Chapter six verses seven through twenty: The writing in these verses is pure Paulesque–“hard to understand,” as Peter said about that which was spoken and written by the Apostle Paul (2 Pet. 3:16). Peter  added that for this reason many church leaders twisted his words to mean what they wanted them to mean. Nothing has […]

Chapter six verses four through six: As the Apostle Paul tells us in these three verses, having truly known God then having left Him has eternal consequences. Fortunately for those involved in the Institutional Church, they have never known Him and therefore have the opportunity to know Him and to receive eternal life. However, those […]

Chapter five verse twelve through chapter six verse three: In verses 12-14 the Apostle Paul minces no words in chastising the Hebrew Christians for being immature, telling them that at a time when they should be weaning church babes off spiritual “milk,” they themselves are in need of such instruction. He reminds them that they […]

Chapter five verse eleven: If the Apostle Paul was as blunt in speech as he was in his letters he must have made many enemies within the New Covenant church. From what is written about his speaking style, it can be assumed that this was the case. There are those of us, myself included, who […]

Chapter five verses seven through ten: Here the Apostle Paul is reminding the Hebrew Christians of that day, as well as today’s 2,000,000,000-strong “sinners saved by grace” congregation, that they cannot blame their sins on being “just human.” Paul reminded them, and us, that Jesus of Nazareth was also “just human.” Adam’s so-called “sin transferal […]

Chapter five verses five and six: By His power–His Holy Spirit–God affected the impregnation of a woman named Mary at a specific time. This is verified by His statement: “You are My Son; THIS DAY (TODAY) I have begotten You.” This proves that at the moment of conception–begettal-He Who would be called Jesus of Nazareth […]

Chapter five verse five: In this verse we are told that Jesus never glorified Himself, though He had every reason to do so. His focus was always on the Father to Whom He gave credit for all that He did. On several occasions He admitted that the very words He spoke were given to Him […]

Hebrews five verses one through four: Prior to the Word’s coming to earth as the Almighty’s Messiah (Jn. 1:1-4,14), the Israelites’ high priests were mortal men, having the same weaknesses and the same inability to resist Satan as did the people who looked to them. Because those high priests had to offer sacrifices and offerings […]

Chapter four verses eleven to sixteen: In verse 11 the Apostle Paul uses the word “diligent” to describe what our attitude must be toward God’s promised “rest”–life in His earthly kingdom following the return of Jesus Christ. See The Kingdom of God. He warned the early church and now warns us that only God’s Ten […]

Chapter four verses one through ten: In the 1st verse of chapter 4 the Apostle Paul includes himself (“us”) in his warning to all professing Christians to fear lest they fall short of receiving the promise of entering into God’s rest–eternal life in His kingdom. In verse 2 Paul again includes himself, noting that the […]