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Charles Box Commentaries

Hebrews 10:32-39

The just shall live by faith -- Hebrews 10:32-39: You can easily remain faithful when you remember how God blessed you through former trials and troubles. Christians are many times exposed to all kinds of things as they live in this world. You may have to suffer all kinds of afflictions, but heaven is worth it! The Christian must never be like the cowardly soldiers that in the heat of the battle cast down their shields and armor, and run away.

The Christian is a spiritual soldier. He must never turn back, but he must die a conqueror rather than be taken prisoner by Satan. After we have done the will of God in becoming a Christian, we have need of patience to enable us to wait for the receiving of the promise of God. You can rest assured that Christ will come to call His faithful home and thus end all suffering.

The just shall live by their faith. Those who lack faith "draw back" and cause God to have no pleasure in them. A Christian must live His life with assistance of his faith and in accordance with the faith once for all revealed to the saints. The influence of faith on our life is the saving of our soul.

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 10:32. ILLUMINATED.—Enlightened, by the preaching of the Christian truth. (Compare 2 Corinthians 4:6; 1 Peter 2:9.) At a later period the word φωτισθέντες becam...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Corinthians 4:6; 2 John 1:8; 2 Timothy 2:3; 2 Timothy 4:7; 2 Timoth

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Enlightened — With the knowledge of God and of his truth....

  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

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