Hebrews Part 4 of 4 – Hebrews Questions and Answers - Zane C. Hodges

Zane Hodges concludes his series on the Epistle to the Hebrews by answering the following questions:

0:57 – Does Hebrews 10:26 refer to Old Testament sacrifice?

2:14 – Did you ever hold to a “loss of salvation” view or a “never believed” view regarding the problem passages in Hebrews?

7:10 – How do you understand the concept of “righteousness” in Scripture and in particular the book of Hebrews?

9:15 – How are righteousness and justification related?

11:00 – Could you walk us through Hebrews 12:8, since it is often used for false professors?

13:20 – What about the sin that so easily ensnares us in Hebrews 12:1? What is that sin? Is that unbelief?

14:14 – Is the condition in Hebrews 6:4-5 regarding those that are impossible to renew the same condition as those in Romans 1 being subject to God’s wrath?

17:35 – What should our responsibility to the person in Hebrews 6:4-5

20:20 – Is this the joy of bringing one back?

21:43 – If the earthly tabernacle is patterned after the heavenly tabernacle, what does that tell us about what heaven is like? Now that Christ is seated and entered into the holies of holies and yet Christ is still the minister of this tabernacle, what is Christ actually doing?

26:22 – How is that different from the intercessory ministry of the Holy Spirit?

26:42 – Is there anything we can do for an apostate Christian?

29:09 – Do you think apostasy is on the rise in our liberal society of 2002?

31:12 – How does a believer deal with an apostate? Do they treat them as a non-believer or as a believer who has fallen away?

32:54 – How would you respond to a Calvinist who says regarding an apostate friend, that your friend never believed or that only God knows if he is saved?

36:17 - In 1 John 5:16-17, what is the meaning of “There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should pray about that.”?

41:38 – Can you explain the psychology and context of Hebrews 12:15, “looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble and by this many become defiled”

44:37 – Is Hebrews 12:15 set opposed in a sense to Hebrews 6:4 and 10:25 and not having the tools to deal with those who have forsaken the assembly?

45:19 – Where do you draw the line between wandering away from the Lord and complete apostasy, is there a gray area? How do you classify someone as an apostate? Can an apostate give back his eternal life?

47:26 – Can an apostate grow spiritually?

48:28 – What happens with an apostate and his eternal rewards, can he lose his eternal rewards?

50:02 – Can you explain1 John 5:18? “We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.”

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