Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Show this same diligence to the very end

Hebrew 6:9-20
We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized. We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.
God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.
There will then be no hope for them, for they have refused the one available means of forgiveness. This is where their thinking is leading them, though they have not yet reached the point of no return.
A warning is quickly followed by encouragement. The writer cannot believe they will go so far - or that God will allow it. God's promise is certain. Our hope fo receiving God's blessing is therefore certain too. Jesus has gone into the 'heavenly Temple' before us; there on our behalf in the presence of God and we will share his glory.
Why?
We have to show our same diligence to the very end for God sees what we have done. And keep our behalf right and good is important, such as Abraham received what was promised. So we have faith to receive the promise from the Lord through Jesus.
Jesus Christ is our leader, who has entered heaven on our behalf, Jesus Chris becomes a high priest forever so we have two unchangeable things. 1)God is impossible to lie 2) Jesus has entered heaven to be a high priest forever, who is helping us.
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一個人認識神,又離開神,就與神無關了。相信這些人是沒有真認識神。人雖然得救了,還要堅持到底,如亞伯拉罕最後得到應許。
持守救恩,必定得救。同樣的殷勤有滿足的指望,你們的盼望可以完全實現。即堅持起初所信的。
持守的過程中有許多的挑戰,憑信心傚法過去好的聖徒。面對這些逼迫,不僅身體上且包括思想上的逼迫。耶穌超越舊約、過去的先知,超越我們所知道的,超越這個世界的知識。我們今天也面對許多世界價值觀的衝擊,各行的誘惑,我們也容易落入成就感的誘惑中。如教會增長、人數增加的成就所誘惑。顯出殷勤,還要信心和忍耐來承受恩典。
耶穌給我們的信心,持守的原動力是1)神不改變的應許2)神的發誓,對著神自己發誓來證明他的旨意永不更改。用這兩件事來證明、保證神絕不說謊。神的話絕不落空。因此我們可以有動力來堅持到底。
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How?
Be encourage, trust in the Lord, walk on his way for God's way is higher than what I am seeing and thinking.

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