1 Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest remains, let us fear lest any of you be judged to have failed to reach it.
2 For good news came to us just as to them; but the message which they heard did not benefit them, because it did not meet with faith in the hearers.
3 For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, "As I swore in my wrath, `They shall never enter my rest,'" although his works were finished from the foundation of the world.
4 For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way, "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works."
5 And again in this place he said, "They shall never enter my rest."
6 Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience,
7 again he sets a certain day, "Today," saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted, "Today, when you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts."
8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not speak later of another day.
9 So then, there remains a sabbath rest for the people of God;
10 for whoever enters God's rest also ceases from his labors as God did from his.
11 Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, that no one fall by the same sort of disobedience.
12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
13 And before him no creature is hidden, but all are open and laid bare to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
15 For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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Hebrews 4 talks about the importance of entering God's rest through faith in Jesus Christ, showing that those who have not entered the rest of God through the unbelief of their hearts did not experience God's promise. The chapter also highlights the nature of God's Word as living and powerful, capable of discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Moreover, urge believers to find themselves confidently to the throne of grace to obtain mercy and grace in time of necessity.
Deuteronomy 1:32-33: "However, you did not want to go, but you rebelled against the commandment of the Lord, your God. You murmured in your tents and said, 'The Lord hates us; so brought us from Egypt to surrender us into the hands of the Amorites and destroy us. " This verse shows how disbelief can prevent people from entering God's rest, how it happened to the Israelites who refused to trust God and rebelled against Him, even after they saw all the miracles He did for them in Egypt.
Psalm 95:7-8: "For He is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, the flock he leads. If only you hear your voice today, do not harde the heart as in Meribá, as in Massa in the desert. " This verse highlights the importance of listening to God's voice and obeying Him, that we may enter God's rest and not harden our hearts by unbelief.
Jeremiah 23:29: "Is it not my word as fire, does the Lord declare, and as a hammer that breaks a rock?" This verse shows the powerful and penetrating nature of the Word of God, which is capable of discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart and guiding us to true faith in Jesus Christ.
James 4:16: "How do you know what will happen tomorrow? Your life is like the fog at dawn: it's a fleeting." This verse reminds us of the brevity of life and the importance of seeking God as we still have time, that we may enter God's rest through faith in Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 11:6: "Without faith it is impossible to please God, because whoever approaches him must believe that He exists and that they reward those who seek Him." This verse highlights the importance of faith in God so that we can approach the throne of grace with confidence and receive mercy and grace in time of necessity.
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