Study Desk

Also, please prepare a room for me. I hope that God will answer your prayers and that I will be able to come and see you.

You put everything under his control." If God put everything under his control, then there was nothing left that he did not rule. But we don't yet see him ruling over everything.

For a short time Jesus was made lower than the angels, but now we see him wearing a crown of glory and honor because he suffered and died. Because of God's grace, Jesus died for everyone.

So we see that they were not allowed to enter and have God's rest, because they did not believe.

Nothing in all the world can be hidden from God. He can clearly see all things. Everything is open before him. And to him we must explain the way we have lived.

But solid food is for people who have grown up. From their experience they have learned to see the difference between good and evil.

After people have left the way of Christ, can you make them change their lives again? I am talking about people who once learned the truth, received God's gift, and shared in the Holy Spirit. They were blessed to hear God's good message and see the great power of his new world. But then they left it all behind, and it is not possible to make them change again. That's because those who leave Christ are nailing him to the cross again, shaming him before everyone.

You can see that Melchizedek was very great. Abraham, our great ancestor, gave him a tenth of everything he won in battle.

And these things become even clearer when we see that another priest has come who is like Melchizedek.

We should think about each other to see how we can encourage each other to show love and do good works.

We must not quit meeting together, as some are doing. No, we need to keep on encouraging each other. This becomes more and more important as you see the Day getting closer.

Faith is what makes real the things we hope for. It is proof of what we cannot see.

Faith helps us understand that God created the whole world by his command. This means that the things we see were made by something that cannot be seen.

Noah was warned by God about things that he could not yet see. But he had faith and respect for God, so he built a large boat to save his family. With his faith, Noah showed that the world was wrong. And he became one of those who are made right with God through faith.

All these great people continued living with faith until they died. They did not get the things God promised his people. But they were happy just to see those promises coming far in the future. They accepted the fact that they were like visitors and strangers here on earth.

Moses left Egypt because he had faith. He was not afraid of the king's anger. He continued strong as if he could see the God no one can see.

We must never stop looking to Jesus. He is the leader of our faith, and he is the one who makes our faith complete. He suffered death on a cross. But he accepted the shame of the cross as if it were nothing because of the joy he could see waiting for him. And now he is sitting at the right side of God's throne.

Try to live in peace with everyone. And try to keep your lives free from sin. Anyone whose life is not holy will never see the Lord.

I want you to know that our brother Timothy is out of prison. If he comes to me soon, we will both come to see you.

So you see that Abraham's faith and what he did worked together. His faith was made perfect by what he did.