Heb. 3:5-6, 12-14
5 Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, 6 but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
12 Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. 13 But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.
5 Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, 6 but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
12 Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. 13 But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.
- How are the Christian's hope and confidence related?
- Why can we be confident in our hope?
- How often do you boast in your hope?
- What are the causes of falling away from God?
- What are you doing daily to encourage a fellow Christian to hang on and not sin?
- How are sinning and hopelessness connected?
- How long do we have to hold on?
Wow! Such a tough passage! You and I are responsible for each other daily. It might seem that encouraging each other to not sin would involve watching to judge. Some seem to do that. This passage is more about confidence and hope which is entwined with our belief. I do not see a lot of Christians boasting to each other about the hope they share. Some yes, most no. I know that I am growing in this, but not where I would like to be. I would be interested in your thoughts as to how sinning and forgetting our hope are related. By the way, you and I have a great hope in Christ. Let's live it today.
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