Special Studies by the Monte Vista church of Christ

A brief review of chapter 3: Jesus is greater than Moses. While Moses was a faithful servant in the house of God, Jesus is the Son over the house. These Christians that the Hebrew writer is addressing were contemplating Jesus and going back to living under Moses’ Law. The writer wants them to understand that […]

A brief review of chapter 2: Christians must make sure that they don’t forfeit their “great salvation.” Jesus was made lower than the angels. He was made this way so that He could die and become a complete and perfect Savior. The sufferings of Jesus brought about many blessings. His death and resurrection made it […]

A brief review of chapter 1: Jesus is superior to the Old Testament prophets (Hebrews 1:1-3). He is the supreme spokesman! Jesus is superior to angels (Hebrews 1:4-13). Unlike angels, Jesus is the Son of God, worthy of worship, and has been exalted to the right hand of God. Angels are “ministering spirits.” They minister […]

Background This is the only New Testament book where we are uncertain of the author. This is the only New Testament book that is primarily written to Jewish Christians. These Jewish Christians were being persecuted for their faith in Christ. Many were even considering abandoning the faith and returning to Judaism. It can be a […]

2 Peter 2 False teachers are real (2 Peter 2:1-3). They will eventually receive judgment from God. God has a history of bringing judgment on the wicked (2 Peter 2:4-9). Peter describes the behavior of those men in 2 Peter 2:10-19. Those Christians who are deceived by false teachers are worse off than before (2 […]