Quick Fix or Perseverance? (Hebrews 10:32-39)
Gary McManus, 06/12/2016Part of the Life With Jesus is Better series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
June 12, 2016 Hebrews 10:32-39 (p. 1191 / p.1212)
We know less about the book of Hebrews author
and the audience.
However, we do know those people getting the letter
suffered persecution.
“Suffered”; the word occurs more in Hebrews.
But. . .(See also 10:32, 10:34)
The prisons contained Christians.
We visit prisons because we were once prisoners.
Hebrews gives us encouragement.
WHY the perseverance is necessary:
SO THAT WHEN YOU HAVE DONE GOD’S WILL
. . .YOU WILL RECEIVE WHAT HE PROMISED. . .
There is a very good example in marriage.
See 30 Lessons for Loving by Karl Pillemer.
Hear what the couples said about marriage. . .
Refer to Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages.
What the Bible says is true!
Are you prepared to receive?
In a land of plenty, one can eat the wrong foods
and still be hungry—at least the body is hungry
for nutrition.
When we have plenty, we still might not have
what we need most. (Revelation 3:17)
We may have to persevere.
The Pastor’s lament:
ALL God’s thousands of promises and
people won’t come to our Lord Jesus.
And many, if they do, don’t persevere.
People give up their confidence in God,
in faith, in Jesus.
It is heart breaking to your Pastor.
Sometimes people think that God
is going to fix things for them.
The word fix is not in the Bible—sorry.
God will transform.
The first Christians did not believe that God
was going to deliver them from trouble.
And God didn’t fix their problem.
They didn’t give up their faith and their
faith could NOT BE TAKEN from them.
Were the Apostles rescued?
Were the Apostles made safe or secure?
No! See Acts 5:17.
(Hebrews 12, especially 12:1)
Again. . perseverance!
There are no long term benefits. . .
exercising ONE TIME. . .
being married ONE DAY. . .
Enduracnce isn’t just for a moment.
(See Psalm 30:5)
Instant relief? Those words are not in the Bible.
Instant is in the Bible 11 times:
2 times;instant healing, 9 times instant disaster!
Perseverance IS a Bible word.
And there is one who will help: Jesus Christ
Amen
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