Jesus Christ is the fulfilment of the Old Testament Jewish high priest in his Work, Sympathy, and Appointment.

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It is amazing to consider that the Creator of the universe suffers with us as our Great High Priest! Not only that, but He welcomes us to the throne of grace where He grants mercy and grace to help us our time of need.

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God’s rest is available to us. It is resting from our works to rely upon Christ’s work alone. But we must fear coming short of it, and be diligent to enter it! If we don’t enter that rest, God’s Word will be a weapon of judgment against us in the last day.

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In this message, we see the command to “Hold Fast” to our confidence in Christ until the end. We learn from the example of the Jews who were prevented from entering God’s Rest (the promised land) through unbelief. We also see a challenging exhortation for the entire church to encourage one another daily so that none are hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

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Jesus became a man to become a merciful and faithful high priest and to help us in our battle against temptation. In this message we learn what Christ has done for us as our high priest, and how we can gain the victory over temptation through Him.

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Jesus became a man in order to bring many sons to glory and deliver His people from Satan and the fear of death!

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Why did Jesus become a man? This passage teaches us that it was to enable His people to rule and reign in the world to come.

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If we neglect the gospel we may drift away, and how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? Rather, we must pay more careful attention to the gospel of Christ and find life in Him!

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The theme of the book of Hebrews is the Superiority of Christ. The author begins by showing the superiority of Christ over the angels, by highlighting the glory of Christ as the Son of God, God in the flesh, King, and Creator.

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In this message we get an overview of the entire book of Hebrews, and then an in depth look at 7 aspects of the glory of Jesus Christ in Hebrews 1:1-3.

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