Hebrews (Part 6)
Hebrews 4:14 - 6:8
John W. Ritenbaugh
Biblestudy; #BS-HE06; 82 minutes
Given 20-Oct-871987-10-20
Description: (hide)
John Ritenbaugh affirms that Jesus Christ's sinlessness was not the result of being a programmed automaton, but instead as a result of volition or choice—actively struggling against carnal pulls and temptations, enabling Him to fully empathize and have compassion on those tempted in like manner. He experienced exactly the same kind of temptations and suffering we experience, qualifying Him for the role of High Priest, bridge-builder between man and God, the same role for which members of God's called-out Family are also qualifying. Like our Elder Brother, we must learn righteous judgment by continually exercising our spiritual muscle, practicing making choices, distinguishing right from wrong, but building godly character and spiritual maturity through the enabling power of God's Holy Spirit.
- Alignment With God
- Apostasy
- Athletic Metaphor
- Awareness of Need
- Baptism
- Baptism of Fire
- Baptism of the Holy Spirit
- Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit
- Boldness
- Christ as Bridge Between God and Us
- Compassion
- Day of Atonement
- Death, Second
- Discernment
- Discernment, Growing in
- Dull of Hearing
- Faith as Trust
- Falling Away
- Fear of God
- God's Presence
- Grace and Work Complementary
- Growth, Stunted
- Harmony With God
- Heart, Hardened
- Heavenly Gift, Tasting
- Hebrews, Book of
- High Priest
- Holding Fast
- Immaturity, Spiritual
- Jesus Christ as High Priest
- Jesus Christ's Compassion
- Jesus Christ's Humanity
- Jesus Christ's Obedience
- Jesus Christ's Sinlessness
- Jesus Christ's Temptations
- Jesus Christ, Made Perfect
- Jesus Christ, Son of God
- Jesus Christ, Superior to Aaron
- Judgment, Period of
- Korah
- Lake of Fire
- Laying On of Hands
- Melchizedek
- Melchizedek, Order of
- Milk as Metaphor
- Milk, Spiritual
- Obedience, Blessings for
- Perfection as Complete
- Perfection, Going On To
- Priest, Responsibility of
- Priesthood, Aaronic
- Priesthood, Melchizedek
- Priesthood, New Covenant
- Priesthood, Royal
- Priests, Function of
- Repentance
- Resurrections, Order of
- Righteousness, Practicing
- Sacrifices
- Salvation, Conditional
- Salvation, Gift of
- Salvation, Opportunity for
- Saul
- Sin, From Weakness
- Sin, in Ignorance
- Sin, Malignant Power of
- Sin, Overcoming
- Sin, Presumptuous
- Sin, Unpardonable
- Sin, Willful
- Solid Food
- stoicheion
- Suffering, Learning through
- Temptation, Resisting
- Understanding, Darkened
- Unity with God
- Unpardonable Sin
- Uzziah/Azariah
Also See: The Hebrews (1987) series:
The transcript for this audio message is not available yet.
If you would like to be notified when this transcript is available, please enter your email address in the space below and click the button.

Daily Verse and Comment
Receive Biblical truth in your inbox—spam-free! This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and gives valuable insight into the verses that make up the Word of God. See what over 145,000 subscribers are already receiving.