Grab your Bibles and turn with me to Hebrews 3. Hebrews 3. We are going to

cover 5 verses today. We are in the middle of a large section extending

from 3:1-4:13 warning us not to fall away from Christ.

The warning passages of Hebrews are challenging to understand and apply.

They are given to the church. They are not to be threats. They aren’t

designed to make all of God’s people doubt their salvation. Rather they are

gracious warnings. They are to cause self-examination to make sure that you

are in Christ. They are to stimulate perseverance to not depart from the

Christ of your confession.