Hebrews 5 & 6, Christ's Obedience

 

Hebrews 5, Christ’s Obedience

Jesus demonstrated obedience even through suffering by undergoing a painful execution to obey His Father’s plan. He knows what it means to obey God amid trying circumstances. Christ’s Obedience is comforting because He knows and shares in our sorrows. Believers are called to obedience too. At times, we too will be called on to learn real obedience through suffering, and at those times, we can turn to Jesus, because He knows exactly how to help us.

 

Hebrews 6, Reaching Maturity and Perfection.

During this time, the Hebrew Christians were facing persecution, and some were in danger of falling back to Judaism so that they won’t be killed. The Hebrews were encouraged to give up their old ways and strive for maturity. Their dead works were the works of Moses’ law which they continuously broke and repented. Their faith toward God were practiced in the temple with their sacrifices. The laying on of hands were on the animals that they sacrificed. The Baptism was of John the Baptist and not of Christ. When they became Christians they were to accept Christ as their Lord and Savior. Judaism was a form of religion that they needed to lay aside to become Christ-like.

Once we become Christians and have laid aside our past, our zeal for Christ should be so strong that we have no need to turn back. It’s like learning a new technique on a job we have been doing for some time. Once we learn the new technique we see it is much better than the old way, so we see no need to go back to the way it was. Once we receive Christ, we receive blessings that we wouldn’t have otherwise. We want to go forward and build a better relationship with Him. Just to say we believe in Christ will not lead us to Salvation. It is our faith and trust in Christ that builds that relationship with Him so that we will receive confidence and hope that we will have eternal salvation through Jesus Christ.

 

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