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Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Hebrews 12:1
Perseverance and the Christian Race
SUMMARY OF HEBREWS 12: How to Run the Christian Race. Enduring
Affliction. The Lord's Chastisement of Children. The Lesson from the
Case of Esau. The Terrors of Sinai Contrasted with the Gospel.
Paying Heed to the Gospel.
So great a cloud of witnesses. The vast cloud of witnesses named
in chapter 11, who testify by their lives to the power of faith.
Let us lay aside every weight. Every hindrance. The figure used
is that of the Greek foot races in the games then practiced in every
province of the Roman Empire, including Palestine. Before running the
runner laid off every weight.
And the sin which doth so easily beset [us]. Our besetting sin,
whatever it may be. In the case of these Hebrew Christians the context
shows that the besetting sin was unbelief.
And let us run with patience the race that is set before us. Run
the Christian race with steadfast perseverance.
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Hebrews 12:1
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