Author Archives: Steve Hankins, Th.D.

“But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God . . . For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.” (Hebrews 10:13-14, KJV 1900) One of Newton’s laws of motion is that “For every action there is anContinue reading “A Single Act (Hebrews 10:11-14)”

“By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” (Hebrews 10:10, KJV 1900) When I joined the military in 1974, I was set apart as an officer and soldier in the United States Army. Yet, I was still far from being able to serve inContinue reading “Holiness (Hebrews 10:10, 14)”

“Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law; Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.” (Hebrews 10:8–9, KJV 1900) Often,Continue reading “God’s Desire (Hebrews 10:5-9)”

“But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.” (Hebrews 10:3–4, KJV 1900) It is possible for people to have bad memories. I often have a problem with names. Faces I can remember,Continue reading “Remembrance (Hebrews 10:1-3)”

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.” (Hebrews 9:27–28, KJV 1900) I have served on several courtroom juries. InContinue reading “Judgement and Hope (Hebrews 9:27)”

“for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.” (Hebrews 9:26, ESV) When I lived in the snowbelt, keeping my black pickup truck cleanContinue reading “Finished (Hebrews 9:23-26)”

“Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.” (Hebrews 9:22, ESV) Imagine for a second that you committed a crime and in a court of law, the judge pronounced a judgement that you had to pay a million dollars or spendContinue reading “Forgiveness (Hebrews 9:15-22)”

(My apologies for not putting this post out yesterday. Somehow I forgot to post it) “For a will takes effect only at death, since it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive.” (Hebrews 9:17, ESV) Sometimes preachers look for an illustration to explain things. Here, the author ofContinue reading “The Inheritance (Hebrews 9:15-21)”

“Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.” (Hebrews 9:15, ESV) There have been plenty of times when I wished I could somehow set the clockContinue reading “First Covenant (Hebrews 9:15)”

“For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?”Continue reading “Purified for Worship (Hebrews 9:13-14)”