Author Archives: Steve Hankins, Th.D.

“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16, KJV 1900) I have had bosses who were so distracted, impatient, or arrogant, that I could never go to them for help in time of need. If I struggledContinue reading “Go Boldly (Hebrews 4:16)”

“Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience, again he appoints a certain day, “Today,” saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”” (Hebrews 4:6–7, ESV)Continue reading “Looking Ahead (Hebrews 4:6-10)”

“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.” (Hebrews 4:4, KJV 1900) In 1973 before completion of the Army Ranger School, we had to complete combat patrol in the panhandle of Florida. We spent 12 days on thisContinue reading “Sabbath Rest (Hebrews 4:1-13)”

“Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it.” (Hebrews 4:1, ESV) When we see the word therefore in the Scripture, we always need to ask the question, “What is therefore, there for?” I know the English is notContinue reading “Do not Resist (Hebrews 3:18-4:1)”

“For who were those who heard and yet rebelled? Was it not all those who left Egypt led by Moses?” (Hebrews 3:16, ESV) The author of Hebrews made a big point regarding the faithlessness of the readers’ Jewish ancestors, which kept them from entering the Promised Land. The author does not want them to makeContinue reading “Faithlessness (Hebrews 3:16-17)”

“But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.” (Hebrews 3:13, KJV 1900) I mentioned in a previous post that I went through the Army Ranger School in 1973. It was one of the most demanding things that I have ever done.Continue reading “Brother’s Keeper (Hebrews 3:7-15)”

“Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.” (Hebrews 3:12, ESV) As a pastor, I have spent much time in hospitals with people who have had heart problems. One of those problems is that called “atherosclerosis,” commonly referred to asContinue reading “Heart Disease (Hebrews 3:7-15)”

“To day if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:” (Hebrews 3:7–8, KJV 1900) I hope not to sound redundant in going through the book of Hebrews, but the author sounds this warning throughout the book. Many in his Jewish audienceContinue reading “Bad Examples (Hebrews 3:7-19)”

“But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.” (Hebrews 3:6, KJV 1900) In 1973, went through the United States Army Ranger School in Fort Benning Georgia. I knew in advance that this was goingContinue reading “True Faith (Hebrews 3:6)”

“And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after; But Christ as a son over his own house” (Hebrews 3:5–6, KJV 1900) I think it was more popular years ago than today that people would have full-time maids or servantsContinue reading “Greater Position (Hebrews 3:5-6)”