Can you remember a time when you stood firm in a hard time finding joy in Jesus? Let those memories help you stand firm in the present.
What does it mean if we keep on sinning as a Christian? What happens if someone falls away?
Because of Jesus Christ's once-and-for-all sacrifice, we can stand before God justified and declared righteous - even though we are still being made righteous.
God never desired sacrifice - He desires changed hearts that worship Him because of the perfect, once-and-for-all sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
Jesus entered heaven itself and stood before the presence of God for us to offer himself once and for all to pay the full penalty of our sin.
We are looking at the letter of Hebrews and how magnifying Christ lifts us from returning to the sins of the world