Mark’s Memos

“If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons.” (Heb. 12:7-8) God chastens (corrects,...

“And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: "My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; For whom the LORD loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives." (Heb. 12:5-6;...

After exhorting us to run with the endurance the race of faith (Heb. 12:1), and to keep our eyes on Jesus (Heb. 12:2), the author of Hebrews writes: “For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in...

“looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Heb. 12:2) Hebrews 12:1 exhorts us to run with endurance in the race...

“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,” (Heb. 12:1) In light of the previous examples in...

“of whom the world was not worthy. And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.” (Heb. 11:38-40) Many people typically...

“… And others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the...

“And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched...

“By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace.” (Heb. 11:31) In spite of Rahab’s past, she believed God would give the Israelites victory over Jericho, so she hid the spies regardless of the...

“By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days.” (Heb. 11:30) The Israelites trusted God to cause the walls of Jericho to fall down after they had marched around the city once a day for 6 days, and 7 times on the 7th day (Josh. 6)....