Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Hebrews 3

http://www.esvbible.org/Hebrews+3/

We saw this in the writings of Paul. Some Christians thought that they still had to follow Moses' teachings to get to Heaven. This belief was apparently a widespread one. Multiple Christian leaders are trying to help the people see their errors. The author of Hebrews gives a good illustration. Jesus is faithful to God; in fact, God appointed Him. In the same way, Moses was faithful when he served God. This is good foundation because the author of Hebrews is not saying that Moses was a false prophet. Moses did what God asked of Him in setting forth the laws. Moses is super important. But Jesus is more important. He has more credibility than Moses. Look at it in that the builder of a house deserves more praise than the house itself. The house didn't do anything for itself except what the builder told it to do. Moses served as a servant in God's house faithfully, but Jesus is the Son in charge of the house. He makes the rules. We should listen to Him over a servant. We must be careful to listen because God led the people out of Egypt, but they turned away from Him, mistrusted Him, and even stopped believing in Him. God punished them, let them die in the desert, and did not allow them entrance to His Kingdom. We can learn from their mistakes. To get to the Kingdom of God, we must trust God and Jesus and not other people.

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