Hebrews Lesson 33
Learn: Hebrews 12:4-7
4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
Read: Hebrews 12:1-17
1. As we look to Jesus the Author and Finisher of our salvation, what should we remember as we compare what he has done for us verses our own current struggles? v 4
2. What does the “resisting unto blood, striving against sin” in the Life of Jesus refer to? Luke 22:39-46, 63-65; 23:13, 14, 26-46
3. When doubts and struggles with trust in the Lord come because of hardships and difficult times, what have we forgotten? v 5
4. What does the fact that we are called God’s children and he our father reveal to us? v 6
5. What further light does Proverbs 3:11, 12 add to the Father’s love for his children?
6. Which word in verse 6 indicates that chastening can be severe?
7. Why or why not does the Lord chasten according to verse 6?
8. If a person claims to be a believer in Jesus Christ, but does not live like one, and receives God’s chastisement or discipline for disobedience to God’s will, what will that person know? v 7
9. If a person claims to be a believer in Jesus Christ, but does not live like one, and yet receives no chastisement or discipline from God, what will that person know? v 8 b, Because? v 8a
10. What should be our attitude when we receive correction from God? v 9a, What is the earthly example for this attitude?
11. With the right attitude towards the discipline that we receive from our heavenly Father, what response will that attitude lead to? v 9b
12. To be in subjection to the Father of spirits, our heavenly Father, brings _____________________. v 9
13. Contrast the discipline received from our earthly fathers versus the discipline received from our heavenly Father. v 10
14. We gain spiritual profit from God’s chastisement which is to be ________________________ ______ __________ _____________________________. v 10
15. Why is this “benefit of chastisement” so important for those who belong to Jesus? I Peter 1:15
16. Using the I Peter 1: 16 reference is “holiness” just a possibility or option for believers? Explain.
NOTE: Holiness is separation. God is separate from sin, of course; but, He is also separate from the physical and material creation which he himself made. We also need to be separate from sinful attitudes and actions; we also need to be separate from those with wicked motives and agendas that are contrary to the purpose of our Lord. Believers speak of being “separate” from the world- the culture around us that appeals to our carnal (fleshly) desires. Hocking, D. (2007). The messiah of Israel. Tustin, CA: HFT Publications, p.347, 348
17. What does I John 2:15-17 tell us?
18. How does going through chastisement feel in our lives? v 11a, I Peter 1:6; Romans 8:18
19. What did Jesus do as he faced and went through his suffering for us? Hebrews 12:2
20. What then should be our focus according verse 11b using Jesus as an example for us as we go through the chastisement?
21. In verse 11 the word “exercised” is used to explain how chastisement functions in our lives. Use the concept of physical exercise to help explain the workings of this spiritual exercise in our lives.
22. Find Scripture that deals with the “fruit of righteousness” and the characteristics that it brings into a believer’s life.
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Hocking, D. (2007). The messiah of Israel. Tustin, CA: HFT Publications, p.347, 348