Welcome to CCC Sunday School, 2009-2010

Friends -

Let me welcome back both returning and new participants to the adult/family Sunday school class at Clarkson Community Church! We are now entering into the fourth year of our study of the book of Hebrews under the theme "The Supremacy of Christ". We will pick up the study with the passage in Hebrews 3:7-3:14 whose content focuses on our absolute requirement to remain stedfast and faithful to our trust and commitment to Christ and his gospel so that we do not fall into the fatal error of an evil and unbelieving heart.

The Christian Church has always held to the necessity of perseverance in the faith as a distinguishing characteristic of genuine - that is, saving - faith. Certainly the author of our text held to that view! Unfortunately, there are today some schools of theology that downplay the importance of perseverance. The biblical text will guard us from embracing this error provided that we let it speak to us powerfully and authoritatively. It forces us to consider the apostacy of an entire generation of people who had experienced the signal deliverances and power of God in an undeniable manner, and yet still fell away from God due to unbelief.

I expect that we will experience some new and engaging aspects of learning and growing together during the 2009-2010 year, of which this blog and online forum will be one. All members and visitors of our class and church can posts comments, questions, and other discussion here. I will of course monitor things and ensure civility, politeness, and other requisite virtues. I invite all persons who participate at CCC to join us on this in-depth journey through the Epistle to the Hebrews, which is universally regarded as one of the grandest and most important portions of the entire New Testament.