Required reading
Twenty-One Sermons on Hebrews 10:20-24 in Volume III of the Works of Robert Traill (Available from Reformation Heritage Books or free here) - Read Sermon XV.
My summary
This week Traill continues to teach us what it means in Hebrews 10:20 that there is a new way. Today he explains that it is a new way because it is a 'living' way.
The 'living' nature of the new way in Christ is because:
(i) there was great life in his death, mighty power, mighty effects, it did great things;
(ii) all the life of man is lodged in him;
(iii) all that are in him, as soon as they are in him live;
(iv) he lives for ever to be the way;
(v) for no man can die in this way;
(vi) the traveller must live upon this way.
What grabbed me
I liked Traills point that we are in a living way because we cannot die: 'It is a living way, for no man can die in this way. That way may be called a living way indeed, if there ware such a one that led to a good place that no traveller in it could die, and would be a great temptation for people to undetake it. There are some places in the world where riches and honours are, that people run towards, and run through a great many dangers for but they may die in that way, but never a man dies in this way, they sleep in Jesus, but they die not.'
Death is not death for a Christian, it is simply a gateway.
Next week's reading
Read Sermon XVI.
Now it's your turn
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