In this chapter the writer is showing us the superiority of Christ over the old priesthood. He is superior to them because He does not have to offer a sacrifice for His own sins [v27]. He is the sinless Son of God. He is superior because He offered up just one sacrifice that was good [...]
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Hebrews 7 – Christ is a better priest.
Posted in Hebrews, The New Testament on November 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hebrews 2 – The humanity of Jesus
Posted in Hebrews, The New Testament on November 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In our reading yesterday we were reminded of the deity of Jesus. Well, here in chapter 2, we are reminded that Jesus was not only fully God, He was also fully man. He was the perfect, sinless God-man!! There are a number of reasons why the humanity of Christ is important and we don’t have [...]
Hebrews 1 – The deity of Jesus
Posted in Hebrews, The New Testament on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This opening chapter shows us the superiority of Christ over the angels. Angels would be held in high esteem because they were the messengers of God and often were the means of God declaring His word to His people. The writer of this letter, which is anonymous though many suggest it was written by Paul, [...]
