- What do you think are the main ideas/themes of Hebrews 12:1-17?
- Breaking Down the Text
- Hebrews 12:1-3
- Thinks about the analogy the writer is making to athletic games. How does this apply to the exhortation given?
- Why are “weights” and “sins” distinguished?
- What was the “joy set before” Jesus?
- How can we learn to “despise” the shame that the world throws our way?
- Why are “weights” and “sins” distinguished?
- Thinks about the analogy the writer is making to athletic games. How does this apply to the exhortation given?
- Hebrews 12:4-11
- In the context of Hebrews, what is the “discipline” the audience is going through?
- What might be other ways that God “disciplines” us?
- Often we think of discipline as punishment. Is this section talking about punishment?
- According to the text what is implied when a father disciplines his child?
- What are the benefits of being disciplined?
- In the context of Hebrews, what is the “discipline” the audience is going through?
- Hebrews 12:12-17
- How can verses 12-13 be applied personally and as a church?
- What is a “root of bitterness”?
- How could we act like Esau with our inheritance today?
- How can verses 12-13 be applied personally and as a church?
- Hebrews 12:18-29
- What contrasts do you see between Mount Sinai and Mount Zion?
- What does it mean that God will “shake” the heavens and earth “once more”?
- What is the final warning given in this chapter?
- What contrasts do you see between Mount Sinai and Mount Zion?
- Hebrews 12:1-3
- In what ways does Hebrews 12:1-17 challenge you to grow?
Hebrews 12 — Part 2
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