Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) As in Hebrews 3:12 the warning against the "evil heart of unbelief" is solemnly enforced by the mention of the "Living God," so here, in pointing to the peril of disobedience, it is to the living power of the word of God that the writer...
(4)Ye have not yet resisted unto blood.—Still the general figure is retained, but for the footrace is substituted the contest of the pugilists. InHebrews 12:1sin was the hindrance which must be put aside; here it is the antagonist who must be subdued. It is interesting to note exactly...
The New American Commentary: HebrewsThe New American Commentary: Hebrews"For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any doubleedged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."鈥揌ebrews 4:12 THE ...
Matthew Henry's Commentary 4 entries for 希伯來書 12 Chapter 12 Chapter 12 The apostle, in this chapter, applies what he has collected in the chapter... Verses 1–3 Verses 1-3 Here observe what is the great duty which the apostle urges upon the Hebrews, and...
Hebrews 12:15 Meaning and Commentary Hebrews 12:15 Looking diligently Acting the part of bishops, or overseers, as the word signifies; and so this exhortation either respects officers of the church of the Hebrews, whose business it was more especially to inspect into the principles and practices...
29Our "God is like a fire that burns everything up."(Deuteronomy 4:24) Hebrews 12:29 Meaning and Commentary Hebrews 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire. ] Either God personally considered, God in the person of Christ; so the Shechinah, with the Jews, is called a consuming fireF...
6:12 that you won't be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherited the promises. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS vs 6:4-6 Does this section mean that you could lose you salvation? If so, what would constitute "falling away"?
In bringing many sons to glory, it was completely fitting that he, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their
Those taken in the rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:17) will never die once. Yet these remarkable, unique exceptions do not deny the principle of it is appointed for men to die once; they are exceptions that prove the rule. f. He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation: ...
Hawthorne, "Hebrews" in New Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1969), pp. 549-550. On the Arminian side see I. Howard Marshall, Kept by the Power of God (Second Edition; Bethany House, 1975). Millard J. Erickson, Christian Theology (Second Edition; Baker Academic, 1998), p...