Rev. Brandon VanMarel preaches again from the letter to the Hebrews

Rev. Brandon VanMarel preaches at Trinity Grace

Jesus is so much better!  He is a better priest and He has a better priesthood!

The author uses Melchizedek to point his readers, and us, to the Lord Jesus.  If we get caught up in the mystery of Melchizedek, we miss the point of the author - it's about Jesus and His superiority.

The promises of God find their "yes" and "amen" in Christ Jesus!

This is a difficult passage and yet, despite those difficulties, there are some things that are very clear:  the clear warning to not fall away from Christ and the clear encouragement that we can trust our sovereign God.

The author encourages the Hebrews to mature to the solid food of the Word of righteousness.  His passion is that no one would fall away - and part of that is becoming mature in the Word to discern good and evil.

Our Great High Priest has accomplished salvation for us.  To paraphrase  R.C. Sproul, "you are saved by works, but those works are not your own."

God invites us into His rest.

The author of Hebrews makes a convincing case to believe.