Hebrews 10. Therefore, brothers and sisters… (10:19) This statement is the bookend and closing argument for this extensive case about Jesus the great high priest and the… Read more “Hold Fast”

Hebrews 9. Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins (9:22). I think that we, in our sanitized and modern western culture, do not… Read more “The Shedding of Blood”

Hebrews 8. I warned you that the letter to the Hebrews was all about comparisons. In recent chapters we have reflected on how Jesus is the new… Read more “New Covenant, New Hearts”

Hebrews 7. Two days ago, we reflected on what it meant when the author of Hebrews said Jesus was the Great High Priest. Today we return to… Read more “A Better System”

Hebrews 6. About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain because you have become dull of hearing (5:11). The NIV translation says… Read more “Time to Grow Up”