Tag: Hebrews
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Mission of Christ
Christ came that he might glorify His Father and liberate the captive and reign over the people, especially the covenant people. Through His death he overcame death and liberated all mankind.
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The mediator of the new covenant
The first covenant (as early Jews turned Christian might have called it) didn’t include a mediator because it was simply the humanly impossible conditions of loving perfectly to return to God. The “new” covenant (the one that Heavenly father planned for from the start because He knew that any other path was too narrow for…
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Judgement is universal
People today talk about death and taxes being universal. Judgement by the Savior is more universal than both of them.
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A righteous judge
Christ gave His life so that a righteous judgement could be given to men. Without His gift either men would be universally rejected from eternal life or they would be unfairly rewarded. Because of His intercession we can righteously be accepted into heaven.
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20 November 2013
Hebrews 13 I like how Paul connects meat (as opposed to milk) with strange doctrines. In other words when we learn the complex or intellectually deep doctrines there is more opportunity for error in it understanding and we should make sure that our faith and testimony are grounded in the core doctrines which are intellectually…
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19 November 2013
Hebrews 12 “Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.” Did Christ bleed from every pore because of how much effort he was putting into resisting the press of sinful impulses as he suffered the weight of all the temptations, weaknesses, addictions, and pain of the world? I love the description of celestial…
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18 November 2013
Hebrews 11 Enoch new that his work was pleasing to God even before he and his city were translated. That statement isn’t surprising but it is more important than may be apparent. Without such knowledge we cannot have real faith. On the other hand, we can know that our lives are pleasing to God even…
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17 November 2013
Hebrews 10 If the sacrifices and offerings of the Law of Moses had the power to finally cleanse the people they would eventually not be necessary anymore. On the other hand, Christ only had to offer Himself once to make redemption for all sins.
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16 November 2013
Hebrews 8 – 9 I didn’t realize that Paul had said that a testament was of no force until after the death of the testator.
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15 November 2013
Hebrews 7 I wonder if it was the translators for king James or if someone earlier in the process sought to embellish a mythical view of Melchizedek by wording the description of him to make him appear supernatural. Unlike the high protests among the Levite’s, Christ didn’t have to make sacrifice for His own sins…