The Power of an Indestructible Life
I. The Revelation of the Indestructible Life
- A. The King of righteousness - Heb. 7:1-2; 1 Cor. 1:30; Rom. 8:10;
Jer. 23:6
- B. The King of peace - Heb. 7:1-2; Rom. 5:1; 14:17; Psa. 85:10; Isa.
32:17
- C. The One who supplies us with God - Heb. 7:1c; Gen. 14:18-20; Phil.
1:19
- D. The One who is perpetual and constant - Heb. 7:3
- 1. Having no genealogy as the Son of God - John 1:1
- 2. Having a genealogy as the Son of man - Matt. 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-28
- E. The One who is greater than all
- 1. Greater than Abraham - Heb. 7:4-7
- 2. Greater than the Levitical priesthood - Heb. 7:4-14
- 3. Greater than the law - Heb. 7:12-19
II. The Power of the Indestructible Life
- A. The nature of the power is Life-power - Heb. 7:16; Rom. 8:2-3
- B. The reason the life is indestructible - Heb. 7:17; 4:14-16; Col.
1:17
- C. The indestructible life gives us a better hope - Heb. 7:19; Titus
1:1-2; Col. 1:27
- D. Drawing near to God in the Life - Heb. 7:19; John 17:1-3
- E. Having a Surety or Guarantor of a better covenant - Heb. 7:22;
13:20-21
- F. Having One who has an unalterable priesthood that guarantees our
being saved to the uttermost - Heb. 7:23-25; Rev. 1:4-3:22
- G. Having a "drawing-near-to-God" life - Heb. 7:25; 4:16;
10:1, 22
- H. Having One who is exactly fitting to us - Heb. 7:26-28
- 1. Fitting because in His Person, He has already won the victory
- Heb. 7:26
- 2. Fitting because His work for us is already accomplished - Heb.
7:27; John 19:30
- 3. Fitting because He is already perfected and qualified by an oath
- Heb. 7:28
(cf. vv. 20-21)
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