Danger Ahead! (3 of 28)
Series: Jesus - Greatest Of All Time
Tim Badal
Hebrews 2:1-9
Good morning, church. It's a pleasure to be with you this morning. Take your Bibles and turn to the book of Hebrews as we continue in our series entitled ''Jesus, Greatest of All Time.'' We don't know who the author of Hebrews was, but we know the audience and what they were going through. They were Jewish Christians in the first century who were being persecuted for their faith. They were being put down by their family and friends because they had put Jesus first in their lives. For this reason, anyone who was opposed to Christ was doing everything in their power to knock these believers down. As a result, the Hebrew Christians were being tempted to give up, give in and return to their former way of life, following the old traditions and rituals in order to be right with God.
So the writer of Hebrews was concerned to persuade these believers that they should not give up on Jesus. He purposefully used passages from the Old Testament to prove to them that in fact Jesus was the greatest of all time. If they gave up on Jesus, they would be giving up on the One Who is greater than the angels and the One through Whom God the Father exclusively saves. They would be giving up on the One Who holds creation in the palm of His hand. To give up on the greatest thing in all the world would be the most foolish thing they could do.
This is a reminder for us this morning as well, if we're tempted to give up on Jesus in order to be popular, to pursue comforts in life or because following Him is too hard. Listen, friends, this would be the most foolish thing on earth you could do. The author of Hebrews is mapping out why we might wander away from the Lord. Clearly, as the Bible indicates, we're all prone to wander from our faith.
Today we're going to examine the first of five warnings found in Hebrews. A lot of people don't like this book because of these warnings that call us to ...
Series: Jesus - Greatest Of All Time
Tim Badal
Hebrews 2:1-9
Good morning, church. It's a pleasure to be with you this morning. Take your Bibles and turn to the book of Hebrews as we continue in our series entitled ''Jesus, Greatest of All Time.'' We don't know who the author of Hebrews was, but we know the audience and what they were going through. They were Jewish Christians in the first century who were being persecuted for their faith. They were being put down by their family and friends because they had put Jesus first in their lives. For this reason, anyone who was opposed to Christ was doing everything in their power to knock these believers down. As a result, the Hebrew Christians were being tempted to give up, give in and return to their former way of life, following the old traditions and rituals in order to be right with God.
So the writer of Hebrews was concerned to persuade these believers that they should not give up on Jesus. He purposefully used passages from the Old Testament to prove to them that in fact Jesus was the greatest of all time. If they gave up on Jesus, they would be giving up on the One Who is greater than the angels and the One through Whom God the Father exclusively saves. They would be giving up on the One Who holds creation in the palm of His hand. To give up on the greatest thing in all the world would be the most foolish thing they could do.
This is a reminder for us this morning as well, if we're tempted to give up on Jesus in order to be popular, to pursue comforts in life or because following Him is too hard. Listen, friends, this would be the most foolish thing on earth you could do. The author of Hebrews is mapping out why we might wander away from the Lord. Clearly, as the Bible indicates, we're all prone to wander from our faith.
Today we're going to examine the first of five warnings found in Hebrews. A lot of people don't like this book because of these warnings that call us to ...
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