Carefree Clarks

There is so much doctrine in these four chapters of Hebrews! I could go on and on about how Christ is the superior sacrifice, how He is our King and Priest in the order of Melchizedek, how thousands of years earlier

This section of Hebrews focuses on how Jesus is superior to the Jewish priesthood. There also is a brief change of topic when the writer warns the readers against laziness by not moving past basic Christian doctrines into “meatier” teachings

What a challenging Scripture! This portion of Hebrews emphasizes that Jesus is superior to mankind. These verses also warn against hardening our hearts by disobeying God, just like the Israelites did while wandering in the desert (Numbers 13-14). My favorite

For the next few weeks, we’ll be in Hebrews. Although we don’t know the author of Hebrews, we do know that this book was written to Jewish believers during the last 10 years of the time mentioned in Acts. Often Hebrews is

The great influx of Gentile believers was causing some rifts in the new church. Most notably, some Jewish Christians wanted the Gentile Christians to follow the Jewish laws and customs, including be circumcised. But Paul and Barnabas told these men that

For Paul and Barnabas, the city of Derbe brought rest and comfort. While traveling, healing people and sharing the gospel, these brave men faced many trials. They were threatened with death in Iconium (Acts 14:1-7). And Paul was brutally stoned in Lystra