The Epistle To The Hebrews - Executable Outlines
The Epistle To The Hebrews - Executable Outlines
The Epistle To The Hebrews - Executable Outlines
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INTRODUCTION<br />
A Gracious Exhortation<br />
<strong>Hebrews</strong> 10:19-25<br />
1. <strong>To</strong> this point in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Epistle</strong> <strong>To</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Hebrews</strong>, doctrinal arguments have been presented to<br />
encourage faithfulness and steadfastness...<br />
a. Demonstrating the superiority of the Son - He 1:1-8:6<br />
b. Illustrating the superiority of the New Covenant - He 8:7-10:18<br />
2. With He 10:19, the author begins making application based upon these premises...<br />
a. Which he does through a series of exhortations and warnings<br />
b. Such composing the remaining part of this epistle<br />
3. In vs. 19-25, we find a threefold exhortation...<br />
a. <strong>To</strong> draw near to God<br />
b. <strong>To</strong> hold fast our faith<br />
c. <strong>To</strong> stimulate one another in love and good works<br />
-- All based upon what Christ has done and will do for us!<br />
Mark A. Copeland<br />
[I have entitled this lesson “A Gracious Exhortation”, for certainly each aspect of the exhortation is<br />
based upon God’s wonderful grace bestowed upon us through Christ, and it reflects the tone of the<br />
author as he makes his heartfelt appeal. Beginning with...]<br />
I. LET US DRAW NEAR IN FAITH (19-22)<br />
A. WE ARE EXHORTED TO DRAW NEAR TO GOD...<br />
1. <strong>To</strong> “enter the Holiest” - He 10:19<br />
a. That heavenly place where Christ has entered! - He 9:11-12<br />
b. Into the presence of God Himself! - He 9:24<br />
2. <strong>To</strong> so enter:<br />
a. “having boldness” (with great confidence) - He 10:19<br />
b. “with a true heart” (with all sincerity) - He 10:22<br />
c. “in full assurance of faith” (without doubt) - He 10:22<br />
-- Though not expressed explicitly, this is a call to draw near to God in prayer! - cf. He 4:16<br />
B. THE BASIS FOR THIS EXHORTATION...<br />
1. We are able to “enter” God’s presence because:<br />
a. Jesus has consecrated “a new and living way, through the veil” - He 10:19-20<br />
1) <strong>The</strong>re is now a new way to approach God in heaven, through One who lives!<br />
2) It is made possible by “the blood of Jesus...His flesh” (His death on the cross)<br />
b. Jesus now serves as “a High Priest over the house of God” - He 10:21<br />
1) Who is able to come to our aid - He 2:17-18<br />
2) Who sympathizes with our weakness - He 4:14-16<br />
3) Who ever lives to intercede in our behalf - He 7:24-25<br />
2. But we are also able to “enter” God’s presence because:<br />
a. We have had “our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience”<br />
Sermons From <strong>Hebrews</strong> 77