Lesson 7 Review: Jesus, the Anchor of the Soul

 

Introduction

Memory Text: “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both secure and steadfast, and which enters the presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek” (Hebrews 6:19, 20, NKJV).

The Readers and Hearers of Paul’s message in Hebrews 5:11-6:20 may have had their spiritual sense dulled by the situations they were facing, and thus they had stopped growing in their understanding and experience of the gospel. However, we are to have faith in God’s unbreakable promise of salvation.

What does it mean to taste the “goodness of the Word of God”?

To taste the “goodness of the word of God” is to experience personally the truth of the gospel. This truth can be experienced even in the present in form of a spiritual resurrection, a renewed mind, and eternal life in Christ.

What does it mean to crucify Christ again?

To crucify the son of God again is a figurative expression that seeks to describe something that happens in the personal relationship between Jesus and the Believer who sins.

What does it mean to trample the son of God underfoot?

Trampling the son of God underfoot simply refers to rejecting Jesus’ rule and treating Jesus as an enemy.

What does it mean to profane the blood of the covenant?

It simply means to reject Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross and counting Jesus’ blood as not having enough cleansing power.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

What does it mean to insult the Spirit of Grace?

It simply implies that the apostate has responded to God’s offer of grace with an insult.

How do Believers show their love towards God?

They show their love towards God by their service to the Saints. These services are not just in the past but are sustained into the present. The actual love for Christ is not religious acts per se but acts of love towards fellow human beings especially the disadvantaged.

In what ways did God guarantee His promise to us?

1.       He guaranteed His promise to us with an oath

2.       God has guaranteed His promise to us by seating Jesus at His right hand. Jesus’ presence before the father is the anchor of the soul, that has been fastened to the throne of God.

In Conclusion,

Jesus is the anchor of the soul, it is in Him that we find the unbreakable promise of salvation. If we only crucify self and yield totally to Him, He will save us. I pray that we do not crucify Jesus again, rather I pray that we should all accept the spirit of Grace so we can taste the goodness of the word of God now and be partakers of this promise of salvation in Jesus’ name.