Verse Hebrews 10:39. _BUT WE ARE NOT OF THEM WHO DRAW BACK_] Ουκ εσμεν ὑποστολης - , αλλα πιστεως· "We are not the cowards, but the courageous." I have no doubt of this being the meaning of the apos...
BUT WE ARE NOT OF THEM ... - We who are true Christians do not belong to such a class. In this the apostle expresses the fullest conviction that none of those to whom he wrote would apostatize. The ca...
CHAPTER 10 _ 1. The all-sufficiency of the one offering (Hebrews 10:1)_ 2. Exhortations (Hebrews 10:19) 3. Warning (Hebrews 10:26) 4. Encouragements ...
With the past in mind they are to maintain their former constancy, knowing that it will not be in vain. Their great need, as the whole epistle is meant to teach them, is the power of endurance, enabli...
THE ONLY TRUE SACRIFICE (Hebrews 10:1-10)...
Remember the former days. Remember how, after you had been enlightened, you had to go through a hard struggle of suffering, partly because you yourselves were held up to insult and involved in afflict...
THEM WHO DRAW BACK. the drawing back. Greek. _hupostole._ Only here. UNTO. Greek. _eis._ App-104. PERDITION. Greek. _apoleia._ See John 17:12. THEM THAT BELIEVE. of faith, Hebrews 10:38. SAVING. Gr...
_But we are not of them who draw back_ More tersely in the original, "But we are not of defection unto perdition, but of faith unto gaining of the soul." "Faith," says Delitzsch, "saves the soul by li...
ΟΥ̓Κ ἘΣΜῈΝ ὙΠΟΣΤΟΛΗ͂Σ Κ.Τ.Λ. “_But we are not of defection unto perdition, but of faith unto gaining of the soul_.” (The genitives are genitives which imply a property, as in 1 Corinthians 14:33, οὐ γ...
WORDS OF APPEAL AND ENCOURAGEMENT...
CH. 10. The first eighteen verses of this chapter are a summary, rich with fresh thoughts and illustrations, of the topics on which he has been dwelling; namely (1) The one sacrifice of Christ compare...
_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 ki...
DISCOURSE: 2316 THE TRUE MEANS OF PERSEVERING TO THE END Hebrews 10:38. _Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who...
_Exhortation based on the priesthood of Christ. Hebrews 10:19-39_. _TEXT_ Hebrews 10:19-39 Hebrews 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the Holy Place by the bl
THE SAVING OF THE SOUL (Hebrews 10:35-39) As there is so much ground covered by the verses which are now to be before us, we shall dispense with our usual introductory paragraphs. In lieu of them, we...
But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. A Pauline elegant turning-off from denunciatory warnings to charitable hopes (2 Thessalonian...
7 So Christ "offers Himself flawless to God", not at the cross, but on coming into the world, as the Israelite presented his sacrifice at the door of the tabernacle (Heb_9:14; Lev_1:1-5). 11 The great...
SACRIFICE COMPLETE IN THE FULFILMENT OF GOD'S WILL. THE OPEN WAY TO GOD Recapitulation and close of the argument. The sacrifices of the Law were ineffective to cleanse the conscience, as shown by thei...
BUT WE] The writer is unwilling to believe that his readers will abandon their faith: cp. Hebrews 6:9. THE SAVING] lit. 'gaining,' or 'winning': see on Hebrews 10:34....
HOW CAN I GET TO HEAVEN? HEBREWS _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 10 A NEW *SACRIFICE AND WAY TO LIFE 10:1-39 THE LAW WAS A SHADOW OF THINGS TO COME 10:1-4 V1 The law of Moses provides only a poor copy...
OF THEM WHO DRAW BACK. — Literally, _But we are not of drawing_ (or _shrinking_)_ back unto perdition, but of faith unto the gaining of the soul._ On the last words (which are nearly identical with th...
CHAPTER IX. AN ADVANCE IN THE EXHORTATION. "Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by the way which He dedicated for us, a new and living way, throug...
Dreadful result of falling from faith....
BEWARE OF BACKSLIDING Hebrews 10:26 The willful sin here referred to does not consist in isolated acts, but in a determined course of action, persisted in until the very desire for a better life wan...
The writer now deals with the subject of the better worship. In this connection he again quotes from the prophecy of Jeremiah in order to emphasize the prediction of the new covenant concerning the fo...
BELIEVING TO THE SAVING OF THE SOUL Just as he did in chapter 6, the writer turned to encourage the Hebrew brethren. He wanted them to remember the days of persecution they previously endured. This wa...
_But we are not the children of withdrawing; [9] i.e. we are not such as withdraw ourselves in this manner from the true faith to perdition, but remain constant in the faith and law of Christ. (Witham...
REFLECTIONS PRECIOUS Lord Jesus! how blessedly hast thou manifested in thy Person, blood-shedding, and righteousness, that thou art the end of the Law for righteousness, to everyone that believeth; an...
(32) But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions; (33) Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflic...
The apostle now resumes his great theme, Christ called a Priest of God for ever after the order of Melchisedec. He alludes, in the beginning of our chapter, to the historical facts of Genesis. We must...
_FAITHFUL CONTINUANCE_ ‘The just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, My soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to...
39._But we are not of them which draw back, etc. _The Apostle made a free use of the Greek version, which was most suitable to the doctrine which he was discussing; and he now wisely applies it. He ha...
In Chapter 10 this principle is applied to the sacrifice. Its repetition proved that sin was there. That the sacrifice of Christ was only offered once, was the demonstration of its eternal efficacy. H...
BUT WE ARE NOT OF THEM WHO DRAW BACK UNTO PERDITION,.... There is a drawing back which is not unto perdition; persons may be attended with much unbelief, may be very cold and indifferent to Gospel ord...
῎Ετι γὰρ μικρόν ὅσον, ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἥξει, καὶ οὐ χρονιεῖ. ῾Ο δὲ δίκαιος ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται· καὶ ἐὰν ὑποστείληται, οὐκ εὐδοκεῖ ἡ ψυχή μου ἐν αὐτῷ. ᾿Ημεῖς δὲ οὐκ ἐσμὲν ὑποστολῆς εἰς ἀπώλειαν, ἀλλὰ πίστεως...
But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. Ver. 39. _Who draw back unto_] Apostates have martial law, they run away but into hell's mouth...
HEB. 10:38-39. NOW THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH: BUT IF (ANY MAN) DRAW BACK, MY SOUL SHALL HAVE NO PLEASURE IN HIM. BUT WE ARE NOT OF THEM WHO DRAW BACK UNTO PERDITION; BUT OF THEM THAT BELIEVE TO TH...
_Now_ That is, in the mean time, as it is there added; _the just_, δικαιος, _the righteous_ He that is pardoned and renewed, or justified and regenerated, and who therefore is humble, meek, sincere, r...
WE; true Christians. TO THE SAVING OF THE SOUL; Job 17:9; John 4:13-14; John 10:28-29; 1 PETER 1:2-9. The assurance God has gi
BUT WE ARE NOT OF THEM WHO DRAW BACK UNTO PERDITION, BUT OF THEM THAT BELIEVE TO THE SAVING OF THE SOUL. With all these facts to stimulate them in their Christian life, the writer may well add the con...
The need of steadfastness:...
The attentive reader cannot but notice the thoroughness with which this subject is treated in these Chapter s. It is a matter of profound importance, basic as regards any true knowledge of God, and as...
32-39 Many and various afflictions united against the early Christians, and they had a great conflict. The Christian spirit is not a selfish spirit; it puts us upon pitying others, visiting them, hel...
The conclusion is a hopeful assertion of their condition, or a sweet intimation of what they ought to be, even like himself; and so the apostle removes all jealousy of his reflecting on them, as HEBRE...
Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Eighth And you see that not a single one of them repented, although they heard the words which I spake to them, which I enjoined upon you. From such life departed.[23]...
Hebrews 10:39 But G1161 we G2249 are G2070 (G5748) not G3756 back G5289 to G1519 perdition G684 but...
‘But we are not of those who shrink back to perdition, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.' The section is finally summed up in these words. It is a declaration of confidence in his...
A CALL TO HIS READERS SO AS TO ENSURE THAT THEY WILL NOT SO FAIL (HEBREWS 10:32). He now reminds them of what they had suffered for Christ's sake in the past, and the compassion that they had revealed...
Hebrews 10:39. BUT WE ARE NOT OF THEM THAT DRAW BACK UNTO PERDITION (destruction, Romans 9:22; Philippians 1:28; Philippians 3:19, et
Hebrews 10:32-39. The argument now takes a turn, AS in chap. Hebrews 6:9. The writer hopes better things. He bids them to remember again and again their earlier struggles and their hope of a blessed r...
Hebrews 10:19-39. For nearly four Chapter s the argument has remained unbroken by those exhortations which abound in the earlier parts of the Epistle. From chapter Hebrews 7:1 to Hebrews 10:18 the rea...
BUT WE (ημεις δε). In contrast to renegades who do flicker and turn back from Christ.OF THEM THAT SHRINK BACK UNTO PERDITION (υποστολης εις απωλειαν). Predicate genitive of υποστολη, as in Hebrew...
Hebrews 10:26 Warning against Apostasy. I. Note briefly some misconceptions which prevent some readers of Scripture from receiving in a meek and docile spirit solemn admonitions of the Holy Ghost, su...
Hebrews 10:19. Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his fl...
Hebrews 10:1. _For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers the...
CONTENTS: Law only a shadow of things to come. Through Christ a way made into the Holiest for all believers. Warning to the Hebrews who were wavering between Jewish sacrifices and Christ's finished wo...
Hebrews 10:1. _The law having a shadow of good things to come._ St. Paul, ere his epistles were engrossed, weighed his words, adjusted his thoughts, collated them with the prophets, and knew the suppo...
WE ARE NOT. "We Jewish Christians are not going to turn back and be destroyed by God! We live by faith and are saved!!!...
_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...
EXPOSITION HEBREWS 10:1 CONCLUDING SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT WITH RESPECT TO CHRIST'S ETERNAL PRIESTHOOD....
For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very substance of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perf...
1 John 5:16; 1 John 5:5; 1 Peter 1:5; 1 Samuel 15:11; 1 Thessalonians
But we are not of them who draw back [η μ ε ι ς δ ε ο υ κ ε σ μ ε ν υ π ο σ τ ο λ η ς]. Lit. we are not of shrinking back. JUpostolh N. T. o, o LXX, o Class. ?Einai with genitive marks the quality or...
We are not of them who draw back to perdition — Like him mentioned Hebrews 10:38. But of them that believe — To the end, so as to attain eternal life....
Observe here, 1. twofold opposite state, namely them that DRAW BACK, and them THAT BELIEVE, that is, persevere in believing; WE ARE NOT OF THEM THAT DRAW BACK. Intimating, 1. That in the visible chur...