1.15.23 Hebrews: "The Danger of Apostasy"

Hebrews: “The Danger of Apostasy”

Hebrews 10:26-39

Jan 16, 2023

I. The warning (vs 26-27)

1. What is deliberate sin?

Romans 1:18

2. What is truth?

2 Corinthians 5:19

II. The judgment (vs 28-29)

1. Jesus is kicked to the curb!

2. Jesus’ blood is poured down the drain!

3. Jesus is left in the tomb!

Romans 2:8-9

III. The judge (vs 30-31)

1. We know God.

2. We know God must judge.

3. We know judgment will be terrifying.

I Thessalonians 5:3

IV. The appeal (vs 32-38)

1. Remember your Christian experience.

2. Remember your confidence.

I John 3:23

3. Remember your faith.

Luke 9:62

V. The disclaimer (vs 39)

GOING DEEPER:

1. What does the author mean by sinning “deliberately”? How does this kind of sin in particular nullify the sacrifice for sins?

2. How was your zeal different in the early days of your Christianity from what it is now? What specific sufferings have you experienced in the past that can help you endure in your present trials?

3. What does it mean to regard the blood of the covenant as profane? What is so significant about the blood of the new covenant? Consider the many times Jesus’s blood is referenced throughout the book of Hebrews to help you form your answer.

4. In what way is insulting the Spirit equivalent to insulting the Father and the Son? How do those who apostatize make themselves enemies of the Holy Spirit?

5.How are we “saved” by our endurance in the faith? What does the author mean by this?