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Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering, (for he is faithful that promised,)
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering, (for he is faithful that promised,)
Verse 23. _LET US HOLD FAST THE PROFESSION OF OUR FAITH_] The word ομολογια, from ομου, _together_, and λογος, _a word_, implies that general consent that was among Christians on all the important ar...
LET US HOLD FAST THE PROFESSION OF OUR FAITH WITHOUT WAVERING - To secure this was one of the leading designs of this Epistle, and hence, the apostle adverts to it so frequently. It is evident that th...
CHAPTER 10 _ 1. The all-sufficiency of the one offering (Hebrews 10:1)_ 2. Exhortations (Hebrews 10:19) 3. Warning (Hebrews 10:26) 4. Encouragements ...
The exhortation opens with a few verses of general appeal, which sum up the results of the foregoing discussion. A free access to God's presence has been given us through the offering of Christ, who h...
Since then, brothers, in virtue of what the blood of Jesus has done for us, we can confidently enter into the Holy Place by the new and living way which Jesus inaugurated for us through the veil-- tha...
THE ONLY TRUE SACRIFICE (Hebrews 10:1-10)...
HOLD FAST. Greek. _katecho._ See Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 3:14. PROFESSION. confession. Greek. _homologia._ See 2 Corinthians 9:13. _ OUR_ FAITH. the hope. Greek. _elpis._ wit
_the profession of our hope_ Rather, "the confession of our Hope." Here we have the same trilogy of Christian graces as in St Paul Faith (Hebrews 10:22), Hope (Hebrews 10:23), and Love (Hebrews 10:24)...
CH. 10. The first eighteen verses of this chapter are a summary, rich with fresh thoughts and illustrations, of the topics on which he has been dwelling; namely (1) The one sacrifice of Christ compare...
AN EXHORTATION TO CHRISTIAN CONFIDENCE AND FELLOWSHIP...
ΤῊΝ ὉΜΟΛΟΓΊΑΝ ΤΗ͂Σ ἘΛΠΊΔΟΣ. “_The confession of our Hope_.” Here we have the same trilogy of Christian graces as in St Paul—Faith (Hebrews 10:22), Hope (Hebrews 10:23), and Love (Hebrews 10:24). ἈΚΛΙΝ...
_THE DANGER OF WILLFUL SIN -- HEBREWS 10:21-31:_ As a Christian our duty is simply stated that we "draw near to God." With boldness let us draw near with a true heart. We must draw near to God in gene...
ΚΑΤΈΧΩΜΕΝ _praes. conj. act. от_ КАΤΈΧΩ (G2722) удерживать, крепко держать. Увещевательный _conj._ ΟΜΟΛΟΓΊΑ (G3671) исповедение, согласие (ЕСС; TDNT). ΆΚΛΊΝΗΣ (G186) не колеблющийся, непреклонный (R...
DISCOURSE: 2312 STEADFASTNESS AND ACTIVITY IN GOD’S SERVICE INCULCATED Hebrews 10:23. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) and let us cons...
THE PROFESSION OF OUR FAITH— _Of our hope._ So it is in all our manuscript copies but one. See ch. Hebrews 6:18. This profession is to be held ακλινη, _without swerving_ or bending from it; as some di...
_Exhortation based on the priesthood of Christ. Hebrews 10:19-39_. _TEXT_ Hebrews 10:19-39 Hebrews 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the Holy Place by the bl
CHRISTIAN PERSEVERANCE (Hebrews 10:23, Hebrews 10:24) The verses which are now to be before us are a continuation of those which we pondered in our last article, the whole forming a practical applica...
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) PROFESSION [ homologian (G3671 ) 'CONFESSION '] OUR FAITH [ tees (G3588) elpidos (G1680...
7 So Christ "offers Himself flawless to God", not at the cross, but on coming into the world, as the Israelite presented his sacrifice at the door of the tabernacle (Heb_9:14; Lev_1:1-5). 11 The great...
SACRIFICE COMPLETE IN THE FULFILMENT OF GOD'S WILL. THE OPEN WAY TO GOD Recapitulation and close of the argument. The sacrifices of the Law were ineffective to cleanse the conscience, as shown by thei...
HOW CAN I GET TO HEAVEN? HEBREWS _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 10 A NEW *SACRIFICE AND WAY TO LIFE 10:1-39 THE LAW WAS A SHADOW OF THINGS TO COME 10:1-4 V1 The law of Moses provides only a poor copy...
In this verse again we have the characteristic words of earlier exhortations: “hold fast” (Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 3:14); “profession,” or, rather, _confession_ (Hebrews 3:1;...
CHAPTER IX. AN ADVANCE IN THE EXHORTATION. "Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by the way which He dedicated for us, a new and living way, throug...
A second branch of the exhortation is given in the words κατέχωμεν τὴν ὁμολογίαν … “Let us hold fast and unbending the confession of our hope,” as in Hebrews 3:6. _Cf._ also Hebrews 6:11. For as yet i...
THE NEW AND LIVING WAY OPEN TO US Hebrews 10:11 Note the contrast between the _standing_ of the _priests_ and the _sitting_ of the _Priest_. The one indicated incompleteness, the other a finished wor...
The writer now deals with the subject of the better worship. In this connection he again quotes from the prophecy of Jeremiah in order to emphasize the prediction of the new covenant concerning the fo...
MOSES AND FAITH At his birth, Moses' parents displayed a great faith in God. They knew Pharaoh had commanded all male children be thrown in the river, but they hid their son three months (Exodus 1:22;...
HOLDING FAST THE CONFESSION OF HOPE A home in heaven is the sincere hope of every Christian. The writer encouraged his readers toward faith in the one who promised such a home. He urged them to hold f...
(19) Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, (20) By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;...
The apostle now resumes his great theme, Christ called a Priest of God for ever after the order of Melchisedec. He alludes, in the beginning of our chapter, to the historical facts of Genesis. We must...
_RESULTS OF PRAYER_ ‘Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering … and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.’ Hebrews 10:23 Here we have the results of prayer offered i...
_DUTIES IN VIEW OF JUDGMENT_ ‘Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering … and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.’ Hebrews 10:23 The ‘day’ here spoken of is, accord...
_CONDITIONS OF ACCESS_ ‘Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkles from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the...
23._Let us hold fast, etc. _As he exhorts here the Jews to persevere, he mentions hope rather than faith; for as hope is born of faith, so it is fed and sustained by it to the last. He requires also _...
In Chapter 10 this principle is applied to the sacrifice. Its repetition proved that sin was there. That the sacrifice of Christ was only offered once, was the demonstration of its eternal efficacy. H...
LET US HOLD FAST THE PROFESSION OF OUR FAITH WITHOUT WAVERING,.... Either in the grace or doctrine of faith, or in the profession of both; Hebrews 4:14. FOR HE [IS] FAITHFUL THAT PROMISED; that is Go...
῎Εχοντες ου῏ν, ἀδελφοί, παῤῥησίαν εἰς τὴν εἴ῞σοδον τῶν ἁγίων ἐν τῷ αἵματι ᾿Ιησοῦ, ἣν ἐνεκαίνισεν ἡμῖν ὁδὸν πρόσφατον καὶ ζῶσαν, διὰ τοῦ καταπετάσματος, τοῦτ᾿ ἔστι τὴς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἰερέα μέγαν ἐπὶ...
Let us hold fast the profession of _our_ faith without wavering; (for he _is_ faithful that promised;) Ver. 23. _Without wavering_] Gr. ακλινη, without tilting or tossing to one side or other. This a...
HEBREWS 10:23. LET US HOLD FAST THE PROFESSION OF (OUR) FAITH WITHOUT WAVERING; FOR HE (IS) FAITHFUL THAT PROMISED; This text contributes to Edwards' understanding of justifying faith as "nothing el...
_Let us hold fast the profession of our faith_ Or, rather, _of our hope_, as the most approved MSS., indeed all but one, read the clause. The apostle referred to that _profession_ or _confession_ of t...
HOLD FAST; by continuing steadfast in the belief of the truths of the gospel and in the practice of its duties....
The attentive reader cannot but notice the thoroughness with which this subject is treated in these Chapter s. It is a matter of profound importance, basic as regards any true knowledge of God, and as...
19-25 The apostle having closed the first part of the epistle, the doctrine is applied to practical purposes. As believers had an open way to the presence of God, it became them to use this privilege...
OLBGrk; LET US HOLD FAST; this duty is inferred from the doctrine of the gospel High Priest, and the perfect work he wrought in taking away sin, and bringing in everlasting righteousness: let us heref...
Acts of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul therefore, God has opened an entrance to all the sons of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in order that they may be in the faith of profession towards Him,[15]...
Hebrews 10:23 fast G2722 (G5725) confession G3671 hope G1680 wavering G186 for G1063 promised G1861 (G5666) faithf
‘Let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not, for he is faithful who promised,' The writer now applies this to his specific purpose in writing, to maintain their faith and testimony....
THE PRACTICAL CONSEQUENCE OF WHAT HE HAS DONE (HEBREWS 10:19). What He has done will now bring about a number of consequences. Firstly there is what we now have, boldness to enter into the very presen...
Hebrews 10:23. Thus forgiven and renewed and sprinkled with blood, washed as with water, heaven is ours, though only in hope (Romans 8:24), and what remains is THAT WE HOLD FAST THE PROFESSION OF OUR...
Hebrews 10:19-39. For nearly four Chapter s the argument has remained unbroken by those exhortations which abound in the earlier parts of the Epistle. From chapter Hebrews 7:1 to Hebrews 10:18 the rea...
LET US HOLD FAST (κατεχωμεν). Present (keep on holding fast) active volitive subjunctive of κατεχω as in Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 3:14.THAT IT WAVER NOT (ακλινη). Common compound adjective (alpha priv...
Hebrews 10:19 Faith, Hope, and Love. I. The Apostle's great argument is concluded, and the result is placed before us in a very short summary. We have boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood...
Hebrews 10:1. _For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers the...
Hebrews 10:1. _For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers the...
Hebrews 10:19. Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his fl...
CONTENTS: Law only a shadow of things to come. Through Christ a way made into the Holiest for all believers. Warning to the Hebrews who were wavering between Jewish sacrifices and Christ's finished wo...
Hebrews 10:1. _The law having a shadow of good things to come._ St. Paul, ere his epistles were engrossed, weighed his words, adjusted his thoughts, collated them with the prophets, and knew the suppo...
LET US HOLD ON FIRMLY. _MacKnight_ says: _"And being washed in body with the clean water_ of baptism, whereby we professed our faith in Christ as our only High Priest, _let us hold fast_ [firmly] _the...
HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 10:23 CONFESSION OF OUR HOPE. The church’s assent to the teachings about Christ and his work (see Hebrews 3:1;...
HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 10:19 Call to Faith and Endurance. The discussion of Christ’s superiority concludes with calls to faith and perseverance (Hebrews 10:19;...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 10:19.—Compare chaps. Hebrews 4:14. BRETHREN.—A sign of the conciliatory tone which the writer is anxious to preserve. BOLDNESS.—See on chaps. Hebrews 3:6,...
EXPOSITION HEBREWS 10:1 CONCLUDING SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT WITH RESPECT TO CHRIST'S ETERNAL PRIESTHOOD....
For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very substance of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perf...
1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:24; 2 Thessalonians 3:3;...
Profession of our faith [τ η ν ο μ ο λ ο γ ι α ν τ η ς ε λ π ι δ ο ς]. Rend. "confession of our hope." Faith does not appear among Ms. readings. It is an innovation of the translators. Hope is the ren...
The profession of our hope — The hope which we professed at our baptism....
The second duty which the apostle exhorts the Hebrews here unto, is perseverance in the Christian faith and hope, in order to the actual enjoyment of the great reward. Where observe, 1. The duty itsel...