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Pr 21:1
The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
he turns it wherever he will.

Your deliverance is a function of your focus on Christ.

If we wish to understand and receive God’s grace, it begins with understanding His Word.

Reading Your Bible
It is imperative that your read your Bible with the utmost good intention of reading for context. This implies you understand the theme, setting, writer’s intent, audience, etc. Furthermore, since all scripture is God-breathed (2Ti 3:16-17), interpreting a book, passage, verse, or word must seek harmony with the rest of the Bible.

2Ti 3:16-17
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

"The Prophetic Word"
God wants us to realize the divine inspiration of the Bible, as from a Father to His children, in perfect and complete form. Jn 1:1, 2Ti 3:16-17, 2Pe 1:19-21, Rev 22:18-19

Jn 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

"The Prophetic Word"
God wants us to realize the divine inspiration of the Bible, as from a Father to His children, in perfect and complete form. Jn 1:1, 2Ti 3:16-17, 2Pe 1:19-21, Rev 22:18-19

The Purpose, Plan and Genre of Hebrews
The overarching theme of the Book of Hebrews is parenetic (persuasive). Biblical and theological exposition was subordinate to the writer’s parenetical “word of exhortation”, which was meant to induce an emotional response. It is a homily (sermon), laced with rhetorical language, from a shepherd to a group of well-known sheep for the sake of encouragement. (Heb 13:22; 1:1-4; 1:5-4:16; 5-6; 7:1-10:18; 10:19-13:25)

William L. Lane on the Book of Hebrews
“[Hebrews] conveys a word from God addressed to the Church in response to the sometimes harsh reality of life encountered by Christians in a fallen and insecure world.”

1Pe 1:13
Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ..