Many people think we build our faith and hope, not on the Scriptures, but on some mental feelings, or fancies of our own, distinct from the word of God. It is God who has, “And being washed in body with the clean water. Hebrews 3:14), neither allured by worldly pleasures nor frightened by persecutions, doubting neither the greatness nor the certainty of the reward. 10:13). on StudyLight.org Scripture: Hebrews 10:23-25. These are the three basic attitudes required in the Christian life (1 Corinthians 13:13; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:8; Romans 5:1-5; Galatians 5:5-6; Colossians 1:4-5; 1 Peter 1:21-22). and two others. Hebrews 2:11-13 provides commentary: “[11] For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, [12] Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. Hebrews 10:23. As the Apostle speaks, "Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall your seed be" ( Romans 4:18). that we hold fast the profession of our hope, "Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful who promised. The two following words must be joined with âconfession,â âlet us hold fast the confession of the (Christian) hope so that it waver not.â This hope âmaketh not ashamedâ (Romans 5:5), for the promise is sure. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life." Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:21-22; Luke 17:6. Thus here we have fullness of faith, in Hebrews 10:23 we have the confession of hope, and in Hebrews 10:24 we are to be spurred on to love. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. The Apostle had been speaking of believers having their hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, or the consciousness of guilt being removed by the sacrifice offered upon Calvary, and themselves begotten to a lively hope of the resurrection of Christ. (b.) ÐÑкÑÑений бÑÐ´ÐµÑ Ð¼Ð½Ð¾Ð¶ÐµÑÑво, но Ðог веÑен, Ðн обеÑпеÑÐ¸Ñ Ð²ÑÑ
од (ÑÑ. The Apostle thus describes the Gospel which he preached. also Hebrews 6:11. on StudyLight.org It is evident that those whom he wrote were suffering persecution 1 Corinthians 10:13. мÑки. © 2001-2020, StudyLight.org. katecho. I do not and cannot build my faith on anything but what is revealed in the Bible; and I must do it because I have no other foothold for it to stand upon. On this Pierce says, "Our translators were doubtless in the wrong in joining the clause (and our bodies washed with pure water) to the end of, which most of the Greek Testaments I have seen make the beginning of5:23." And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Hebrews 10:25. Greek. Titus 2:14; Luke 1:71-74; 2 Corinthians 5:15.— ἁμαρτιῶν, sins) on account of which we had deserved death, 1 Corinthians 15:17.— γραφάς, Scriptures) Many things are said in Scripture respecting the death of Christ. Hebrews 6:18-19. As he exhorts here the Jews to persevere, he mentions hope rather than faith; for as hope is born of faith, so it is fed and sustained by it to the last. For as yet in this life the fulness of blessing which comes of fellowship with God is not experienced, the perfected salvation and the heavenly country (Hebrews 12:22-23) are yet to be reached. Deuteronomy 7:9; Isaiah 49:7; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; Hebrews 10:23; Revelation 3:14. But among all these, the confession or profession of Hope is undoubtedly the genuine reading. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering - To secure this was one of the leading designs of this Epistle, and hence, the apostle adverts to it so frequently. Hebrews 10:23. He therefore bids them not only to believe with the heart, but also to show and to profess how much they honored Christ. See Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 3:14. profession = confession. Proverbs 10:23 - Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool, And so is wisdom to a man of understanding. Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the profession of our FAITH without wavering There are many among the "No Bible is the complete and inerrant words of God" crowd that try to tell us that the King James Bible is wrong in its translation of Hebrews 10:23. The Reward For Keeping The Faith. He is faithful that promised - The eternal life, which is the object of your hope, is promised to you by him who cannot lie; as he then is faithful who has given you this promise, hold fast the profession of your hope. They are, in a figure, to go down into and come up from His grave; thus expressing their hope of a glorious resurrection through their union with Him, and during the remainder of their life they are to hold fast the confession of their hope without wavering. Hebrews 10:23. Paul puts the testimony of Scripture before the testimony of those, who saw the Lord after His resurrection. Test drive it and tell us about your experience. Hebrews 10, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this verse-by-verse commentary contain gems of information found nowhere outside the ancient Jewish writings 2 Corinthians 4:14. (23) In this verse again we have the characteristic words of earlier exhortations: âhold fastâ (Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 3:14); âprofession,â or, rather, confession (Hebrews 3:1; Hebrews 4:14). This represents his fellowship with Christ in His death and resurrection. Hebrews 10:26. This profession is to be held ακλινη, without swerving or bending from it; as some did, Hebrews 10:25 and others were likely to do, considering the persecutions they underwent, Hebrews 10:33-34. Hebrews 10:23. The profession of our faith — Of our hope. They tell us the word should be "hope" and not "faith". The apostle exhorts believers to hold fast the profession of their faith, Hebrews 10:23. of baptism, whereby we professed our faith in Christ as our only High Priest. These promises cannot fail, because God cannot lie, Hebrews 6:18. Test drive it … (Hebrews 10:24) And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 3:12), но Ðог веÑен. "So many of us (says the Apostle) as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death. Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ. BibliographyNewell, William. When, then, in this trial of faith, the truth of God as it stands revealed in the Scriptures was applied to your heart by a divine power, then you found that there was a foothold for belief, and that your faith could then rest upon the inspired word of God, as a rock on which to build, for life and death, time and eternity. Hebrews 10:23. Faith cannot rest upon fancy; it can only rest upon the solid truth of God, as revealed in the Scriptures. (176). It was so with Abraham. (Hebrews 10:23) Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. But the author also tells them very severely what it means if someone who professed his faith in the gospel apostatizes to his former life in Judaism. And so from this passage we may learn the mutual relation between the faith of men and the promise of God; for except God promises, no one can believe. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) Hebrews 10:24. Την ελπιδα της ὁμολογιας, the Hope of our Profession; one of Petavius's MSS. Click the Bible to visit the new StudyLight.org being developed!! For we hence first learn, that our faith rests on this foundation, that God is true, that is, true to his promise, which his word contains; for that we may believe, the voice or word of God must precede; but it is not every kind of word that is capable of producing faith; a promise alone is that on which faith recumbs. Now, among the primitive Christians, the hope which they professed was the resurrection of the body, and everlasting life; every thing among these Christians was done and believed in reference to a future state; and for the joy that this set before them, they, like their Master, endured every cross, and despised all shame: they expected to be with God, through Christ; this hope they professed to have; and they confessed boldly and publicly the faith on which this hope was built. Though the wicked "sport" (Proverbs 10:23) in doing mischief, yet soon the feeling of sport flees, and there comes in its place fear, through the stings of conscience. Romans 6:3-4. Tons more resources, better tools, NIV84 and easier navigation. So ὑπέρ, Hebrews 5:3; comp. As a result of being purified by the blood and transformed by the Spirit, and of having full direct access to God, they must be faithful witnesses to Jesus Christ, and what He offers for the future, recognising that He who made the promises is Himself faithful and will not fail them. Hebrews 6:18), is not the God of the covenant or of the Bible. let us hold fast the confession of the hope unyielding, for He who has promised is faithful. For he is faithful that promised; that is God; and it is true of Father, Son, and Spirit; but God the Father may be more especially designed: he is a promising God, and is known to be so by his people; he is eminently and emphatically the Promiser; and all other promisers, and the promises made by them, signify little; but the promises of God are exceeding great and precious, very ancient, free, and unconditional, irrevocable and immutable, and are admirably suited to the cases of his people, and will be fulfilled everyone of them: they include in them things temporal, spiritual, and eternal; things temporal, as that his people shall not want, that their afflictions shall work for good, and that he will support them under all their troubles; things spiritual, as that he will be their God, which takes in his everlasting love to them, and his gracious presence with them, and his protection of them; and that all grace shall be wrought in them, and every blessing of grace bestowed on them: and things eternal; as everlasting glory and happiness; the promise of eternal life was in God's heart, made in the covenant, and put into Christ's hands before the world began, and is declared in the Gospel: now God is faithful to all his promises, nor can he fail, or deceive; he is all wise and foreknowing of everything that comes to pass; he never changes his mind, nor forgets his word; and he is able to perform, and is the God of truth, and cannot lie; nor has he ever failed in anyone of his promises, nor will he suffer his faithfulness to fail; and this is a strong argument to hold fast a profession of faith. He - God is faithful to His promises (Hebrews 6:17-18; Hebrews 11:11; Hebrews 12:26; Hebrews 12:28; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:24; 2 Thessalonians 3:3 : also Christ's promise, John 12:26), but man is often unfaithful to his duties. Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. There must be no relapse to the old. Την επαγγελιαν της ελπιδος, the promise of Hope; St. Chrysostom. This is evidently correct, and it is also plain that the Apostle here refers to baptism. ", "Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall your seed be", —As we have a new and immeasurably superior, — Encouraging assurance, if we are firm on our part there will be no failure on God’s part. He requires also profession or confession, for it is not true faith except it shows itself before men. Cf. Hold fast; by continuing steadfast in the belief of the truths of the gospel and in the practice of its duties. Hebrews 10:23 let us hold fast the confession of the hope unyielding, for He who has promised is faithful. Test drive it and tell us about your experience. The duty itself--to hold fast the profession of our faith, to embrace all the truths and ways of the gospel, to get fast hold of them, and to keep that hold against all temptation and opposition. The various readings on this clause are many in the MSS., etc. Hebrews 10:23. You have tried to believe this or that doctrine, or to get into this or that experience; but you kept still falling short, for you found that your faith needed something stronger than the testimony of men; you needed a solid foundation on which to build for eternity; for the things to be believed were so invisible and so mysterious, that nothing but the word of God could suffice for your faith to stand upon and rest in. on StudyLight.org 23. Home > Study Desk. ÐÑеÑÐ»ÐµÐ´Ð¾Ð²Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ñ Ð¿ÑидÑÑ (2Тим. to hold fast the profession of our faith: hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering. The Reward For Having Faith. This hope that Paul is talking about in all of these verses and in Hebrews 10:23 is the hope of Jesus Christ. Because of all this they are not to waver but to hold fast the confession of their hope (compare Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 6:11; Hebrews 6:18-19; Hebrews 7:19). Greek. Hold fast means to be faithful to the end. If the word washed above refer to Christian baptism in the ease of adults, then the profession is that which the baptized then made of their faith in the Gospel; and of their determination to live and die in that faith. But we ought carefully to notice the reason which he subjoins, for he is faithful that promised. Let us hold on firmly. A second branch of the exhortation is given in the words ’ “Let us hold fast and unbending the confession of our hope,” as in Hebrews 3:6. Either in the grace or doctrine of faith, or in the profession of both; See Gill on Hebrews 4:14. V. When Abraham was looking forward to the birth of the promised seed, many a doubt or fear might have arisen in his mind as to whether he would have a son by Sarah. Galatians 3:25-29. New Testament Obedience Series Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 13, 2020 based on 1 rating | 1,805 views. [13] And again, I will put my trust in him. Greek. ÐожÑи обеÑÐ¾Ð²Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ñ Ð½Ð°Ð´ÐµÐ¶Ð½Ñ (1ÐоÑ. This is the reading which our translators have followed; but it is of very little authority. 2 Corinthians 9:13 - Because of the proof given by this ministry, they will glorify God for your obedience to your confession of the gospel of Christ and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all, on StudyLight… ), Without wavering - without declension "stedfast unto the end.". 23.Let us hold fast—As we have a new and immeasurably superior access to the holiest, let us firmly maintain the confession, (rather, than, as in our translation, profession.) aklines. Hebrews 10:23. 2 Timothy 4:7-8; Revelation 2:8-10. 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Zerr's Commentary on Selected Books of the New Testament, Commentary by J.C.Philpot on select texts of the Bible, Haldane's Exposition on the Epistle to the Romans and Hebrews. It is God who has promised, and he will be faithful. Only here. The promises of God are necessarily the ground of hope, v. Hebrews 6:12. Hebrews 4:14, Hebrews 3:1), and the change of reading from ‘faith’ to ‘hope’ points rather to the view that it is not chiefly the baptismal answer they are to remember, but the general hope in Christ which their daily life and speech have avowed to the world. 10:13; 1ФеÑ. Jump to: Bible Study Tools • Parallel Bible Verse • Bible Contextual Overview • Bible Verse Review • Bible Cross-References • Gill's Bible Notes • Clarke's Bible Notes • Barnes' Bible Notes So it is in all our manuscript copies but one. Hebrews 10:24. And he seems indirectly to touch the dissimulation of those who paid too much attention, in order to please their own nation, to the ceremonies of the Law. Tons more resources, better tools, NIV84 and easier navigation. 23.Let us hold fast, etc. They tell us the word should be "hope" and not "faith". ÐÐ¼ÐµÑ ÑакÑÑ ÑвеÑенноÑÑÑ, веÑÑÑÑие могÑÑ Ð±ÑÑÑ ÑÑойкими. Jump to: Bible Study Tools; Parallel Bible Verse; Bible Contextual Overview; Bible Cross-References; Gill's Bible Notes; Clarke's Bible Notes ; Barnes' Bible Notes; Bible Study Resources. The apostle exhorts them to hold fast this confession without wavering - never to doubt the declarations made to them by their Redeemer, but having the full assurance of faith that their hearts were sprinkled from an evil conscience, that they had found redemption in the blood of the lamb, they might expect to be glorified with their living Head in the kingdom of their Father. But he rested upon the word of promise, and thus obtained a foothold for his faith. He then proceeds to the confession of their hope by being baptized. (See Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 3:14; Hebrews 4:14. Hope is similarly (Hebrews 10:22) connected with purification (1 John 3:3). the duty of holding fast the profession of faith without wavering, Hebrews 10:23; (c.) the duty of exhorting one another to fidelity and to good works, Hebrews 10:24; (d.) the duty of assembling for public worship, since they had a High Priest in heaven, and might now draw near to God, Hebrews 10:25. Click the Bible for the all new StudyLight.org!! In baptism the believer in a figure goes down into the grave of Christ and is raised again. Click the Bible for the all new StudyLight.org!! This is why they are admonished several times in this epistle to keep to their faith and to endure (Hebrews 2:1; Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 3:14; Hebrews 4:11; Hebrews 4:14; Hebrews 6:11; Hebrews 10:23; Hebrews 10:35-36; Hebrews 13:7). Tons more resources, better tools, NIV84 and easier navigation. Ὁμολογιαν της πιστεως, the confession of Faith; one of the Barberini MSS. Search using our Online Bible by Topic, Verse Reference or Phrase. Click the Bible for the all new StudyLight.org!! Της ελπιδος την ὁμολογιαν, the confession of our Hope; D*, two of the Itala, Vulgate, Erpen's Arabic, and the Ethiopic. Profession [ homologian (G3671) 'confession '] our faith [ tees (Greek #3588) elpidos (Greek #1680)] 'OUR Profession, [ homologian (G3671), 'confession,'] our faith, [ tees (Greek #3588) elpidos (Greek #1680)] - 'OUR HOPE' which is indeed faith exercised as to the future inheritance, Hope rests on faith; at the same time quickens faith, and is the ground of bold confession (1 Peter 3:15). See 2 Corinthians 9:13. without wavering = unwavering. See ch. 24, 25). Hebrews 10:23 - NRS - Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope... Study verse in the New Revised Standard You have had many a tossing up and down, and have often needed a foothold for your faith to stand upon. We have observed that Christ was manifested to Israel by a figurative burial and resurrection, and that He says I have a baptism to be baptized with, referring to His actual burial and resurrection; now His people are commanded to go forth to Him without the camp bearing His reproach. Those who refer the previous clause to baptism find here an argument for that view: ‘hold fast’ the hope which you expressed when you confessed Christ in baptism, became conformed to Him in His death, and vowed to walk henceforth in newness of life (Romans 6:3-15; Colossians 2:12; Galatians 3:27)—a good sense; and yet confession is generally used in this Epistle without specific reference to baptism (chap. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith - The word ὁμολογια, from ὁμου, together, and λογος, a word, implies that general consent that was among Christians on all the important articles of their faith and practice; particularly their acknowledgment of the truth of the Gospel, and of Jesus Christ, as the only victim for sin, and the only Savior from it. The dangers of legalism and antinomianism are addressed. 1ÐоÑ. And when it comes into the truth of God, as Noah"s dove came into the ark as its own nest and home, then it finds rest and peace. Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10. This agrees with "confession". Jump to: Bible Study Tools • Parallel Bible Verse • Bible Contextual Overview • Bible Verse Review • Bible Cross-References • Gill's Bible Notes • Clarke's Bible Notes • Barnes' Bible Notes Home > Study Desk. Preparations for an uncertain future are discussed as well. The thought of ‘hope’ fixes their thoughts on their future hope, emphasised with regard to God’s true people in chapter 11, where it is constantly stressed that they endured because of the hope set before them. Hebrews 10:23 - GEN - And washed in our bodies with pure water, let... Study verse in the The Geneva Bible (1587) Yet here it is also in the light of their present experience of God. General Search for 'Hebrews 10:23' within 'New American Standard Version' on StudyLight.org To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering, Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering -, Let us hold fast the profession of our faith -. Here observe, (1.) It is to be maintained for the best of all reasons: . The true reading is âof the hopeâ (Hebrews 6:11; Hebrews 6:18-19). Thus forgiven and renewed and sprinkled with blood, washed as with water, heaven is ours, though only in hope (Romans 8:24), and what remains is that we hold fast the profession of our hope (the undoubted reading) without wavering. For ‘he who confesses Me before men, him will I confess before My Father in Heaven’ (Matthew 10:32). Powered by Lightspeed Technology speed Technology Also included links to commentaries, concordances, dictionaries, encyclopedia and lexicons. Home > Study Desk. In addition you can use the Interlinear Bible and much more to enhance your understanding of God's word. MacKnight says: “And being washed in body with the clean water of baptism, whereby we professed our faith in Christ as our only High Priest, let us hold fast [firmly] the confession [profession] of our hope of salvation through his ministrations [services for us], unmoved by the threats of our persecutors; for faithful is he who hath promised us pardon through Christ.”. He is faithful denotes that the Lord is always true and makes His promises good. They must trust in the faithfulness of God (1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:24) and recognise the certainty of the fulfilment of His promises, and make that confidence apparent to others, confessing their confident hope. Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the profession of our FAITH without wavering There are many among the "No Bible is the complete and inerrant words of God" crowd that try to tell us that the King James Bible is wrong in its translation of Hebrews 10:23. ‘Let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not, for he is faithful who promised,’. A lying god, a perjured god (chap. Tons more resources, better tools, NIV84 and easier navigation. See also Whitby, Macknight, and others. Our faith must in the same way rest on the word of promise, that "by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us.". Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering… Either in the grace or doctrine of faith, or in the profession of both; (See Gill on Hebrews 4:14). Acts 17:20 - For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean.' For faithful is he that promised—a common Pauline formula (1 Thessalonians 5:24; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 10:13, etc.). The writer now applies this to his specific purpose in writing, to maintain their faith and testimony. Of our faith.âThis rendering, apparently found in no earlier English version, is supposed to be due to oversight on the part of our translators. (Hebrews 10:25) Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another–and all the more as you see the Day approaching. homologia. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Let us hold fast the profession of our faith -, Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering -, Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering. Their fear does not drive them to prayer; so their fear proves to be well grounded, because the apprehended destruction comes upon them. Hebrews 10:35 - Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 5:24; ÐÑд. Hebrews 13:15-16: 2020-06-28 Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus: Hebrews 12:1-3: 2020-06-27 Living by Faith: Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-12, 24-31, 39-40: 2020-06-26 Encouragement to Continue: Hebrews 10:23-25: 2020-06-25 Confidence to Draw Near to God The Time Following The Coming Of Faith . Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised. Assured of the faithfulness of the promise on which God hath caused them to hope, Psalm 119:49, knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise them up by Jesus. But these are the contents of the Christian hope, and this hope is confessed and maintained in presence of a commonplace, scoffing and alluring world. Here are several other verses that speak of this great hope: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. Hebrews 10:22. ÐÑдем деÑжаÑÑÑÑ Ð¸ÑÐ¿Ð¾Ð²ÐµÐ´Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ñ ÑпованиÑ. 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