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LESSON 2 * PART 3 * BOOK 48
Hebrews 4:1-11
Hebrews 4:2a
"For unto us (that is now in the Age of Grace under Paul’s Gospel) the gospel was preached, as well as unto them:"
In other words, all the way up through human history, God has been offering salvation. It’s always by faith. Hebrews 4:2b
faith in them that heard it."
Faith! Faith. We can show from the Scriptures how it’s so simple that you just simply say, "Yes God I believe it with all my heart," and expect God to respond and he will.
II Corinthians chapter 5, verse 17. And he read this verse to that huge congregation at his Sunday morning service. All right, listen to what he read.
II Corinthians 5:17
Our churches are full of unsaved church members. Oh, they’re "Christian," quote unquote, but they’re not in Christ. We’re talking about one who is not resting on self, one who is not resting on his denomination, one who is not resting on his local church. He’s not resting on his good works, he’s not resting on how much money he gives, he’s not resting on anything that he can do in the flesh, but rather he’s resting only on that finished work of the Cross. Come back to Hebrews chapter 11. The great faith chapter. The whole chapter epitomizes the word Faith. Starting with verse 1 of Hebrews 11.
Hebrews 11:1
"Now faith (taking God at his Word) is the substance (what is substance? The only way you can comprehend it is by faith and don’t ever lose sight of my definition of faith. What? Taking God at his Word! Don’t believe what I say, believe what God says. Next verse.
Hebrews 11:2
"For by it (faith) the elders obtained a good report." Now verse 3.
Hebrews 11:3a
the word of God,…"
A spoken word. God spoke and the universe came into being. God spoke and the dust came up out of the earth and formed Adam. God didn’t have to go and get putty and clay and glue. By faith. I can’t prove that that’s what God did. Hebrews 11:3b
Well, God spoke and out of nothing and here it came. Well I’ll bet Buddha couldn’t, and I’ll bet none of the other big religious gurus could, but our God did, because we serve the Living God. And so it’s by faith. Now verse 4.
Hebrews 4:4a
"By faith (by taking God at his word) Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain,…"
Abel simply did what God said to do, but Cain rationalized and said, "Now wait a minute, God didn’t really mean that. Surely God will accept me if he sees that I’ve done this by the sweat of my brow and I’ve gotten dirt under my nails," but what did Cain not understand? That’s not what God said to do. God told him to bring an animal sacrifice and shed blood and so he was rejected because he didn’t do that. But on the other hand, Abel by his faith did what God said to do, as he brought the lamb, he brought the sacrifice, he shed its blood and God accepted it. God had told him, and he believed Him, and that’s faith. Alright, now moving on down to verse 5.
Hebrews 4:5a
"By faith (the man) Enoch (walked with God and he) was translated that he should not see death;…"
Alright, now the next one in verse 6. It’s one of the verses that I call one of the absolutes of Scripture. Hebrews 4:6a
"But without faith it is impossible to please him;…" (God)
That’s an absolute! Hebrews 9:22b
There is no salvation without the shedding of blood! The blood of Christ. Alright, let’s read on in Hebrews. This is just a good exercise in Faith. Now verse 7.
Hebrews 11:7a
"By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not see as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark…"
Hebrews 11:8
"Without Faith it’s impossible to please God." Hebrews 4:3a
Now remember the Canaan rest, the rest of the Promised Land is not a picture of heaven. God had said it, they responded to it, they could have entered in and they could have a rest. It’s not a picture of heaven, but it is a picture for us of our salvation rest. That when we enter in by faith, when we enter in because of the shed blood, what can we do? Rest in it. Now let’s read some more of verse 3.
(now I’ve got to go into verse 4) For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works."
Come back to Genesis chapter 1 the last verse. Genesis 1 verse 31. All of creation is now finished. Genesis 1:31a
Now let’s jump up into chapter 2 verse 1.
2. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made;…" Rest. It is finished:"
Just as surely as the universe and the Garden of Eden and everything in it was perfect and God rested, so also when He finished that work of the cross.

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