change?

III. The Better Covenant

a. Read Hebr. 7: 17-28

b. God’s oath

c. Our Head, Jesus Christ

Only Ahead, Never Turn Back #2

Neil Woodbury Heb. 6: 1-18

In “The Faith” of the followers of Christ Jesus, we enter as “babes” drinking milk – but we are expected to grow and mature in “The Faith”. This is the proper process for the child of God – but something much worse can happen to the believer, he can turn back, becoming apostate towards the Lord and His Assembly. This we must guard against!

I. The Early Principles,

a. Read Hebr. 6: 1-3

II. To fall away brings shame upon the Lord and The Faith

a. Read Hebr. 6: 4-12

III. God’s oath and Promise

a. Read Hebr. 6: 13-1