It is difficult to view correction as encouragement. In this passage, the author of Hebrews encourages the reader to take heart in the discipline of the Lord and run the race together. 

Divine discipline is not the same as divine punishment. Divine punishment is the condemnation of His enemies. Whereas, Divine discipline is the evidence of God’s love for His children. 

What should be our response to the race of endurance we run in Christ? The author of Hebrews, after making a list of those that operated by faith, calls the readers to action.

God rewarded these Old Testament saints for their faith in the face of opposition. 

Our destination determines our direction and action, and our direction and action give evidence of our destination. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph are examples of the role that faith plays in everyday life. 

This episode examines the first three people in the faith chapter: Abel, Enoch, and Noah. We receive righteousness not by right works but by faith.  

At the end of the fourth warning, the author of Hebrews encourages the readers with his belief in their faith. This encouragement is then met with a chapter focusing on the subject of faith. What does faith look like as it is working? This episode begins to address that question.  

In this lesson, we look at the fourth warning passage in the book of Hebrews. We are to draw near to God, hold fast to the truth of the New Covenant, and consider how to provoke one another to godliness. These truths imply a reality that keeps believers from walking in deliberate sin.    

Jesus Christ is the Great High Priest that offered the perfect sacrifice, himself. Through him, we are made holy, and we are being made holy. These truths have implications for us. In this lesson, we look at two truths that should lead to three effects.

What is the implication of a perfect priest offering a perfect sacrifice? In this passage, the author of Hebrews states two truths: we are made holy, and we are being made holy.