2 And he is able to deal gently with ignorant and wayward people because he himself is subject to the same weaknesses. 3 That is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as theirs.--------------------
This is really important to realize. As we listen to some of the world's renowned speakers and read their books and are encouraged by the wisdom and knowledge God has given them, we must understand that all of our leaders are subject to the same weaknesses that we are subject to. So many people put priests and pastors on a pedestal and are make one of either of the two mistakes: 1. idolize that person; or 2. judge that person harshly. Yes our leaders are called to live a higher standard as directed in Titus 1, but they are still human and we need to understand that. I really liked this passage.
I would really love to talk about vs 11-14, about MANNING-UP spiritually...but I'm sure someone (Andy...haha) will cover those! Love ya'll.
-stay in the word!
12-13 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child.
ReplyDeleteHow does our current lifestyle and daily activities reflect our faith? If we have been transformed by the power of the Gospel, why are we not living like it? Why are there so many inconsistencies in our lifes? These are all questions that should plague each of us day and night. We should be on our knees asking God to awaken in us an unquenchable desire for him. How much are we praying, how much are we reading God's Word?
Brothers in Christ, there is no excuse for inaction. When we are truly gripped with the Gospel's magnificence and beauty we will want nothing more than to know intimately this God that redeems us.
8-9 "Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him"
ReplyDeleteI think this is a very powerful couple of verses. Again, Jesus has set an example for us to follow and shows us how to live. By suffering as man, He learns to obey, just as we should obey as we suffer for the kingdom of God. Since Jesus obeyed and suffered and then was made perfect and then became our salvation by His sacrifice, then we also must obey while we suffer so we can reach salvation through Him.
Hebrews 5:7
ReplyDeleteIn the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.
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We have the best high priest ever. Aaron and all of the high priests after him frequently had to atone for both themselves and their people, but Jesus never has to atone for himself. More than that, he is one who knows the will of God perfectly. He is holy and reverent, and his prayers are heard by God. Find your rest in the fact that you have Jesus interceding for you.
4-5 And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was. In the same way, Christ did not take on Himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to Him,
ReplyDelete"You are my Son;
today I have become your Father."
When God calls us to do anything, we have two jobs:
1) Obey
2) Give glory to Him
Christ is our perfect example of this, in that Christ did not take the role as our High Priest in order to give Himself glory. But rather He was called to do it and was obedient to that call, even to death on a cross. (Phil. 2:8) Whether we are called to places of honor or shame, it is our duty to give glory to God.
12 You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word.* You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food.
ReplyDeleteI pray that we see that we are have been taught from the Bible our entire lives(most of us) and that we should now move into being teachers. We cannot continue to deceive ourselves that we need to keep drinking milk because we feel we arnt mature enough to have real food. We need to allow the Lord to fill us with his meat and potatoes because we are just getting fat off our whole milk. Don't get me wrong whole milk is great but we need something with substance to sustain us and that is the word of the Lord. As we continue to dive into the Word as brothers I pray that we continue to be weaned off the milk and onto solid foods.
All is Great in Glenn
13 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. (NIV)
ReplyDeleteIt begins by saying that we need to be drinking Milk. Here the Bible is saying that we are not mature enough for the real deal yet. We are still acting as immature children than need milk from their momma. Before I can really appreciate the gifts of Christianity I must become more mature in my faith.
8-10 "Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered 9 and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him 10 and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek"
ReplyDeleteI think this is a very cool verse because in it, Paul demonstrates how Jesus has been set up in heaven to vouch for us to God. He is the source of eternal salvation and as high priest, sits with God in the throne room. Another side of me likes this verse because of the mention of Melchizedek. For those of you unfamiliar with him, he was mentioned in the story of Abram as "serving El Elyon (God Most High)" and received tithes from him on behalf of God. Now I love a good mystery and I've always wondered where he came from and where he went, because the only two other times he's mentioned are here and in Psalms. However, Paul comparing Jesus to Melchizedek serves to point out God's far reaching plans.
-DA