Inheritance

Hebrews 9:15-28

About the Sermon

The future gives us trouble. It's not even here yet, but the future causes us to fear and fret. Some of this is with good reason. As Hebrews says, "it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment" (9:27). But for the Christian, this is not our future and so we can face the future with bold assurance and eager anticipation, for as sure as Christ appeared once to die, he appears now in heaven on our behalf. And as sure as he is in heaven right now, he will appear again to save us. This confidence concerning the future enables us to hold fast in the present.

About the Series

“I appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly” (13:22). That’s how the author of the book of Hebrews ends his letter. While the book of Hebrews is famous for its exposition of the Old Testament in light of Christ, showing Christ to be our great high priest, all of that teaching is for an urgent exhortation: do not fall away. Or, as he put it in 2:1 , “Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.” Jesus is an anchor for our souls. He is anchored in heaven and his work is perfectly fitted to keep us in the midst of every trial and temptation.
“I appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly” (13:22). That’s how the author of the book of Hebrews ends his letter. While the book of Hebrews is famous for its exposition of the Old Testament in light of Christ, showing Christ to be our great high priest, all of that teaching is for an urgent exhortation: do not fall away. Or, as he put it in 2:1 , “Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.” Jesus is an anchor for our souls. He is anchored in heaven and his work is perfectly fitted to keep us in the midst of every trial and temptation.

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