Hebrews 4

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1. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

   Spirit, Soul, and Body cites Hebrews 4:12

   …nd body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” (ASV). Hebrews 4:12 also loomed large: “For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-e…

2. Men Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

   Scripture Appendix: Prayers and Promises cites Hebrews 4:16

   … told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.” Hebrews 4:16 — “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mer…

3. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

   When the heart is disquieted by sin, speak no peace to it until God speak it cites Heb. iv. 2

   …stle tells us that “the word did not profit” some, because “it was not mixed with faith,” Heb. iv. 2, — μὴ συγκεκραμένος· “it was not well tempered” and mingled with faith. It is not a mere …

4. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners · John Bunyan

   Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners; Or, a Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ, to His Poor Servant John Bunyan cites Heb 4.16

   …also was another word that did much condemn me for my folly, in the neglect of this duty (Heb 4.16), ‘Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and f…

5. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

   Jesus Christ a Real Man cites Heb. 4:15

   …the time of His own return. Furthermore still, we are definitely and explicitly taught in Heb. 4:15 that Jesus Christ was "In all points tempted like as we are." But in bearing this in mind…

6. Mighty Power in Prayer · Charles H. Spurgeon

   The Throne of Grace cites Hebrews 4:16

   “The throne of grace.”—Hebrews 4:16 THESE words are found embedded in that gracious verse, “Let us therefore come boldly unto…

7. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

   1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites Heb 4: 2

   …word, and makes it prove abortive. ‘The word did not profit, not being mixed with faith.’ Heb 4: 2. Eve gave more credit to the devil when he spake than she did to God. (5) If God spake al…

8. Baptism with the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

   How the Baptism with the Holy Spirit can be obtained cites Hebrews 4:6

   …tly expect, and we have another instance of how men "Entered not in because of unbelief" (Hebrews 4:6) There are many, who are kept out of this land of milk and honey just by this unbelief It…

9. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

   Christian Perfection cites Heb. 4:1

   …t hath entered into, has ceased from his own works, “any of us should come short of it.” [Heb. 4:1] “This one thing let us do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth …

10. The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Without Me You Can Do Nothing cites Hebrews 4:10

    …“For whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. ”(Hebrews 4:10). He has learned, at last, a lesson. Without Christ, he can do nothing. But, he can do al…

11. Men Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Martin Luther — The Reformer on His Knees cites Hebrews 4:16

    … confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” (Hebrews 4:16, NIV). The word “confidence” — parresia in the Greek, meaning boldness, freedom of speech…

12. Men of Prayer · Ochorus Originals

    Charles Spurgeon (1834 – 1892) cites Hebrews 4:16

    …d I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” Hebrews 4:16 — “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find…

13. A Brand Plucked from the Fire · Julia A. J. Foote

    My Marriage cites Heb. iv. 15

    …ling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin." (Heb. iv. 15.) I at once rose up, thanking God for his precious words : I took my Bible and read them …

14. Feasting at the table · Gareth Evans

    Sealed and Seated cites Hebrews 4:9

    … please Him. He has accepted us in Christ and we are now called to enter into “His rest” (Hebrews 4:9). We may miss this rest by disobedience to the call of faith – His promptings within us (…

15. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Sit: Our Position in Christ cites Hebrews 4:11

    … God's rest while also saying, “Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest” (Hebrews 4:11, ASV). Diligence and rest coexist because the rest is not inactivity; it is ceasing from …

16. Men Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Charles Spurgeon — The Prince of Preachers Who Prayed cites Hebrews 4:16

    … confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” (Hebrews 4:16, NIV). He insisted that coming with “confidence” to the throne was not arrogance but obed…

17. The Master’s Indwelling · Andrew Murray

    Entrance into Rest cites Hebrews 4: 1

    Hebrews 4: 1.—Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of …

18. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Work of the Holy Spirit in Jesus Christ cites Hebrews 4:15

    …and suffered through temptation (Hebrews 3:18), He was tempted in all points like we are (Hebrews 4:15), but never once in any way did He yield to temptation. He was tempted entirely apart fro…

19. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites Heb 4: 2

    …ct. ‘The word preached did not profit, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.’ Heb 4: 2. The word to an unbeliever is like a cordial put into a dead man’s mouth, which loses all…

20. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Ninth Stage cites Heb. 4:16

    …long to give pardon and forgiveness to them that come. Exod. 25:22; Lev. 16:2; Num. 7:89; Heb. 4:16. I told him, that I knew not what to say when I came; and he bid say to this effect: God …

21. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of September cites Heb. 4:9

    …ept. 28 WORK IS DONE; REST IN HIM "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God" Heb. 4:9 God has provided a Sabbath, and some must enter into it. Those to whom it was first preac…

22. The Way Into the Holiest · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    The Gospel of Rest cites HEBREWS iv. 9

    "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. "-HEBREWS iv. 9. THE keynote of this chapter is Rest. In the second verse it is spoken of as a gospel, or…

23. The Way Into the Holiest · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    The Word of God and Its Edge cites HEBREWS iv. 12

    …d of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." HEBREWS iv. 12. WE all have to do with God. "Him with whom we have to do." You cannot break the connecti…

24. The Way Into the Holiest · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    Timely and Needed Help cites HEBREWS iv. 16

    …o the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."-HEBREWS iv. 16. NEED! Time of need! Every hour we live is a time of need; and we are safest and happiest…

25. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.3 The Word cites Heb 4: 2

    …preached with faith. ‘The word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith.’ Heb 4: 2. If you leave out the chief ingredient in a medicine, it hinders the operation; do not le…

26. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Eighth Stage cites Heb. 4:12

    …n. Its edge will never blunt. It will cut flesh and bones, and soul, and spirit, and all. Heb. 4:12. Mr. Great-Heart: But you fought a great while; I wonder you was not weary. Valiant-for-T…

27. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.5 The Lord's Supper cites Heb 4: 2

    …preached, it ‘did not profit them, not being mixed with faith,’ is true of the sacrament. Heb 4: 2. Christ turned stones into bread: unbelief turns the bread into stones, that do not nouri…

28. Selected Sermons of George Whitefield · George Whitefield

    An Exhortation to the People of God Not to Be Discouraged in Their Way, by the Scoffs and Contempt of Wicked Men cites Hebrews 4:9

    Hebrews 4:9 — “There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.” When we consider the persecuti…

29. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix a: Twenty-Five Core Teachings of Watchman Nee cites Hebrews 4:12

    …but Not Over-Systematized Hebrews says the Word is capable of “dividing soul and spirit” (Hebrews 4:12, ASV). Nee developed this into a detailed distinction between psychological life and spir…

30. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Hebrews 4:12

    …bly rather than imposed rigidly on Scripture. Scriptures to revisit 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 4:12; Romans 8:16; Romans 12:2; Mark 12:30; 1 John 4:1. Reflection 1. Do you mistake strong em…

31. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    January cites Hebrews 4:9

    …“to be with Christ.” January 18 “There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.” (Hebrews 4:9) How different will be the state of the believer in heaven from what it is here! Here he …

32. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    January cites Heb. iv. 9

    …pany him.—Denham Smith. January 22 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. Heb. iv. 9. How sweet the music of this first heavenly chime floating across the waters of death fro…

33. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Christ's government is victorious cites Heb. iv. 12

    …se prevail over all that oppose it, for both the word and spirit are mighty in operation, Heb. iv. 12; and if the ill spirit be never idle in those whom God delivereth up to him, we cannot th…

34. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    August cites Heb 4:14-16

    …stimated the power of Satan, the “prince of this world,” but He is our great Intercessor (Heb 4:14-16; Heb 7:25). In circumstances of prosperity and happiness, we must never forget that it is…