The Grace Message with Dr. Andrew Farley

What makes Jesus better? Hebrews answers with one powerful truth: He lives forever. Unlike every priest before Him, Jesus never dies, never retires, never needs a successor, and never abandons His post. As the eternal High Priest, He is the guarantor of a better covenant founded on better promises. His finished work doesn't need repeating, and His commitment to you never expires. Because He lives forever, He saves completely.

1. Why does it matter that Jesus became High Priest by God's oath, not merely by religious appointment or ancestry?
2. What confidence do we gain from the fact that Jesus' priesthood is permanent and will never be replaced?
3. Hebrews says Jesus "always lives to intercede" for us. What does that mean? And what does it not mean?
4. How does Jesus being "holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners" make Him exactly the High Priest we need?
5. Why is it significant that Jesus is "seated" at the right hand of God, instead of standing daily like the old priests?
6. What is the difference between a priest serving in an earthly copy and Jesus serving in the true heavenly sanctuary?
7. Hebrews 8:6 says Jesus has obtained a "more excellent ministry." What makes His ministry more excellent than the old covenant system?
8. How do "better covenant" and "better promises" help us understand what we have in Christ that Israel never had under the Law?

What does "appointed to life" mean in Acts 14:38? Why are Gentiles mentioned in that passage and near every teaching in the New Testament on predestination? Why did somebody tell me, "actions speak louder than words"? Why do so many churches have elaborate (and expensive) programs for children? Will God judge believers for their sins?

What age are we in Heaven? What about babies? Why does God allow bad things (like the Holocaust) to happen? Can Christians eat whatever they want? Why or why not? What about our freedom from the Law: How does that play into the Christian life?

Can women be active ministers of the gospel? It's such a hot topic in our churches right now, so what's your take? With it being "pride month" right now, what guidance, insights, or passages of Scripture would you use to help those who may be confused about the issue?

Are believers still sinful by nature? At salvation, what changed? Why do we still sin? Doesn't God appear evil in the book of Job? I think James 2 is just talking about works after you're saved. Why do you say the passage is about being justified (saved) by responding to God with faith?

Is it sinful to follow company policy and use a colleague's preferred pronouns? Did God listen to my prayers before I was saved? If you don't believe in "once saved, always saved," you're not saved at all?

How do we start conversations with strangers about salvation? Why do Christians say they "chose" to believe in Christ? Aren't we just "persuaded" by God? I don't know how to read well and often don't understand the Bible. Does God still hear me? How can I show someone they must get counseling to fix their marriage? I know someone who doesn't believe in God, because she wants to be a "woman of science." How can I reach her? What does it mean to be at peace with all men (Romans 12:18)? What is really happening in Matthew 24? Who is taken and who is left behind?

*Previously aired

You can't have Jesus as your priest and Moses as your moral compass. When the priesthood changes, the law changes. Plus, Jesus blew up the entire system the moment he showed up in the wrong tribe to be a priest under the law!

1. Is Hebrews 7:8–10 really about tithing, or is the writer making a deeper point?
2. React to this statement: A change of priesthood means a change of law.
3. How does Jesus' tribe, lineage, or "passport" factor into the Law-versus-grace argument?
4. How do phrases like "setting aside," "weakness," and "uselessness" clarify our relationship to the Law as believers?
5. React to this statement: Jesus is my guarantee of a better covenant.
6. React to this statement: You'll be saved as long as Jesus lives.
7. Why is it so important to understand the "daily" sacrifices versus Jesus' "once-for-all" sacrifice in verse 27?

What does it really mean to be filled with the Spirit? I'm getting married next week: Do you have any advice? Why were Ananias and Sapphira struck dead by God? Should I teach my children to be terrified of Hell?

Should we expect a review of all our sins? What is predestination? What about foreknowledge? How can there be a God if children die of leukemia?