Questions tagged [hebrews]
The New Testament epistle to the Hebrews
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How do Pre-Millennial Dispensationalists reconcile Hebrews 8:13?
Pre-Millennial Dispensationalists believe God has two covenants: one with the Christians and one with the Jews but that appears to be going against the grain of what Hebrews 8:13 says.
"By ...
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Did the metphor of double-edged sword originate in Psalms?
We see at Hebrews 4:12:
Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the ...
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Was any early martyr of the Church sawn in two, as mentioned in Hebrews?
In Hebrews 11:35–37 the author writes:
...Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, in order to obtain a better resurrection. Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and ...
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What happened to Aaron's staff and the jar of manna placed by Moses in the Ark of the Covenant
Please note, I am not asking what was inside the Ark of the Covenant (question asked in June 2013) but what happened to Aaron's budding staff and the jar of manna by the time the Ark of the Covenant ...
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Scientific contradictions in bible [closed]
The problems are:-
In the Book of genesis it is said that the Universe was created in 6 days. But from the scientific perspective it is impossible. It took billions of years. Also the chronology the ...
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Do messianic Jews claim to be the beneficiaries of the new covenant now?
Do messianic Jews say that the following is true in their lives?:
NIV Jer 31:
33b: ...“I will put my law in their minds
and write it on their hearts.
I will be their God,
and they will be ...
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How do Jehovah's Witnesses understand Hebrews 1?
Hebrews 1:4–14 contrasts Jesus with the angels. How do groups like Jehovah's Witnesses, who see him as an angel, understand these verses?
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How did Paul know so much about Melchizedek?
The Old Testament has 3 verses on the subject. 2 in Genesis 14:18 and 19 and Psalms 110:14. That's all. Yet Paul has given a surprising description of Melchizedek, the complete chapter of Hebrews 7 is ...
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Do OT scriptures clearly indicate sacrifices will be replaced? [closed]
The author of Hebrews builds the case that the substitutionary sacrifice of Jesus has replaced the OT system of animal sacrifices. Are there any OT scriptures that clearly indicate the Jewish system ...
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From the Reformed perspective, what is the meaning of the tearing of the veil in Matt. 27:51?
Matt. 27:51,
"And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;" (KJV)
Also from Mark 15:38,
"And the veil of the ...
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Was Psalms 45:6 Mistranslated? [closed]
I'm having difficulty with this passage.
On Psalms 45:6:
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated ...
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Why did the reformers include the book of Hebrews in the canon?
Related: Why was Hebrews included in the canon?
It's widely known that Hebrews has been in the canon of most of Christendom for a long time, originally on the basis of Pauline authorship (see the ...
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Hebrews 5:1 and the pope
When reading Hebrews 5 I couldn't help but think of the Catholic Church and the position of pope.
Would Catholicism regard the role of pope as appointed/anointed to "act on behalf of men in relation ...
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Why does Catholicism believe in purgatory? [duplicate]
Why does Catholicism believe in purgatory if according to Hebrews we are faced with judgement after we die?
Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
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How do proponents of the dual nature of man address Hebrews 4:12, “dividing soul and spirit”?
Those holding to a tripartite nature of man, or trichotomism, sometimes point to Hebrews 4:12 as evidence for their view that soul and spirit are distinct in man:
For the word of God is alive and ...
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How would Biblical Inerrantists resolve perceived tensions between 2 Timothy 3:16 and Hebrews 7:18?
2 Timothy 3:16 says:
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness... (NIV)
From the perspective of Biblical Inerrancy, how is this ...
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Who wrote the book of Hebrews and is the book complete?
I was recently reading in the book of Hebrews when I realized that I didn't know who was speaking, and I haven't been able to figure it out.
I was just reading a commentary that stated it was James, ...
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Are we living with Angels in flesh?
Are we living with angels in flesh? I've heard of the spiritual element of angels through the Bible and other mediums, but the following verse introduces them in flesh.
"Do not forget to show ...
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How do Catholics explain Hebrews 13:10 and John 6:54?
We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have
no right to eat.
Hebrews 13:10 (NIV)
Catholics interpret Hebrews 13:10 as talking about the Eucharist (source).
Whoever ...
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What are the different views of Evangelical denominations about when Jesus became the High Priest?
In the Aaronic Priesthood, priests come and go but Jesus is a priest forever.
Hebrews 7:23-25 (MSG)
23-25 Earlier there were a lot of priests, for they died and had to be replaced. But Jesus’ ...
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To “once saved always saved” advocates, what does it mean that church leaders “keep watch over our souls”?
Many evangelicals believe that people cannot lose their salvation due to disobedience. If that is so, why do we need people to "keep watch over our souls"?
Hebrews 13:17 (ESV) Obey your leaders and ...
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What is the Biblical basis against Melchizedek being the Holy Spirit?
A friend of mine is part of a church that teaches that Hebrews 7 indicates that Melchizedek is the Holy Spirit. What are the arguments against this view?
For reference, here is Hebrews 7:15–21 (NIV):
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Can Hebrews Chapter 4 use of “Today” Be Used to Refute mistranslation of Luke 23:43 in the New World Translation of the Bible? [closed]
See the "today" doctrine presented in Hebrews:
Hebrews 4:
6 Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who
formerly received the good news failed to enter because of
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Why did heaven need to be purified by Christ's blood?
Hebrews 9:23, speaking of Moses purifying the earthly tabernacle and Jesus the heavenly home with blood, says,
It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens
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What type of Sabbath rest is Hebrews 4 talking about? [closed]
Hebrews 4 refers to the Israelites previously "not entering their rest" (verses 11, 5) and also that we should "make every effort to enter into that rest." (verse 11)
Verse 9 states:
But God has ...
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We will judge angels? But we are lower than the angels
Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? 1 Cor 6:3 (KJV)
This verse says that we will judge angels, but this verse
6 But one in a certain place ...
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To JWs, how is Jesus Christ “the same yesterday and today, and forever”?
I'm referring, of course, to Hebrews 13:8. The Jehovah's Witnesses' preferred translation, the New World Translation, translates it in basically the same way as all other translations:
Jesus Christ ...
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From a Lutheran perspective, does Hebrews 6 mean that some who fall away can never be restored?
Francis Pieper says that Lutheranism teaches both monergistic election and a salvation that can be lost:
What Scripture teaches on final perseverance may be summarized in
these two statements: 1. ...
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How sound are the arguments that Melchizedek invoked a Canaanite deity when he met Abraham?
Melchizedek serves an important theological role in the book of Hebrews. The author of Hebrews interprets Psalm 110 to speak of Jesus' priestly order (Melchizedek), thus resolving the potential ...
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How does dispensationalism reconcile Romans 11?
From my understanding of dispensationalism, at some point in the future, I believe either prior to or just after the rapture, the temple on Moriah will need to be rebuilt.
However, presumably, the ...
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Conscience: Christ's sacrifice vs the blood of bulls and goats?
While reading through Hebrews I came upon the following Scripture:
For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. (Heb 10:4 ESV)
However, in my recent studies, I came ...
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What does Hebrews 10:26 mean? [duplicate]
I thought the knowledge of the truth was knowing that we are shaped in iniquity, sinners through and through, and destined to die that way. However, Jesus death which was the sacrifice that paid for ...
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How do you reconcile Hebrews 9:27 with Elijah and Enoch? [closed]
Hebrews 9:27 says
Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment
(NIV)
Elijah and Enoch are both presented in the bible as men who do not die. Are they exceptions to the ...
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Why was the devil given power over death?
From Hebrews 2:14-15,
Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their
humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who
holds the power of death - that is, the ...
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What is the Obsolete Covenant? [duplicate]
By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete;
and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear. (Hebrews 8:13,
NIV)
In the light of the Epistle to Hebrews, what did the ...
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Is the idea that God can erase His memory a common understanding?
While I was listening to the local Christian radio station on the way home, Jon Courson touched on Hebrews 8:12:
For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no
more. (NIV)
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What was inside the Ark of the Covenant?
1 Kings 8:9 (NIV) There was nothing in the ark except the
two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of
Egypt.
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How would a Catholic explain the absence of the mass in the Epistle to the Hebrews?
I noticed Hebrews is really the place where the Priesthood is discussed as how the priestly ceremonies are related to the Christian faith. It seem rather complete and in depth. Hebrews says a whole ...
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How do United Pentecostals and other Oneness groups interpret Hebrews 2:9?
But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels,
namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of
death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death ...
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In what way does the author of Hebrews argue that every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution?
Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard,
lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels
proved to be reliable, and every transgression or ...
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What is the old covenant of Hebrews 8:6?
But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises. ~ ...
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What was Adolf von Harnack's case that Priscilla wrote Hebrews?
One of the theories about the authorship of Hebrews is that Priscilla (the wife of Aquilla) wrote Hebrews. While it is by no means universal (indeed many suggestions have been made), and at least in ...
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Why is the book of Hebrews named that?
The book of Hebrews in the New Testament shares a name with the Hebrew people of the Mosaic Law. Why was that book named Hebrews?
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How do the proponents of the idea that salvation once received cannot be lost explain Hebrews 6:4-6 and 10:26-29?
How do the proponents of the idea that salvation once received cannot be lost explain the following verses:
Hebrews 6:4-6:
For [it is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have
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Knowledge of your sin [closed]
For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will ...
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Can a Christian choose to walk away from his or her salvation? [closed]
There is a plethora of verses that say that people can not cause a saved Christian to lose his salvation, such as
John 10:29 (NLT)
29 for my Father has given them to me, and he is more ...
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Do parts of Hebrews 3 and 4 imply that saved Christians can become unsaved? [closed]
A few nights ago, a friend and I were reading through Hebrews 3 and 4. A few verses in particular caught my attention...
Hebrews 3:11-13 (NLT)
11 So in my anger I took an oath,
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Why was Hebrews included in the canon?
Was Hebrews included in the canon solely because it was assumed to be authored by Paul, or was there any other basis for its canonization?
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Are there any of the OT commandments of God that have been cancelled, but not clearly pronounced as cancelled in the NT? [closed]
Are there some of the Old Testament commandments of God that have been cancelled with the coming of Christ, but not clearly pronounced as cancelled in the New Testament?
New Testament says that some ...
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Are OT verses in Hebrews 1 actually verses about Jesus?
In Hebrews chapter 1, the author notes several Old Testament verses as references to Jesus. I have read these Old Testament verses and some don't actually sound like they are about Jesus at all.
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