Hebrews Review Concluded

Then in Hebrews we learn that if we are truly saved by faith that we will never be lost again.  We are reborn by faith in Christ.  I believe that just as we are physically born once, we are spiritually reborn once.  Once we are reborn into the kingdom of God we are secured by the Holy Spirit.  We then have a responsibility to seek God's will in all that we do, but if we fail, we are not then unborn.  We are still God's children, and as the book of Hebrews tells us, when we stray away from God's will, He will chastise us.  Some may need more chastisement than others, but I believe that as followers of Christ, and therefore children of the heavenly Father, we all at some time or the other need chastisement from God.  We are also told that the great men of the Old Testament were great because of their faith and not because of their own innate goodness.  They had faith in God and the coming Messiah.  They were never saved by works or living up to the law, but by faith alone.  Also, we are warned to beware of strange doctrines.   This means we must know what God's word really teaches.  Being somewhat familiar is not enough.  Then, we are instructed to go into the world with God's message.  We are saved to serve and not to just sit back idly until Christ returns.  There is a lost world in need of salvation that we are commissioned to reach with the gospel.  Next, we are also instructed to listen to religious leaders, those put in place over us by God.  We know that God calls some to be preachers and teachers, and they are called for the benefit of all  Christians. Finally, we are instructed to live our lives in praise to God.  I know that I do not do this often enough.  We serve a loving God Who has redeemed us from the penalty of sin if we accept that redemption.  We should daily give Him praise.  Next, we will look at the shortest book of the Bible, Obadiah.