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The heavenly city is not promised to the church, the body of Christ. The city is prepared for the Hebrews, the believing remnant of Israel. Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not...

Hebrews 10:1 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. The writer of Hebrews wanted the Hebrews to come to perfection (Hebrews 6:1)...

Galatians 3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. 3:9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. The promise was that through faith, the...

1 John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 1 John 5:1 Whosoever believeth that...

1 John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our's only, but also for the sins of the whole world. John spoke of Jesus...

Hebrews 9:8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: 9:9 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the...

The wrath of God has been revealed against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men in Romans 1:18. In Romans 2 the wrath of God is focused on Israel as can be seen from verse 17. Romans 2:5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath...

Hebrews 8:1 Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; 8:6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was...

Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 6:2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of...

Israel murmured, and rebelled against the Lord. Israel, in unbelief, did not obey the Lord in regard to entering the land as commanded; and because of this, they fell in the wilderness. Hebrews 4:1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should...

Many claim that the church today is commanded to fulfill the "Great Commission". The fact is, there is more than one commission. In each case, those who were to obey all the commissions were the twelve apostles of Israel. The "Great Commission" is actually comprised of six phases. PHASE ONE...

Hebrews 3:1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; The Hebrews in this book are believers, as they are called holy brethren. That Christ is identified as being their High Priest further limits the...

Hebrews 2:1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. 2:2 For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; 2:3 How shall we escape...

The book of Hebrews was written to the kingdom church, the believing remnant of Israel, undergoing persecution and scattered (Acts 8:1-4). This book is not written directly to the church today, the body of Christ, although it is most profitable for our understanding. Misunderstanding doctrine...

The book of Hebrews speaks of better things. Hebrews 1:4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. Jesus the Son of God, who has by himself purged sins and sits on the right hand of the Majesty on high (v1:3) is so much...

There are some problematic verses in the Pauline epistles which can cause misinterpretation and loss of the assurance of eternal salvation. No. 1 1 Corinthians 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor...

Romans 16:25 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, 16:26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the...

Romans 16:7 Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. Those in Christ before Paul had believed the preaching of Peter and the apostles. They were not in the body of Christ. They had the promise of the...

Galatians 1:6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 1:7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel...

Romans 15:8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: Jesus, in his earthly ministry, came to confirm the promises made unto the fathers in regard to the earthly Davidic kingdom. Romans15:9 And that the...