Tag: book of Hebrews
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Studying Hebrews 10 23-36
Our text this week forces us to deal with some particularly knotty theological questions, like “the perseverance of the saints” and the relationship of Christianity to Judaism. We are taking a step “back,” to chapter 10 of Hebrews, for Sunday, August 15 – specifically, we are studying Hebrews 10:23-36. The select verses are, frankly, an…
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Studying Hebrews 1 1-5
We are studying Hebrews 1:1-5 along with Matthew 1:1-17 for Sunday, December 6. All thoughts are turning to Advent, including these selections for the International Bible Lessons for Christian Teaching. Our texts present, in effect, two versions of Jesus’s genealogy – both equally genuine, according to catholically orthodox Christian theology, but notoriously difficult to comprehend…
Matters of Interpretation 