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Q2. (Hebrews 9:15). Read also 1 Timothy 2:5. In what sense does Jesus serve as a mediator? Before Jesus sacrificed his life for our sins we couldn’t come in the presence of God. Only the priest could go into the Holy of Holies or into the tabernacle to sacrifice animals for our sins. When Jesus came and died on the cross for our sins once and for all he made it so that we could come into the presence of God. He brought us and God together and he now dwells in us, someone when God see’s us he see’s his son Jesus in us. In what sense is Jesus a ransom from sin? Jesus giving his life on the cross was a ransom for our lives. In 1 Corinthians 6:20 it says- For God bought you with a high price. That price was Jesus life that he played down for us.

Q1. (Hebrews 9:14) In what way does Christ's sacrifice of himself cleanse the conscience in a way that the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant could not? Christ’s sacrifice of himself was able to cleanse our conscience because he offered himself unblemished to God to cleanse our conscious of death. He didn’t need to atone for his own sin every year like the priest did under the old covenant. The shedding of his blood sanctified us because he is ceremonially clean forever. The animals sacrificed under the Old Covenant couldn’t stand before God because they where ceremonially unclean.

Q5. (Hebrews 9:11-12) What does "redemption" mean? Redemption means the act of saving, Jesus saved us all when he died in the cross for our sins. We were bought with a price, the blood that Jesus shed for us. Which is why God is so invested in us having a personal relationship with him. What were we redeemed from? Jesus laying his life down on the cross redeemed us of our sins and defeated death. What was the price of our redemption? Jesus life, him shedding his blood. How long does our redemption last? Our redemption last forever!

Q4. (Hebrews 9:9) Why were external sacrificial regulations unable to cleanse or perfect the conscience? External sacrificial regulations didn’t have the ability to cleanse our conscience. It would only help with the outer man, the cleansing, ceremonial washing and eating a drinking didn’t change anything on the inside. The guilt that often comes along with sin. How does a guilty conscience keep us from intimacy with God? A guilty conscience will have you thinking you’re not good enough or worthy enough for God to forgive you. Which will cause you to be further away from your relationship with God and which can lead to more sin. What is necessary for us to be able to come "boldly" (4:16)? We must come boldly before the throne of grace with confidence so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Q3. (Hebrews 9:7) Did the Old Covenant provide forgiveness for intentional, active, maintained rebellion against God? No the old covenant only provided forgiveness for unintentional sins. Does the New Covenant provide this forgiveness? Yes, when Jesus died on the cross we were forgiven for all our ins. Intentional and unintentional sins, his sacrifice has provided us with forgive forgiveness. What is required for forgiveness to be granted? By faith and repentance we are granted forgiveness from God.

Q2. (Hebrews 8:7-13) Why did the Old Covenant fail? The old covenant failed because of our sinful nature it was impossible for us to keep it. What are the primary promises of the New Covenant as prophesied in Jeremiah 31:31-34? The primary promises of the New Covenant are per Jeremiah 31:31-34 are as follows- God will put his law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God and they will be my people. No longer will they teach their neighbor or say know the LORD because we will all know him. From the least to the greatest God will forgive their wickedness and remember their sins no more.

Q1. (Hebrews 8:6) In what sense is Jesus the "mediator" of a new covenant? Jesus is the one who intervened on our behalf by giving his life up on the cross for our sins. He became the go between for us to God our father. What did he do to mediate this? Jesus gave up his life on the cross, taking on all our sins and defeating death.

Q4. (Hebrews 7:26-28) How is Jesus described in verse 26? Jesus is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. How does Jesus differ from human high priests? Jesus is without sin, he took on our sin and was sinless. He was perfect and his sacrifice was once and for all a human priest must sacrifice daily. For his own sins and then for the peoples. What about Jesus' role as High Priest gives you special confidence? It gives me comfort and confidence because I know that I am forgiven. A with that forgiveness I am loved.

Q3. (Hebrews 7:24-25) Why is Jesus able to save people "completely" -- "to the uttermost" according to verse 25? Jesus is able to save all mankind because he took on all our sin once and for all when he died on the cross. What is the essential function of a priest? To preach and teach the word of God to the people. Why is intercession the essence of being a priest? The priest intercedes on behalf of the people to God.

Q2. (Hebrews 7:22) What is a guarantee or surety? A guarantee or surety predicts the outcome of something. It’s permanent, unchanging. In what sense is Jesus the guarantor of the New Covenant? Jesus gave his life on the cross atoning for all sins forever. He is our permanent priest forever and he intercedes for all of us who come to God because he is sitting on the right hand of God in heaven.

Q1. (Hebrews 6:18b-20) In what sense have we "fled to a place of refuge"? When we repented and gave our lives back to God he has become our refuge. He’s our place of comfort and peace. Jesus is our hope and salvation and in him we can rest and have peace. Why are we to "take hold of" this hope actively? By taking hold of the hope God has given us we get peace. We don’t have to continue to stress and worry because we know that our God is able to take care of all our needs. How does Christian hope differ from hoping that something is true? Christian hope is different because we are trusting in the promises of God. An he never lies so he will fulfill what he said he would do. Hoping that something is true is like wishing, it might happen than again it might not. It isn’t a sure thing, with God it is. In what ways does an anchor illustrate the idea of hope? An anchor is staying where it’s placed. It’s unmoving, it’s stuck an unchanging.

Q4. (Hebrews 6:12) If we take seriously the writer's exhortation to exercise both faith and patience for the long haul, what effect does that have on our Christian life? On our perspective? As Christians we will grow stringer in our faith in God and eventually completely depend on him and not on ourselves, others or the things of this world. How can we resist the subtle temptation to think that our salvation depends upon our endurance rather than Christ's atonement and the grace of God? By remembering that Jesus died on the cross for us, setting us free, forgiving us of our sons and with that he gives us new grace and new mercy every morning.

Q3. (Hebrews 6:4-6) What is apostasy? Apostasy is the abandonment of or rejection of Christ. Why is it impossible from a practical standpoint to restore apostates to Christian faith and practice? Since they have rejected Christ and his written word it is impossible for them to be restored. In their rejection of God they have been turned over to a reprobate mindset- Romans 1:28. What point was Jesus making in his Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23)? That many will hear the word of God and or experence his goodness. Some will witness yet they didn’t realize what they witness or heard so it will mean nothing to them. Some will hear or witness and understand but will walk away anf forget what they just experienced. The other will take what they heard or experienced and remember it all but then allow life to get in the way of what they just learned and end up loosing that knowledge. The last person heard and witnessed and fully understood and retained it all. It penetrated deep within them and they continued to seek and study more of what they heard and witnessed. Which caused them to grow deeper in their understanding of God’s word. What is Jesus' point of the Parable of the Tares or Weeds (Matthew 13:24-30)? Jesus’ point was that amongst the saved there are also tares or unbelievers. When he comes back for his people the tares will be gathered up and burned and the saved will reside in heaven with him.

Q2. (Hebrews 6:4-5) What difference, if any, would you find between the description in verses 4-5 and a Spirit-filled Christian today? I don’t believe there is a difference they are the same. What is the writer's point in forming this description? I’m not sure I can answer this right, I’m going off of my understanding of these two verses. How can or rather why would you want to leave or depart from God after seeing his goodness. Whether in your own life or someone else’s. Having been rescued from whatever was going on in your life prior to you experiencing the saving grace and mercy, the goodness of God to now go back to what you’ve been saved from begs to question if you ever really believed. I can only speak for myself, I’ve witnessed healing and seen others healed. So now I know without a shadow of doubt that God is my healer. I’ve witness him provide, protect, sustain, and restore life to someone that was pronounced dead. For me I’ve seen to much and experienced to much to walk away or to not longer believe that God is real and is all powerful. To me separating from God would be death. I gather it would have been better for the person to never experienced God’s goodness or even heard anything about him, then to have learned and experienced so much an then walk away.

Q1. (Hebrews 5:14) How does a person become mature in God's Word according to verse 14? Being in constant fellowship with God, reading and meditating on his word. Having your own personal relationship with God. What can you do to grow in maturity? Study Gods word and get understanding of it. Don’t just take what the preacher or anyone tells you about Gods word but dive in deeper so that you can make sure they are telling you the right thing and you yourself understand it.