Bolstering Belief (6 of 28)
Series: Jesus - Greatest Of All Time
Tim Badal
Hebrews 3:7-19
Turn in your Bibles to the book of Hebrews. We are in a series we've entitled, ''Jesus: Greatest of All Time.'' This is another warning passage in Hebrews, intended to remind the people to be careful. Remember, this letter was written about 30 years after the resurrection of Jesus Christ to people who had given their lives to Him. They were now being persecuted for their allegiance to Him. Because of this, they may have been tempted to give up on their walk with Christ. They were tempted to hedge their bets when it came to their relationship with Him.
To be honest, I imagine you and I have faced that same temptation at some point. Maybe someone asks us a question or makes a derogatory comment about Jesus or His cause; it can be easy when the going gets tough to take a step away from Him. This is what these readers were struggling with. ''If I take a step back from Jesus, my life might go a little better. I'll have a little more comfort and peace.'' But the writer of Hebrews is telling them, ''Don't forget that Jesus is the greatest of all time.'' They needed to realize-and we do as well -that to give up on Jesus or to step back from Him would be the most foolish thing we could do. In this passage the writer will warn us through a lesson from Israel's history that to give up on Jesus is to miss out on the great promises God has for His people if they will remain faithful to Him.
So let's look at our text this morning-Hebrews 3:7-19:
7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,
''Today, if you hear his voice,
8 do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
on the day of testing in the wilderness,
9 where your fathers put me to the test
and saw my works for forty years.
10 Therefore I was provoked with that generation,
and said, 'They always go astray in their heart;
they have not known my ways.'
11 As I swore in my wrath,
'They shall not enter my res ...
Series: Jesus - Greatest Of All Time
Tim Badal
Hebrews 3:7-19
Turn in your Bibles to the book of Hebrews. We are in a series we've entitled, ''Jesus: Greatest of All Time.'' This is another warning passage in Hebrews, intended to remind the people to be careful. Remember, this letter was written about 30 years after the resurrection of Jesus Christ to people who had given their lives to Him. They were now being persecuted for their allegiance to Him. Because of this, they may have been tempted to give up on their walk with Christ. They were tempted to hedge their bets when it came to their relationship with Him.
To be honest, I imagine you and I have faced that same temptation at some point. Maybe someone asks us a question or makes a derogatory comment about Jesus or His cause; it can be easy when the going gets tough to take a step away from Him. This is what these readers were struggling with. ''If I take a step back from Jesus, my life might go a little better. I'll have a little more comfort and peace.'' But the writer of Hebrews is telling them, ''Don't forget that Jesus is the greatest of all time.'' They needed to realize-and we do as well -that to give up on Jesus or to step back from Him would be the most foolish thing we could do. In this passage the writer will warn us through a lesson from Israel's history that to give up on Jesus is to miss out on the great promises God has for His people if they will remain faithful to Him.
So let's look at our text this morning-Hebrews 3:7-19:
7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,
''Today, if you hear his voice,
8 do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
on the day of testing in the wilderness,
9 where your fathers put me to the test
and saw my works for forty years.
10 Therefore I was provoked with that generation,
and said, 'They always go astray in their heart;
they have not known my ways.'
11 As I swore in my wrath,
'They shall not enter my res ...
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