Hebrews Chapter Two opens up with a warning, where we are called to heed the importance of the sacrifice that was paid for us and the binding agreement that we have with Our Father in Heaven. Verses 2 and 3 point out that any transgression, whether partial or full-fledged disobedience, does not go unnoticed. This reminds me of James 1:22, where we are called to not just listen to the message but to act. Here we are called to remember both the price that was paid for us and the calling we have received to glorify God with every action.
In the second section, we are presented with the reasoning behind why Jesus was made human. We are confronted with the fact that angels, devout entities who are sworn to serve Our Lord, have fallen (as in the case of Lucifer) at times and are separated from God. Thus they are unfit to be the source of our salvation. On top of that, verses 10 and 11 explain further the significance of why Jesus was human. We should be convicted by the example Jesus set. He, as a human, was capable of living a life without sin. He proved that it is possible. We then, as disciples and followers of Him you laid the way, should strive to follow His example.
How cool is the last part of verse 11 though? "Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters." He is not ashamed to be associated with us. What an awesome concept that reminds us of the enduring, all-consuming love that we can find in Jesus's embrace. What encouragement after a long day.
The first verse was what stuck out to me - " we must pary more careful attention therefore, to what we have heard so that we do not drift away"
ReplyDeleteWe have already learned pretty much all of the basics but we continue to fade away from that goodness. I had two response to this, the first is almost relief that these people in the earlier church were struggling with the same thing that we are now - and the were much less removed from the time of Jesus. I was then dissapointed that after so many years we are still struggling with this - we have tasted and seen the goodness of Christ but we continually fade away.
Too true, Adam. Thus the importance of Christian community. Living life together as Christians means that we are more likely to stand ready to ensure that we prevent our brothers and sisters from drifting away. That's one of the underlying principles of this blog after all!
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