There are many faithful Christians that have gone before us, yet the work in the earth is not finished. We have our race to run, and in Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore, since we also have such a great cloud of witnesses…
Author: Eric Ross
They Aspire to a Better Land
God has given great grace to us through “the blood of the covenant” in Hebrews 10:29. Jesus, the Son of God, gave his life for our sin that we could be in Romans 8:2 “free from the law of sin…
The New and Living Way
The first covenant, established through the law of Moses, presented the holy of holies and the ark of the covenant and the mercy seat where no one but the high priest could go. Sacrifices were made daily, and once a…
Mediator of a Better Covenant
We have been offered a covenant of life forever with God through Jesus Christ. This is not like an oath with men who die and they can no longer guarantee their word, this covenant is based on Gods word and…
Encourage One Another Day By Day
There is a strong message to those of us that believe in Hebrews 3:12 Watch out, brothers, lest there be in some of you an evil, unbelieving heart, with the result that you fall away from the living God. There…
So Great A Salvation
We live in an age where God has revealed his plan of salvation through Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is in Hebrews 1:2 “heir of all things” and the one that in Hebrews 1:3 “made purification for sins” and in Hebrews…
My God Will Fulfill Your Every Need
Paul talks about the position he had in the world before he came to Christ, yet all of that, he has dismissed in Philippians 3:7 “But whatever things were gain to me, these things I have considered loss because of…
Christ is Proclaimed
Paul has one thing in mind, one motivation for his life, that in Philippians 1:20 “with all boldness, even now as always Christ will be exalted in my body”. There are those that are opposing the gospel, just as they…
That the Word of the Lord May Progress
We are accepted by God the moment we accept Jesus Christ. This is just as when Jesus came of age and was baptized before he did any work of ministry in Matthew 3:17 And behold, there was a voice from…
Progress Even More
There are times when we wonder about what will happen in other peoples lives, Paul did as one responsible for delivering the gospel to them. And, there are times when, just as Paul did, we need some intervention to move…
Approved by God Entrusted with the Gospel
Paul is not the only one, there are others that in Colossians 4:11 “are fellow workers for the kingdom of God”. Paul names gentiles and Jews that worked with him, but also names those in the local church who are…
The Firstborn Over All Creation
Jesus Christ has taken his place, in Colossians 3:1 “Christ is, seated at the right hand of God”. It says in Colossians 1:16 “all things in the heavens and on the earth were created by him … all things were…
Contend Along With Me in Your Prayers
Jesus taught his disciples to pray a simple prayer in Matthew 6:10 “May your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”, and Paul is exhorting believers to continue that prayer. Is this not…
Put on the Lord Jesus Christ
The recipients of this letter are not the Gentiles of the world anymore, they are Christians. They are no longer a part of the way of the world, the salvation of God in Jesus Christ has translated them into the…