I. God has prescribed for us a New Way of Living. (10:22-25)
For those who are a members of God’s family through faith in Jesus Christ, God has given us instructions for how we are to behave as his children, both in relation to Him as our Father and to one another in the church as brothers [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Hebrews 10’
A New and Living Way, Part 3
Posted in Bible Study, Christianity, Women's Ministry, tagged 1 Thessalonians 5, adoption, Apostle John, community, deuteronomy 4, Exodus 3, Hebrews 10, Hebrews 4, High Priest, Ignatius, Isaiah 6, Jesus, Matthew 7, Moses, Patmos, Revelation1, worship on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A New and Living Way, Part 2
Posted in Bible Study, Christianity, Women's Ministry, tagged adoption, Apostle Paul, Christian family, covenant, Ephesians 1, Foster parents, Galatians 3, Hebrews 10, Hebrews 9, John 1, John 14, Judaism, Levitical priesthood, Moses, new covenant, Romans 3, sacrifice on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I. God has provided for us a new and living way. (10:19-21)
Verses 19-21 are a summary of the previous nine chapters. These chapters explain to the Jewish believers why the covenant of Christ was superior to the covenant God made with Moses. In these three verses we are given three descriptions and benefits of the new [...]
A New and Living Way, Part 1
Posted in Christianity, tagged Christian living, community, discipleship, Hebrews 10, The Princess Diaries on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In 2001, Disney released the movie The Princess Diaries. In the movie, Mia, a socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl who is being raised by a single mom, discovers that the father she never knew has recently died. Not long after his death, her grandmother appears at her house and announces to Mia that [...]
A New Sexual Ethic? Part 4
Posted in Book Reviews, Christianity, Sexuality, Women's Ministry, tagged 1 Corinthians 10, 1 Corinthians 5, 1 Corthinians 12, 1 Thessalonians 5, Audre Lorde, Carter Heyward, Christianity, community, CS Lewis, Ephesians 2, Ephesians 6, Ethics, Freud, Galatians 6, Gender roles, glory of God, Hebrews 10, homosexuality, John 14, Joy, Leviticus 18, Leviticus 20, Malachi 3, Matthew 18, Philippians 4, Psalms, Quadrilateral of Interpretation, Wesley on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is part 4 in a 5 part series of a response to Carter Heyward’s essay “Notes on Historical Grounding: Beyond Sexual Essentialism,” which can be found in Sexuality and the Sacred:Sources for Theological Reflection, edited by James B. Nelson and Sandra P. Longfellow.
Third, Heyward claims that Christianity is isolating and denies community. By setting [...]