Read Hebrews 3:8–4:16 and the institute student manual commentary for Hebrews 3:11, “What Does It Mean to Enter into the ‘Rest’ of the Lord?” (p. 383). Write answers to the following questions:
- What group of people was refused entrance into the Lord’s rest?
The Israelites that traveled the wilderness for 40 years. They who do not keep the commandments of the Lord. - What sins caused them to forfeit this privilege?
They hardened their hearts. They tempted the Lord and provoked him. - How does Doctrine and Covenants 84:23–24 help define what is the Lord’s rest?
His rest is the Fulness of His Glory. - What sins did Paul repeatedly warn against so as not to incur the same punishment?
To Exhort one another daily. - How do you think the warnings in Hebrews 3:12–15 apply to us?
They help us to see what we need to do. We will not end up in the same place if we heed the council and we will be able to enter into the rest of the Lord. - List the counsel found in Hebrews 4 that will help a person enter into the rest of the Lord.
We need to have faith. We need to not harden our hearts. Also fear not and doubt not. - How do Matthew 7:21–23; John 7:17; James 1:22 help in understanding how the word needs to be “mixed with faith”? (Hebrews 4:2–3).
These verses that we read are telling us to be doers. To be mixed with faith I think of the analogy that we are always supposed to be doing something. I think of cooking and how you have to mix the batters for different things. This requires a lot of action, you have to do something that then helps the batters to evenly be combined together. So to be doers of the word and not just hearers only helps me to realize that we need to be doing something in order to have true faith.
