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“Boldly We Come to the Throne of Grace!”. Hebrews 4:14-16. Give the more earnest heed… Exhort one another daily…. Purpose:. to better understand the significance of our coming boldly to God’s throne. I Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace. A. The “Throne of Grace” Is. Psalm 89:14.
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“Boldly We Come to the Throne of Grace!” Hebrews 4:14-16
Give the more earnest heed… • Exhort one another daily…
Purpose: to better understand the significance of our coming boldly to God’s throne
I Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace A. The “Throne of Grace” Is
Psalm 89:14 “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne. Lovingkindness and truth go before You.”
I Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace A. The Throne of Grace Is B. Let Us Draw Near C. Boldly or Confidently We Can Do This
parrhsi/j Literally means “full story” used to describe the right of a citizen to speak their mind…
II Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace BECAUSE A. BECAUSE We Have Yet to Enter The Rest That Remains
Hebrews 4:1 “Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it.”
Hebrews 4:11 “Therefore, let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same example of disobedience.”
II Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace BECAUSE A. BECAUSE We Have Yet to Enter The Rest That Remains B. BECAUSE of Our Great High Priest
Ephesians 4:10 “He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens so that He might fill all things.”
sumpa/sxw Literally means “to suffer with, endure corresponding sufferings… a word that loses its intensity in the English translation of sympathy.”
“The feeling of one who enters into the suffering and makes it his own.” Brooke Foss Westcott
II Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace BECAUSE A. BECAUSE We Have Yet to Enter The Rest That Remains B. BECAUSE of Our Great High Priest C. BECAUSE of the Mercy and Grace that Awaits
2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.”
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged with and convicted of treason and sentenced to death… “Your Honor, what my clients ask for is justice.”
“The court has given what you ask for – justice. What you really want is mercy. But that is something this court has no right to give.”
Conclusion and Summary Under the Old Testament, once a year, on the Day of Atonement, the Jewish high priest interceded on behalf of the people and himself. Only through Christ, however, was the way opened or man himself to approach God in such a clear, definitive way. No other religion has ever had this freedom or assurance…
“The Unveiled Christ” Once our blessed Christ of beauty Was veiled off from human view, But through suffering, death & sorrow He has rent the veil in two. O, behold the Man of Sorrows! O, behold Him in plain view! Lo! He is the mighty Conqueror Since He rent the veil in two. Lo! He is the mighty Conqueror Since He rent the veil in two. Noah B. Herrell