Help!
Knowing that Christ suffered pain and faced temptation helps us face our trials. Jesus understands our struggles because he faced them as a human being. We can trust Christ to help us survive suffering and overcome temptation. What are you facing that you need Christ to face with you? When you face trials, go to the Lord for strength and patience. Jesus understands your needs and is able to help (Hebrews 4:14-16)
(Life Application Bible Commentary – Hebrews; Tyndale House Publishers, Inc; 1997; p.30)
The Greatest Help
Jesus frees and delivers us, providing the greatest help of all. The powerful results of his death and resurrection gives us two assurances:
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Family Assurance
What assurance do you have that Jesus is not ashamed to call you his brother or sister?
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Perfect Through Suffering?
Jesus’ suffering made him a perfect leader, or pioneer, of our salvation (Hebrews 5:8-9). Jesus did not need to suffer for his own salvation because he was God. His perfect obedience (which led him down the road of suffering) demonstrates that he was the complete sacrifice for us.
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No Surrender
The members of the early Christian congregation were in danger of falling away from following Jesus. They had heard the words of the gospel, but those words had not sunk in.
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