Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1

Hope means motivation, direction and courage. But what’s the difference between Christian hope and mindless zeal? This passage answers that…

How do you reconcile these two passages in Hebrews 10:

“I will never again remember their sins and lawless deeds” (v.17)

“If we go on sinning willfully…there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins” (v26)

Sometimes our walk with Christ…

Finally! We leave behind the question of rituals and head into a “New and Living Way” in Hebrews. This marks a turning-point in the book as the writer tells us how to “draw near” with God: through the “inner sanctuary”…

But now Christ has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. Hebrews 9:26

Yes, this is what radical grace looks like, and it scares the control freaks!…

he is the one who mediates for us a far better covenant with God, based on better promises.

This is what Jesus Christ means in the stream of human history: all the love and promises of God wrapped-up in this…

Why would anyone avoid God? He’s so loving, holds no grudges and expects no payments for taking care of our deepest concerns or most trivial worries.

Why avoid God? He scares me! He could interrupt my plans! He’s overbearing! I’m…

What’s the difference between “faith” and “hope”? What’s the difference between the Christian “hope” and wishful thinking? In this section of Hebrews we find a foundation for spiritual motivation, direction and courage that endures:

We have this hope as an…

It’s “time to move on!” That’s the message to these Hebrew Christians in this chapter:

Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity! Hebrews 6:1

And we learn here:

What’s the difference between “milk”…

The book of Hebrews is growing increasingly complicated as the author ties together the vast, Eternal Plan of God. But there’s a problem: these people can’t understand! They’re too immature.

This time we’ll examine the difference between immaturity and maturity,…

Entering “God’s Rest” is a person-oriented change of focus, not a behavioral change, and certainly not achieved through rules. This was the biggest hangup for the audience of this letter: let go the rules! But here’s the profound nature of…