Hebrews 12:1
So then, since we too have so vast a cloud of witnesses all around us, let us strip off every burden, and the sin that wraps itself around us so readily, and let us run the race laid out ahead of us, and run it with endurance.
Treated in 25 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Mortification of Sin in Believers ·
The necessity of mortification: the duty of the best believers cites Heb. xii. 1
…Gal. v. 17, etc. — The activity of abiding sin in believers, Rom. vii. 23; James iv. 5; Heb. xii. 1 — Its fruitfulness and tendency — Every lust aims at the height in its kind — The Spirit…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
The Sin That Had Not Been Taken Away cites Hebrews 12:1
…doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us” — Hebrews 12:1, ASV Arrival John Hyde reached India at the end of 1892, at the start of the cool season…
- Our Daily Walk ·
January cites Heb 12:1
…mine unbelief.” You and I often fail in our faith because of ignorance and besetting sin (Heb 12:1). There is the mighty ocean of power all around us, but for some reason we cannot tap it.…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Hebrews 12:1-2
…not experienced. Deliverance was real, and it was also a beginning. Scriptures to revisit Hebrews 12:1-2; Romans 6:14; Romans 7:24-25; 1 John 1:8-9; 1 Timothy 4:16. Reflection 1. What sin “so…
- Communion with God ·
Other consequential affections cites Heb. xii. 1
…Phil. i. 29; and who by his Spirit works that obedience in them. So the apostle, Heb. xii. 1, 2; in the course of our obedience we still look to Jesus, “the author of our faith.”…
- The Key in My Hand ·
Unneeded Baggage cites Hebrews 12:1
…which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us” (Hebrews 12:1). Many are hindered in the battle, not because of the roaring lion or the arrows of lies…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Martyn Lloyd-Jones — The Doctor Who Healed Souls cites Hebrews 12:1–2
…race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith” (Hebrews 12:1–2, NIV). He ran with perseverance. He fixed his eyes on Jesus. He finished the race. And…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites Hebrews 12:1–2
…you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.” Hebrews 12:1–2 — “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw…
- The Key Teachings of George MacDonald ·
Conclusion cites Hebrews 12:1–14
…distorted your picture of God? Read 1 John 4:7–19 and let His love cast it out. 5. Read Hebrews 12:1–14 and ask God to make you holy, whatever it costs. A PRAYER Father, You are light, and in…
- The Key Teachings of G. K. Chesterton ·
The Gigantic Secret cites Hebrews 12:1–3
…the epistle of joy, in one sitting, and note every mention of rejoicing. 3. Read Hebrews 12:1–3 and consider the joy that was set before Christ. 4. Think of a sorrow you are carrying.…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
August cites Heb. xii. 1
…us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus. Heb. xii. 1, 2. Think, as you sit here, of anything that you are doing that is wrong, of any habit of…
- Praying Hyde (For Teens) ·
A Question in the Street cites Hebrews 12:1
…doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us” — Hebrews 12:1 (ASV) Hyde reached the Punjab at the end of 1892. It was a land of wheat fields, canal…
- The Pilgrim’s Progress (For Teens) ·
The Hill Difficulty and the House Beautiful cites Hebrews 12:1
…which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” — Hebrews 12:1 (ESV) Free of the burden and practically flying, Christian comes to the foot of a steep…
- Rooted – 30 Days with God for Youth – Book 6 ·
Day 27 — Run the Race cites Hebrews 12:1–2
…the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” — Hebrews 12:1–2 (BSB) Have you ever run a long race? At first you feel great. But partway through, your…
- The Key Teachings of F. B. Meyer ·
Stripping for the Race cites HEBREWS 12:1
…doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. HEBREWS 12:1 Meyer was never content to leave his readers comfortable. After the great roll-call of…
- The Key Teachings of R. A. Torrey ·
How to Succeed in the Christian Life cites HEBREWS 12:1–2
…the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith. HEBREWS 12:1–2 Torrey wrote How to Succeed in the Christian Life for young converts, many of them…
- The Key Teachings of Richard Baxter ·
Dying Thoughts cites HEBREWS 12:1
…us lay aside every weight …and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. HEBREWS 12:1 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to…
- Foxe’s Book of Martyrs (For Teens) ·
A Great Cloud of Witnesses cites Hebrews 12:1
…doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” — Hebrews 12:1 (KJV) We have met an old bishop, a slave and a young mother, a frail woman and a boy of…
- Freedom of the Will ·
Section II. The Acts of the Will of the Human Soul of Jesus Christ, Necessarily Holy, Yet Truly Virtuous, Praise-worthy, Rewardable, &c cites Heb. xii. 1
…which the Father had appointed him, or sitting with the Father on his throne; (as in Heb. xii. 1, 2.) “Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth easily beset us, and let us…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites Heb. 12:1
…sin that easily besets them, and do run with patience the race that is set before them,” Heb. 12:1. That true faith, by which persons rely on the righteousness of Christ, and the work that…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Original Sin cites Heb 12:1
…asleep in duty. ‘The good that I would, I do not.’ Rom 7:19. Sin is compared to a weight. Heb 12:1. A man that has weights tied to his legs cannot run fast. It is like that fish Pliny…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Perseverance cites Heb 12:1
…so great a cloud of witnesses, let us run with patience the race that is set before us.’ Heb 12:1. The crown is set at the end of the race; and if we win the race, we shall wear the…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
The Legacy of Praying Hyde cites Hebrews 12:1-2
…race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith” (Hebrews 12:1-2, ASV). John Hyde is one of that cloud now. He is not watching us to be admired, but…
- Portraits of Courage – Elisabeth Elliot ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Hebrews 12:1-2
…her teaching must be weighed. Scriptures to revisit Hebrews 13:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:21; Hebrews 12:1-2. Reflection 1. Whose faith have you been asked to follow, and how do you test it? 2. What…
- How to Succeed in the Christian Life ·
Looking unto Jesus cites Heb. 12: 1-3
…run with patience the race that is set before us, we must always keep looking unto Jesus (Heb. 12: 1-3). One of the simplest and yet one of the mightiest secrets of abiding joy and victory is…