The Motive of Love

Listen to the Hebrews daily devotional below!

Begin with prayer

Dr. McGee said, “We are living in the day of the ministry of the Holy Spirit, the day of grace, when the Spirit of God takes the things of Christ and reveals them to us.” Before you start each lesson, ask the Lord to use it to grow you up in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as He is revealed in that section. Dr. McGee said, “This is the secret of life and of Christian living.”

Questions

1. Why is bitterness such a temptation?

2. How can grace guard against bitterness with God and others in your life?

3. It is one thing to know that Jesus is all we need, but it is another to trust in that. The Hebrew Christians were tempted to go back to the Old Testament system of sacrifices. What are you tempted to rely on other than Jesus?

4. Have you been guilty of oversimplifying the truth of the gospel? Even if you know the truth, do you at times water it down?

5. One of the benefits of salvation is a new heart, because our old one is sinful. What does this tell us about people who don’t know Christ and our interactions with them?

6. The Israelites who were given the Ten Commandments eventually neglected them. The same is true of us with Jesus. How can you guard against neglecting the amazing gift of the Son of God?

7. Why do you think the writer of Hebrews mentioned the earthquake at the giving of the Law? Imagine you had been present then. What impact do you think the ground shaking under your feet would have had on you?

Additional Resources

Listen to Dr. McGee's complete teaching on this passage here!

For further study, access the Bible Companion here!