Title: A Warning About the Wayward (5 of 66)
Author: Mike Stone
Text: Hebrews 2:1-4
From the series: The Supremacy of Christ
A Study of the Book of Hebrews
The book of Hebrews is a book of exhortation and encouragement. But it is also a book of warnings. The presentation of these warnings as "encouragement" reminds me of Bill Sturm. He used to say, "Nothing will encourage you more than getting right with God.
Well, that seems to be what is on the mind of this writer of Hebrews. In the midst of the encouragement, he records FIVE key warnings. These warnings all deal with the danger of drifting, departing, and devastating your faith.
Taken in reverse order:
Chapter 12 - A warning about refusing to listen to God's voice
Chapter 10 - Willfully sinning after receiving knowledge of truth
Chapter 6 - A warning against apostasy and false belief
Chapter 4 - A warning about the reality of coming judgment
And the first one in the book, the one we will look at today is a warning about the dangers of a believer drifting from God.
I'm reminded of a story, taken from the travel log of Admiral Robert Peary. He is generally credited with being the first person to reportedly reach the North Pole. One of the most fascinating stories from his journey comes from the final weeks of his expedition.
He took his navigational readings one night and then led his team north the next day. Despite all their efforts, they were further south than when they started. He discovered he was drifting on a huge ice flow that was traveling south faster than he was heading north.
Tragically, many believers get trapped on the ice flow of sin and are drifting out into the world faster than they are moving toward the Lord Jesus. The writer sets out to warn about that danger. And he does so in 3 simple ways.
1. A command (1a)
The drifting is not a result of ignorance. It is a result of negligence. It is not a matter of not knowing but of not doing.
But that doesn't me ...
Author: Mike Stone
Text: Hebrews 2:1-4
From the series: The Supremacy of Christ
A Study of the Book of Hebrews
The book of Hebrews is a book of exhortation and encouragement. But it is also a book of warnings. The presentation of these warnings as "encouragement" reminds me of Bill Sturm. He used to say, "Nothing will encourage you more than getting right with God.
Well, that seems to be what is on the mind of this writer of Hebrews. In the midst of the encouragement, he records FIVE key warnings. These warnings all deal with the danger of drifting, departing, and devastating your faith.
Taken in reverse order:
Chapter 12 - A warning about refusing to listen to God's voice
Chapter 10 - Willfully sinning after receiving knowledge of truth
Chapter 6 - A warning against apostasy and false belief
Chapter 4 - A warning about the reality of coming judgment
And the first one in the book, the one we will look at today is a warning about the dangers of a believer drifting from God.
I'm reminded of a story, taken from the travel log of Admiral Robert Peary. He is generally credited with being the first person to reportedly reach the North Pole. One of the most fascinating stories from his journey comes from the final weeks of his expedition.
He took his navigational readings one night and then led his team north the next day. Despite all their efforts, they were further south than when they started. He discovered he was drifting on a huge ice flow that was traveling south faster than he was heading north.
Tragically, many believers get trapped on the ice flow of sin and are drifting out into the world faster than they are moving toward the Lord Jesus. The writer sets out to warn about that danger. And he does so in 3 simple ways.
1. A command (1a)
The drifting is not a result of ignorance. It is a result of negligence. It is not a matter of not knowing but of not doing.
But that doesn't me ...
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