7.17.22 Hebrews: A Warning to Pay Attention

Hebrews: “A Warning to Pay Attention”

Hebrews 2:1-4

July 17, 2022

I. The warning (vs 1)

We must heed the things we have heard lest we drift away from them.

Luke 9:62

II. Reason #1 – Judgment under the law was very strict. (vs 2a)

1. The law was given by angels.

Acts 7:53

Galatians 3:19

2. Disobedience to the law was judged.

Isaiah 13:11

Isaiah 26:21

III. Reason #2 – Judgement under salvation will be severe. (2b-4)

1. Because salvation is so great.

I Thessalonians 5:3

2. Because the Lord Himself proclaimed salvation.

3. Because eyewitnesses passed the message on to us.

Acts 1:21-22

I Peter 5:1

4. Because the Holy Spirit bears witness by His gifts.

Ezekiel 33:9

Romans 2:3

Let’s Go Deeper:

1. What are some things in your own life that make it difficult to hear God’s message?

2. What do you frequently entertain that distracts you from hearing his Word and tempts you to drift?

3. What role does doctrine have in helping us fight spiritual drift?

4. How do the spiritual disciplines—prayer, daily Scripture reading, Scripture memorization, fasting, journaling, and evangelism—help us from drifting?

5. How does the local church help us fight spiritual drift?