By our nature, the answer to that question is no. But God’s new covenant of grace changes everything — not only our eternal standing, but the nature of our daily relationship with him.

This week's message from Hebrews includes a heartbreaking passage about the eternal consequences of falling away from faith. We'll confront this, knowing that many of us pray constantly for loved ones whose faith has drifted.

Part of the challenge in understanding a letter like Hebrews is that we first need to know something about the time it was written — the culture and the audience. This week, we look at the Old Testament view of a high priest, why Jesus is greater, and what that means to daily life for us today.

In a culture where we build our identities on what we do and what we produce, could God's idea of rest go a lot deeper than simply taking a break from working?