Essays on Hebrews

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Introduction Conscience is one of the most commonly experienced psychological faculty of an individual, but is also one of the least understood. For many years, little attention have been given towards understanding conscience; particularly on how it is shaped and who influenced the modern understanding of this concept. Nevertheless, conscience is an important phenomenon that requires significant attention primarily because it impacts all human judgment. The manifestation of conscience delineates man from other animals species as conscience is proof of man’s self-consciousness; an attribute that is only observable among human species. As a learned psychological faculty, ...

The Epistle to Hebrews is one of the most beautiful parts of the New Testament. While there is no common opinion on its authorship, it is usually attributed to Paul the Apostle The speaker in Hebrews 10 acts as a teacher addressing his message to Jewish Christians who suffered from severe persecution (MacArthur, n.d.). He outlines the benefits of the New Testament in contrast to the old sacrifices (ultimate vs. temporary forgiveness) and urges Hebrews to shore up their faith. According to Mitchell (2007), the message is presented in the form of exposition (10:1-18), suggesting Christ’s superiority to ...

The first temple, construction 3000 years ago was destroyed on the same date on which the second Hebrew temple was destroyed

Only the High Priest was allowed to enter the inner chambers of the Temple, that is, the Holy of the Holies Chamber

The High Priest had to enter the Temple with a pure heart and mind

There were numerous symbols in the Temple; the meanings of these symbols were quite unclear and was only known to a few

Most Important Statements about the four Pieces of Information from the Temple of Jerusalem

It appears that the Temple of Jerusalem was associated with a lot of mysterious circumstances. It is quite unclear whether these mysteries were as a result of human expectation or they were associated with the holiness of the Temple. For instance, people considered it mysterious that the First Hebrews’ Temple was destroyed on the same ...

Abstract

The documentation of this journey in pastoral counseling of an event is outlined from “Crossroads”, which is based on a set case study of characters. The implementation of F.A.I.T.H. for Solution-based Short-term Pastoral Counseling (SBSPC), along with faith based measures of the counselor in pastoral mantle is the focus of the assessment. As a final report requirement, a counseling initiative for documentation in a pastoral role is required, and has been carried forth. An individual was chosen from the case studies, and all culminating work in this course of study has come to this report. The four F.A.I.T.H counseling ...

Resurrection

Resurrection is a concept that details the return of the dead to life. The most intriguing episode in the New Testament is the death, burial, and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Resurrection is a dominant theme found in the New Testament. For one, it raised extensive opinions emanating from diverse opinions from the different events and areas of the Bible. The argument calls for a natural form of immortality to the soul and the lack of immortality of the body. The spirit lives forever in magnification of the lord's power and magnificence in His actions, favor, and love for ...

1. The historical background of the book of Hebrews An understanding of the book of Hebrews is better achieved when one knowledgeable about its origin and the historical setting from which it was written. As many biblical scholars pointed out, there is a difficulty in interpreting the book of Hebrews because of the missing pieces that are necessary for its precise interpretation. Other than the uncertainty of its authorship, scholars were also uncertain about the intended recipient of the letter, though a closer examination would show that the author has a very close relationship with the recipient and shared ...

Hebrews

In Hebrews 2:1-4, this passage of the Bible speaks of our spiritual well-being and the importance of not straying away from the Holy word. It teaches many lessons within this small passage. “The Biblical verse is giving Christians a command, or a duty” (Piper). We will review four various reasons for the exhortation the Bible speaks of. “The first reason focuses on the significant factor of danger when we drift from our salvation and neglect it” (Stroud). It can become possible to depart from the teachings of God so much to the point where it might be impossible for ...

History of the Jews in America is much less dramatic than history of the Jews that lived in Europe. In the USA, the Jews were not discriminated as it happened in Russia, Germany, France and other major countries. In addition, American Jews benefited from the “black-white” racial discourse that was popular in the USA for several centuries. As a result, they had more chances to be accepted in the American society than black people or other outsiders. Nevertheless, there were several short periods in American history when American Jews had to think of the ways how to protect their ...

I Timothy, II Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and Hebrews I Timothy, II Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and Hebrews

Purpose: While Paul had his missionary trip, he instructed Timothy to look after the church. When he understood that he might not come back in for a long time, he wrote this letter to Timothy in order to remind and broaden the charge he had given his young helper (Phillips, 2003).

Key verse(s) and themes of the First Epistle to Timothy:

Context: Audience: the book was not aimed to be read to broad audience. It was written primarily to Timothy to remind about his charges. Issues addressed in the book: This is the ...

Today, Christianity is a term that is used very much in broad terms and ways. Over the past few decades, Christianity has mainly been predominant in the West and looked upon to have been rooted in the social organization of these Western countries. For instance, one cannot expect a high number of Christians in overseas States like Indonesia, where the majority are the Muslims. In addition, the Indonesian constitution recognizes six types of religions which include Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Protestantism, Confucianism, and Catholicism. This is why freedom of worship and religion has fully granted to her citizens. But as ...

BOOK REVIEW

Book Review: Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership

Alexander Strauch’s ‘Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership’ is a resourceful book that addresses contemporary issues in the church. It enables the reader to connect biblical teachings with church leadership. Throughout the book, the author clearly summarizes the essential elements of biblical leadership: should be male, qualified, shared, and pastoral and above all, servant-hearted. The current church governments have a lot to learn from this book. There is no doubt that for tips about church leadership, this book offers priceless guidance.

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The religion of the Hebrew provides us with monotheism; it offers us the concept of the rule of law this is according to Genesis 17:18 (1900 BC). It provided us with the thought of the divine works for human history of the events of people. It establishes the concept of agreement which describes that God has a unique relationship with the community of man. In the Middle East, in the West, and in Asia and Africa the Hebrew legacy permeates everything that is observable since it highly influences the human culture. The development and history of the Hebrew monotheism ...