Hebrews 5
4 Outlines
Hebrews 5:1-10
CHRIST, OUR HIGH PRIEST
PURPOSE FOR THE HIGH PRIEST – Vss. 1-3
PLACEMENT OF THE HIGH PRIEST – Vss. 4-6
PERFECTION OF THE HIGH PRIEST – Vss. 7-10
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Hebrews 5:5-10
OUR GREAT HIGH PRIEST
CHRIST WAS SELECTED AS HIGH PRIEST - Vss. 5-6
CHRIST SUFFERED AS HIGH PRIEST - Vss. 7-8
CHRIST SECURED ETERNAL SALVATION AS HIGH PRIEST - Vs.
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Hebrews 5:11-14
TIME TO GROW UP!
Some people have been Christians for years have never
matured in the things of God. Paul is
exhorting the Christians in these verses to "grow up"!
THEIR DULLNESS - Vs. 12 - Paul had much to say about
the Lord as a priest according to the order of Melchisedek (Vss. 1-10), but
could not utter them because they were "dull of hearing".
THEIR DELAY - Vs. 12 - They should have been teachers,
but instead needed to learn their "A, B, C's".
THEIR DISADVANTAGE - Vs. 13 - Their
was no problem with drinking milk, or the basics of the Word of God,
(1Peter2:2), but "babes in Christ" are to move on from the
"milk" of the word, and add the "meat" of the Word. to their diet.
THEIR DISCERNMENT - Vs. 14 - Discernment of good and
evil would come as they grow up to digest "strong meat"
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Hebrews 5:10-6:3
MOVING UP
The readers of this Epistle needed to move up in
maturity pertaining the things of God.
LIMITED LEARNING - 5:10-11
They were limited in learning because they were “dull
of hearing”.
LOW ACHIEVEMENT - 5:12-14
LEAVING IMMATURITY - 6:1-3
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