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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. This is a solemn text, containing a very terrible truth. If, after having been regenerated, and made children of God, we...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But a certain fearful looking for of judgment,.... Either of some outward visible judgment in this life, which sometimes falls on such persons; or of the particular judgment which immediately follows after death; or of the universal judgment, after the resurrection, and the dreadful sentence of condemnation which will then pass, and be immediately...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He that despised Moses' law,.... By breaking it wilfully, and presumptuously, for which there was no sacrifice; meaning the law which Moses was the minister of not the author; and it respects the whole body of laws given by him, from God; and is instanced in for the sake of the comparison between him and Christ, and between the law and the Gospel,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: of how much sorer punishment,- Can there be any sorer punishment than to die without mercy? Yes, there is, for there is eternal punishment: “of how much sorer punishment,” —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He that despised Moses law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace For apostasy from...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Of how much sorer punishment,.... Than a mere corporeal death, which was the punishment inflicted on the transgressors of the law of Moses. Suppose ye; the apostle appeals to the Hebrews themselves, and makes them judges of what punishment shall he be thought worthy; who is described as follows: who hath trodden under foot the Son of God: this...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For we know him that hath said,.... That is, God, whom the apostle and the Hebrews knew; not merely by the works of creation and providence, but by the Scriptures, which they were favoured with, and by which they were distinguished from the Gentiles, and by which they knew his being, nature, and perfections; particularly, that what he said he was...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. O professors, take this message home to your hearts! Let every one of us take it home: “The Lord shall judge his people.” God’s fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem. If a man tries nothing else, he...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. For this is to be understood not in a good sense; so in general all mankind may be said to fall into, or be in the hands of God, as they are the work of his hands, the care of his providence, and are subject to his sovereignty; and in especial manner, believers, whose times and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. What a terrible verse is that! It is a text that ought to be preached from by those who are always saying that the punishment of the wicked will be less than, according to our minds, the Word of God leads us to expect it to be: “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But call to remembrance the former days,.... The words may be considered either as a declaration of what they had done, and be read, "but ye do call to remembrance", c. or as an exhortation to remember the days of their espousals, the times of their first conversion: and the apostle's design in this is, to mitigate the terror the preceding words...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions; partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions;- Made a spectacle to be mocked at in the theater of the world; —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But call to remembrance the former days,- The apostle is not expecting that any of them will ever go back to where they were before; he is persuaded that they will persevere even to the end. The very warning that he gives is a powerful preventive against apostasy. Now comes the exhortation: “Call to remembrance the former days.” Some of you can...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions; partly, whilst ye were made a gazing stock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used. In your early Christian days, you were pointed at, and regarded as quite singular for being servants of Christ; or, possibly,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Partly whilst ye were made a gazing stock,.... Brought upon the stage or theatre, and made a spectacle to the world, angels, and men, 1 Corinthians 4:9 both by reproaches and afflictions; suffering both in their characters and reputations, and in their persons and substance: and partly whilst ye became companions of them that were so used; they...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used. For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward. You must push on; you have already...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For ye had compassion of me in my bonds,.... When he was bound at Jerusalem, by the chief captain Lysias, with two chains, Acts 21:33 or when he was in bonds elsewhere; which they did by sympathizing with him in their hearts; by their prayers for him, and in their letters to him; and by sending presents to him for his relief and support. The...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, In those early days, the Jewish believers clung as the unbelieving Jews persecuted him, to Paul just as ardently
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward. Be like the brave Spartan who would never lose his shield, but would come home either with it or on it. “Cast not away your confidence.” You...