Versos bíblicos: 1 John 3:20Psalms 139:1-6Psalms 147:4Matthew 10:29-30Hebrews 4:13Romans 11:33Job 23:10Psalms 56:8
consulte Mais informaçãoThe mercy of God is His pity, lovingkindness and compassion on those who are guilty, failing, distressed or needy. The Scriptures emphasize that God is rich in mercy (Ephesians 2:4) and plenteous in mercy (Psalms 86:5). His mercy is abundant (1 Peter 1:3); it is great unto the heavens (Psalms 57:10). "For as the...
Versos bíblicos: Ephesians 2:4Ephesians 2:4Psalms 86:51 Peter 1:3Psalms 57:10Psalms 103:112 Corinthians 1:3James 5:11Matthew 5:45Titus 3:5Exodus 33:19Romans 9:15Psalms 136:1Romans 12:1Matthew 5:7Matthew 9:13Hebrews 4:16Galatians 6:161 Timothy 1:2
consulte Mais informaçãoThis portion of Scripture is an exposition of the ninety-fifth Psalm. The word rendered " rest'' in this verse, is different from the word so rendered in many other verses of the context. It does not, however, signify anything different: it is intended to elucidate. There is in it a reference to the Sabbath, and it indicates a Sabbatical rest - a great and glorious rest of which the Sabbath is an emblem. And Paul exhorts the Hebrew Christians to labor to enter into that rest. To labor now,...
Versos bíblicos: Hebrews 4:9
consulte Mais informação"We have not a high-priest incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses," would be more literal, but would not be more beautiful. The statement is in the negative, and seems to summon us for a moment to consider what our condition would be, if we had a high-priest incapable of sympathizing with us. We may also view it as conveying a reproach to those who act towards Christ as though he were such a high priest. They do so when the keen sense of their...
Versos bíblicos: Hebrews 4:15
consulte Mais informaçãoThe beginning of Christ's ministry was marked by two important events - His baptism and His temptation. These were thirty silent years, without any manifestation of Divine power, except the beautiful, sinless life which Jesus lived. We must think of those years, however, as part of the...
Versos bíblicos: Matthew 3:13Matthew 4:11Hebrews 4:15
consulte Mais informaçãoThe beginning of Christ's ministry was marked by two important events - His baptism and His temptation. These were thirty silent years, without any manifestation of Divine power, except the beautiful, sinless life which Jesus lived. We must think of those years, however, as part of the...
Versos bíblicos: Matthew 3:13Matthew 4:11Hebrews 4:15
consulte Mais informaçãoWe were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. (2 Corinthians 1:8 ESV)
The Lord Jesus said "I am the true Vine," and
it was prophesied of Him that He would tread the winepress alone. The Cross was
His winepress. How He was pressed in the Cross! He was crushed and broken, but
out of that breaking has come the Life which you and I have, and...
Versos bíblicos: 2 Corinthians 1:8Hebrews 4:15Hebrews 4:2
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There still exists, therefore, a full and complete rest for the people of God. (Hebrews 4:9 Phillips)
I am sure it will
sound to many of you like going a long way back and going out into a very
broad realm when I say that we Christians are being constantly confronted with
and challenged by our Christianity. Many of us have not really entered into
...
Versos bíblicos: Hebrews 4:9Matthew 11:28
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The word of God is living and active.
Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and
spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
(Hebrews 4:12 NIV)
The whole thought of God, running right
through this letter, is spiritual fullness; and any religion – even Christianity
– mixing and confusing soul and...
Versos bíblicos: Hebrews 4:12
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Let us then be eager to know this rest for ourselves, and let us beware that no
one misses it through falling into the same kind of unbelief as those we have
mentioned. (Hebrews 4:11 Phillips)
Those who failed to go in failed, it says, to enter into His rest. Those to
whom the Gospel was afore preached failed to enter in. That is remarkable! The
Gospel was...
Versos bíblicos: Hebrews 4:11
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The omniscience of God means that He has perfect knowledge of everything. He has never learned and can never learn.
One of the great passages on the subject is Psalms 139:1-6, where David wrote: "O Lord, thou has searched me and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my...