Hebrews 1, God is supreme

 

Hebrews 1, God is Supreme

The main truth of the Hebrews is that Jesus Christ is superior. He is superior to the Old Testament prophets, to the angels and to Moses. Christ’s priesthood is superior to Aaron’s because Christ is a perfect High Priest, the mediator of a New covenant who made the once-for-all sacrifice for human sin. Christ alone is worthy of our faith.

For the Hebrews, old habits die hard. Some habits have been a part of our lives for so long that we accept them as normal. The thought of changing our pattern threatens our very existence. Sometimes it is easier to stay in a rut than to let God change us. This is true in the spiritual realm as well as the material. Many of these Jewish Christians struggled with the temptation to return to the familiarity and comfort of Judaism, especially as they began to face persecution from their countrymen because of their newly found faith in Jesus. The unidentified author of Hebrews warned these Jewish believers not to drift away but rather to go on to perfection.

The book of Hebrews brilliantly demonstrates, Jesus is the all-sufficient Messiah, and if Christianity represents the God-ordained consummation of all the hopes and promises of Judaism, then isn’t it the height of foolishness for any believer, Jew or Gentile to revert to inferior doctrines and dead-end habits. This book calls us to accept the positive changes that come with faith in Jesus Christ.

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