Thoughts on Hebrews

Chapter 1

"In the beginning,O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands." Hebrews 1:10

I have been going through the book of Hebrews and I am finding that it is a very masterful and powerful book. The author displays greatly the power and majesty of the gospel.

The superiority of God through His son is demonstrated by seven descriptive statements:
1)"appointed heirs of all things," ( cr. Romans 8:17) Christ,having performed the work of redemption, was righteously and gloriously exalted to the posistion of firstborn heir of God(the inheritence of God's estate)

2)"through whom he made the universe." (cr. John 1:3) All things were made through Christ. Nothing was made without Him or apart from Him.

3)"The Son is the radience of God's glory." (cr. John 1:14) The brilliance of the sun is inseparable from the sun itself. The Son's brilliance is inseparable to or from diety. He himself is God!

4)"exact representation of his being." (cr. Romans 9:5) Jesus Christ is not just an image or reflection of God, the Son Himself is God. An authentic representation of God's being.

5)"sustaining all things by his powerful word." (cr. Col 1:17) The Son dynamically and righteously, as only He can do, holds everything together that has been created through Him.

6)"provided purification for sins." (cr. Titus 2:14) Through His redeeming death on the cross.

7)"Sat down at the right hand of the majesty in heaven." Christ is actively ruling with God as Lord over all!!!!

Jesus Christ was superior to all angels.Therefore,however great,awesome, and powerful they themselves are portrayed in the eyes of man. No angel could lay claim to his inhertited name.

The author then usues examples in the OT showing 3 things:
1) That He is God's Son (Ps. 2:7, 2 Sam 7:14)

2) He is worshiped by angels (Ps 104:4, Ps. 45:6-7)

3) Though Christ is God, He is distinguished from thr Father ( Ps. 110:1)

What is absolutely amazing and mind blowing is we see how much God loved His Son Jesus, and how great God is for giving us His son. As well as how amazing Christ is for his atoning death. As Paul says in Gal 3:29, if we are Christ follower's, then we are heirs with Christ! This has nothing to do with anything we are or do, but everything to do with God and His righteousness imputed to us by faith (Romans 4:13)

Be encouraged Brothers and Sisters in Christ

"Praise be to the most righeous Father and Creator"