Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. For where a will is involved, the death of the one who made it must be established. For …
Continue reading By the Sacrifice of Himself | Hebrews 9:15-28
Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly place of holiness. For a tent was prepared, the first section, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence. It is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain was a second section called the Most Holy …
Continue reading Securing an Eternal Redemption | Hebrews 9:1-14
Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. 1 Timothy 4:16 THE words are a substantial part of the good counsel and direction [which] the apostle giveth unto Timothy, and in him unto all the ministers of the …
Continue reading By What Means May a Minister Best Win Souls | A Sermon by Robert Traill
But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second. For he finds fault …
For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all …
Continue reading We Have Such a High Priest | Hebrews 7:26-8:5
For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, …
Continue reading After the Order of Melchizedek | Hebrews 7:1-25
Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to salvation. For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do. And we desire each one …
Continue reading Hold Fast to the Hope Set Before Us | Hebrews 6:9-20
For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to restore them again to …
Continue reading Crucifying Once Again the Son of God | Hebrews 6:4-8
John Witherspoon was a pastor and theologian as well as a Founding Father of the United States and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Kevin DeYoung gives the date and context for this sermon: On May 17, 1776, John Witherspoon (1723-94) preached one of the most significant sermons in the history of this country. …
Continue reading The Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men | A Sermon by John Witherspoon
About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives …
Continue reading Let Us Leave the Elementary Doctrine of Christ | Hebrews 5:11-6:3
B. C. Newton 