Passage: Various in Hebrews**1. It was written 65-69 AD to Christians in Rome.****2. It was written for second generation of Chrsitians who were beginning to drift from their original convictions.** Heb 10:32-34 – But remember the former days, when, after being enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings, 33 partly by being made a public spectacle through reproaches and tribulations, and partly by becoming sharers with those who were so treated. 34 For you showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and a lasting one. **3. The author constantly encourages the readers not to drift or neglect their salvation.** Heb 2:2 – For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it. Heb 2:3 – how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? Heb 3:7 – "TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE, 8 DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS AS WHEN THEY PROVOKED ME,AS IN THE DAY OF TRIAL IN THE WILDERNESSHeb 3:12 – Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.Heb 13:2 – Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.Heb 13:16 – And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleasedHeb 6:4-8 – For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. 7 For ground that drinks the rain which often falls on it and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God; 8 but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned. **4. The theme of this book is "Jesus is better than...."** i. Jesus is better than the angels (Heb.1)ii. Jesus is better than Moses (Heb.3)iii. Jesus is greater than Joshua (Heb.4)iv. Jesus is better than Aaron (Heb.5ff)**5. Final challenge is for action and not just better knowledge. Many "Let us" statements** i. 4:1 - Therefore let us fear while a promise remains of entering His restii. 4:11 - Therefor let us be diligent to enter that rest so that no one will fall through following the same example of disobedience.iii. 4:14 - Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God let us hold fast our confession.iv. 4:16 - Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.v. 6:1 - Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity…vi. 10:22 - Let us draw near with sincere heart…..vii. 10:23 - Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without waver, for He who promised is faith.viii. 10:24 - and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deedsix. 12:1 - Therefore since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles usx. 12:1 - and let us run with endurance the race that is set before usxi. 12:28 - Therefore since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.xii. 13:3 - So let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproachxiii. 13:15 - Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God…"I'd Rather Have Jesus"I’d rather have Jesus than silver or gold;I’d rather be His than have riches untold;I’d rather have Jesus than houses or lands, I’d rather be led by His nail pierced hand.Than to be a king of a vast domainOr be held in sin’s dread sway,I’d rather have Jesus than anythingThis world affords today.I’d rather have Jesus than men’s applause;I’d rather be faithful to His dear cause;I’d rather have Jesus than world-wide fame,I’d rather be true to His holy name.He’s fairer than lilies of rarest bloom;He’s sweeter than honey from out of the comb;He’s all that my hungering spirit needs,I’d rather have Jesus and let Him lead.

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