Tag Archives: discipleship

By Faith

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Don Merritt

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. People who say … Continue reading →

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Active Faith

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Don Merritt

Chapter 11 of Hebrews is a discourse on active faith; interesting when you consider that it comes right after the warnings of chapter 10 against losing our faith. As I’ve continued with this blog over the past two plus years, … Continue reading →

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Warnings, part 2

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Don Merritt

Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering. Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who … Continue reading →

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Warnings, part 1

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Don Merritt

This is a difficult section to blog. It isn’t made difficult by the subject, for the subject is actually rather simple, it’s the length that makes it hard to blog, in light of the fact that I realize that many … Continue reading →

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Once For All

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Don Merritt

The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. Otherwise, … Continue reading →

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Cherry Blossom Festival

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Don Merritt

It’s been quite a while since I’ve done a post like this, and since this has been a week of intense posting here, I thought I do something a little different, if not entirely off-topic… Yesterday afternoon, I received an … Continue reading →

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Last Will and Testament

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Don Merritt

In the case of a will, it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it, because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it … Continue reading →

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Superior Sacrifice – Superior Covenant

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Don Merritt

But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part … Continue reading →

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Tabernacle Worship

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Don Merritt

Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. A tabernacle was set up. In its first room were the lampstand and the table with its consecrated bread; this was called the Holy Place. Behind … Continue reading →

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The Old is no more

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Don Merritt

For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. But God found fault with the people and said: “The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new … Continue reading →