Letter to the Class

Image Peculiar in Greek and Hebrew means purchased preserved. Class, Being a example and having the Savior shinning in your countinance shows how your trials and tribulations have brought out your own lustre.  We are meant to go through pain and trial. How we choose to react to it is on us though. Do we leave the church and safety of the Lord because of a harsh life or do we become the stones that are centered by the chief cornerstone who is our Redeemer? Some have seen people who had a hard life and championed them because of the invisible strength they exhibit.  If you are going through trials, buckle down. This is testing your metal. The trials chip off your darkness a chip at a time and believe it or not, the gospel and the church, like a shelter from thr storm, is sheltering you from the worst of it. Life is rough but it is worth it.  When you strive to tie yourselves to the Savior, you are anchored and people see it. When you tie yourselves to anything else, people se

Class,  We are going to talk about three things. One doers, two our tongues, and third temptation vs. enticement. James wanted the saints be doers. He saw the saints in their embrace in grace need to be creators and movers. That by showing the grace of Christ we show His grace by the very essence of our souls and hearts in action.  Hearers vs. doers The scriptures say... 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. (James 1:22)  All too often some saints have shown faith (deep unwaivering trust) without doing anything. We see need both spiritually and physically and walk by. Why do we do that? Do we not trust the Spirit of God to guide us in righteous doing? We should, alas that does need action. In a previous discussion we said faith was built by our actions. It's still true. Show your faith by your work and your work will reflect Christ's mercy, which will be in your countinance. Tame your tongue The phrase "Sticks and ston

Image We have various names of Christ (Look also for Isaiah's names for Christ too; Isaiah 9:6; 11:1-9; 61:1-3) 2:10 Captain 6:20 Forerunner 1:13 Son of God 1:6 First Begotten 9:16 Testator  12:2 Author and Finisher  3:1 Apostle 13:20-21 Shepard 8:2 Minister of the Sanctuary  7:17, 21 High Priest Forever 8:6 Mediator 8:6, 9:11-15 High Priest of Good Things to Come Class,  Succour means  running or racing to help so when the Lord succours us, he comforts us in our trials as the angel that comforted even the Savior in the garden of Gethsemane. Faith is an entrenching and unquenchable trust. This trust is needed to enter into God presence. (Hebrews 11:6) Faith is also the evidence of things hoped for and that is tested! An example of this is after Danial was thrown into the den of lions, his faith was tried with the chaos of the teeth and hunger of wild beasts his faith was reassured and because  of it when God rescued him his faith increased. This experience changed him b

Image Class, We have taught you the basics; the milk, if you will. In teaching you, we hope you are becoming more prepared for the world; to be teachers and leaders. Hebrews is a book about pushing forward. In the Gospel of Jesus Christ we are asked to prepare with the plain and simple truths so that wen we are faced with trial our foundation is based on our Redeemer, on our faith, our repentance and our covenants.  Hebrews were converted to the gospel. They had an old law with old prophets, priesthood and covenants. When they the gospel went through it's renewal through Christ, the saints had to go through that vail too, like the Hebrews passing through the Red Sea, to new ideas and understanding. All the stories of the prophets were fulfilled in Jesus and the desire, the fear to return to the old ways, was intense, especially for life long Hebrews.  We are saints, some of us by several generations and some new converts. We are asked to change daily through the fullnes