Hebrews 12:4-11
Christian Adjemian
I. Christ provides all you need to overcome sin [Heb 7:25,27].
A. He ministers as priest for Christians. [Heb 2:17]
B. He provided himself as the necessary sacrifice for sin.
[Heb 9:27-28; Heb 9:11, 14]
C. He sanctifies fully those who come to him. [Heb 10:10, 14, 18]
D. The only thing lacking is your desire and will to
overcome sin. [Psalm 51:17]
II. God disciplines you so you will resist sin.
A. Discipline is teaching, training, practice. [Ephesians
6:4; 2 Timothy 3:16; Heb 12:5, 7, 8, 11]
Related words include “teacher” and “child.”
B. Our fathers did their best; God’s discipline is perfect.
1. He disciplines us in love [Rev 3:19]
2. He disciplines us to keep us from condemnation [1Cor 11:32]
3. He even can use Satan to discipline us for good
[1Tim 1:20; Job 2:6; Mt 16:23]
4. He disciplines us, but not to death [2Cor 6:9]
C. God’s discipline is purposeful and fruitful.
1. He works all things for good for his children [Rom 8:28]
2. He disciplines us because he loves us [Heb 12:6; Prom 3:11-12]
3. He disciplines us that we may partake of his holiness
[Lev 19:2; Ezek 36:27; Titus 2:14; Heb 12:10]
III. The suffering of discipline yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness.
A. Christ resisted sin to the point of bloodshed. [Heb 9:14; 2Cor 1:5; Rev 2:10]
B. To put sin to death always requires conflict and struggle [Heb 12:11; 5:14]
C. The peaceable fruit of righteousness is delightful and keeps forever
[Rom 6:20-23; Jas 3:13-18; Phil 1:9-11; Psalm 1:3]
D. Consider God’s discipline in your life today.
E. Our heavenly Father provides all you need to resist sin.