Every Wednesday and Saturday we will be looking at various Bible passages and topics to glean wisdom for our lives. We hope that this will help you to stay encouraged and connected. Get the Weekly Blog Post in your inbox HERE
Hebrews 10:1-18 | The Perfect Sacrifice
This passage in Hebrews serves as a reminder that we cannot save ourselves. Without Christ, all our righteous acts are like a polluted garment. We can follow all the commands in the Bible but if we stumble at one point, it is the same as breaking all of God’s law. Because of this, we need a Savior.
Hebrews 9:11-28 | Christ the Mediator
We have a big problem. God and his holiness is completely and utterly incompatible with our human sinfulness. How can this incompatibility be reconciled?
Hebrews 9:1-10 | Out With The Old
If you were not already convinced that the old covenant is inferior–the writer seems to be saying–let me blow your minds!
Hebrews 8:7–13 | From Imperfect to Perfection
To appreciate how great is the new covenant, we must first consider the faults of the old. The old covenant was powerless and imperfect, but the new covenant is the apex. How?
Hebrews 8:1-6 | Copies and Shadows
The tabernacle (and subsequently, the Temple) was built on earth, made with human hands to God’s exacting specifications, because they were meant to represent God’s perfect and better, the One True Tabernacle, made in heaven by God Himself.
Hebrews 7:11-28 | Jesus is More Than Everything
Jesus was not connected to the old priesthood, instead representing a new way to engage with God. The “new priesthood” is not based on our ancestral lineage, but on God’s chosen Savior and the grace that is available because of his sacrifice.
Hebrews 7:1-10 | Your Righteousness and Peace
We can learn some profound qualities about Jesus from the life of Melchizedek. His two titles, “king of righteousness” and “king of peace” point us forward into God’s bigger story that’s all about Jesus — the greater “King of Righteousness” and “King of Peace.”
Hebrews 6:13-20 | Invited into the Presence
Christ’s death removes the barrier caused by sin, the barrier that used to separate all the children of God from their God. In other words, Jesus went before us into the inner place, into God’s presence. His work on the cross tore the wall of separation down. What does the torn curtain have to do with our relationship with God?
Hebrews 6:1-12 | Keep on Truckin’
The writer of Hebrews is encouraging us like a good coach (or sports fan) to keep on going and to keep on “truckin’” to the goal that God has called each of us to attain… Followers of Jesus need to keep pressing forward.
Hebrews 5:11-14 | Grow up!
Over time, we should model Jesus, who was God but still matured mentally, physically, and relationally.