Homework Due: 3-24-04

 

Hebrews 10:18-39

 

 

Let Us Be Strong in Worship: Hebrews 10:19-22

 

  1. Make a Chart:

 

    1. State the three realities here to be true about us as we “draw near to God”.

 

    1. Give your understanding of the meaning of each.

 

  1. How would you explain to someone what it means to “draw near to God”?

 

 

Let Us Benefit One Another: Hebrews 10:23-25

 

  1. Name the three Christian virtues in I Corinthians 13:13

 

  1. How would you define the “hope” spoken of in verse 23?

 

  1. How many times is “let us” used in these verses?

 

 

Let Us Beware of Rejecting Truth: Hebrews 10:26-31

 

  1. Read this entire section through.  What light do 3:12 and 6:4-8 shed on the sort of sins that are spoken of here?

 

  1. According to 2:17; 4:15; 5:2, how is ordinary sin dealt with?

 

  1. What are the actions of the one deserving punishment in our Hebrews passage?

 

  1. Why is the sin of verse 29 greater than that of verse 28?

 

 

Let Us Bear Up with Hope: Hebrews 10:32-34

 

  1. What is the message of encouragement that follows the warning of judgment?

 

  1. How are you encouraged by this contrast?

 

 

Let Us Believe and Be Saved: Hebrews 10:35-39

 

  1. Read verses 35 and 36 and state:

 

The Responsibility of the believer                                  The response of God

 

            a.                                                                                 a.

 

            b.                                                                                 b.

 

  1. What does “shrinks back” (v. 38) mean to you?

 

  1. What is the alternative found in that verse?

 

  1. What feelings and attitudes does the author communicate in verse 39?

 

  1. What so you learn about “lasting possessions” in Matthew 6:19-20?

 

  1. Would you say it is easy or difficult for the average person to appreciate “better and lasting possessions”?  Explain.