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business is it
    of ours to remind him? Doing so insults the Son of Grace who bore our sins and the Spirit of
    Grace who remembers them no more.

The warning of Hebrews
    The main warning of Hebrews is not in regard to sin but unbelief:

    So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief. (Hebrews 3:19)

    The Hebrews of Moses’ day never entered God’s rest because they hardened their hearts to his
    voice. In the New Testament era, many Jews were doing the same thing. They had received the
    knowledge of truth, they had heard the gospel of grace, but they rejected it.
    The author of Hebrews writes to stir up faith. Without it we cannot please God. With it we
    can come boldly to the throne of grace.

    But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have
    faith and are saved. (Hebrews 10:39)

    Some people hear the good news of God’s grace and shrink back. They cannot believe it. “It’s
    too good to be true,” they say. “I’d better save myself by doing works.”
    Do you see the danger? You cannot save yourself. You cannot elevate yourself to co-savior
    with Christ. This is why sermons that put the emphasis on you and your performance are so
    dangerous.
    Don’t buy into any message that purports to give you a list of keys or steps that will help
    you achieve/accomplish/appropriate what you already have. It is impossible for the blood of
    bulls and the sweat of men to take away sins and it is faithless to strive for what you already
    have (which is every good thing in Christ Jesus).
    According to Hebrews there are only two kinds of people; those who don’t enter because of
    unbelief and those who believe and are saved. Sin is not the variable; faith is. Where does faith
    come from? Jesus! He is the Author and Perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). Fix your eyes on
    him.

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A word after
    Apparently I didn’t do a very good job with this one because a reader said, “I don’t get it. Can
    you explain this passage once more?” Here’s the short version: If we will not be satisfied and
    rest in the finished work of the cross, then nothing can save us, for there is no other sacrifice for
    sins. And here’s the shorter version: There’s no Plan B. It’s Jesus or nothing.

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    6. Don’t Listen to Job’s Friends

    A few days ago a house on the Sunshine Coast in Australia was destroyed in a fire started by
    faulty Christmas lights. A family of five were sleeping inside but only the father managed to
    escape the flames. The neighbors found him in the driveway “burnt from head to toe” and
    screaming in pain. There is some speculation that his wife might have been able to save herself
    but she stayed with her children, two of whom were disabled.
    As a father, my heart breaks for this man. When he wakes up in hospital he will learn the
    awful news that he has lost his entire family.
    I wish I could go to that man in the burn unit and say something to ease his pain, but I don’t
    know what I would say. However, I know what I wouldn’t say:

    Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not
    disciplined by their father? (Hebrews 12:7)

    If that seems out of left field, it’s because I have just read something that has my blood boiling.
    There is steam coming out of my ears. Here’s a paraphrase: “You should view every hardship in
    life as God’s loving discipline. God is sovereign and everything that happens to you, good or
    bad, is for your good. Indeed, it is proof of his love for the Lord disciplines those he loves.”
    Apparently this is meant to be comforting. Maybe you just lost your wife and kids in a
    house-fire but be comforted for God did it. Why? Because he loves you.
    And we wonder why the lost aren’t embracing us as bearers of the good news!

Job 2.0
    Some time ago I wrote that God was not responsible for Job’s loss no matter what Job 1:21 says.
    I still get emails on a regular basis