Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Rest » Spiritual
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; because I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest unto your souls.
Then let us fear, lest at some time, the promise to enter into his rest having been left, some of you may appear to have come short. For we truly have had the gospel preached unto us, as they did also: but the word of hearing did not profit them, not being mixed with faith to those hearing. For we who have believed, do enter into rest: as he has said, As I swore in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest: the works truly having been from the foundations of the world. read more.
For he somewhere has spoken thus in reference to the seventh day, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works. And in this again he has said, They shall not enter into my rest. Then since it remains that some do enter into it, and those formerly having had the gospel preached unto them did not enter in on account of unbelief, again he appoints a certain day, saying in David, as has previously been said, This day, after so long a time; If you may hear his voice this day, harden not your hearts. For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not speak concerning another day after these things. Therefore there is a sabbatism left for the people of God. For the one having entered into his rest has ceased from his works, as God did from his own. Therefore let us hasten to enter into that rest, lest some one may fall by the same example of unbelief.
For he somewhere has spoken thus in reference to the seventh day, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works. And in this again he has said, They shall not enter into my rest. Then since it remains that some do enter into it, and those formerly having had the gospel preached unto them did not enter in on account of unbelief, again he appoints a certain day, saying in David, as has previously been said, This day, after so long a time; If you may hear his voice this day, harden not your hearts. For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not speak concerning another day after these things. Therefore there is a sabbatism left for the people of God. For the one having entered into his rest has ceased from his works, as God did from his own. Therefore let us hasten to enter into that rest, lest some one may fall by the same example of unbelief.
Symbols and similitudes » Canaan, of the spiritual rest
as I swore in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest. See, brethren, lest at some time there shall be in some one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in turning away from the living God: