The Radiance of God’s Glory – Hebrews 1:3
The Son, Jesus, is the radiance of God’s glory; of all that God is. Jesus told Philip that when we see the Son, we see God the Father.
Encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12 NIV)
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The Son, Jesus, is the radiance of God’s glory; of all that God is. Jesus told Philip that when we see the Son, we see God the Father.
Jesus was a good man, teacher, and miracle worker. He is our redeemer and savior. But, above all else, he is the eternal Son of God.
The author of Hebrews describes angels as ministering spirits sent by God to serve those who will inherit salvation.
The gospel in a nutshell is that Jesus became human, suffered and died on the cross for my sin, and now sits at the right hand of God.
Jesus was made human in every way. In some way he was 100% God as well as 100% human. He was just like me, yet was without sin.
Fix your thoughts on Jesus. Walk with him, letting him be at the center of all you do. And your life with him will grow ever deeper.
The author of Hebrews’ admonition to encourage one another daily is an important one. Our journey of faith is much easier with encouragement.
Could it be that only those who are faithful to the end are ever actually saved? That salvation is not based on how you start the journey, but on how you finish it?
The Bible is just words. But when the Holy Spirit gets involved, it becomes the word of God and is alive and active in our lives.
All of my thoughts, attitudes, secret activities as well as the more public stuff will be uncovered and laid bare before God. And I can just picture him saying “so what about this time when you . . . ? How did that glorify me?”
Because we have Jesus as our great high priest, we can approach God’s throne of grace with confidence to receive the help we need.
Jesus, through his suffering on the cross, was perfected as our high priest. And became the source of eternal salvation for all who believe.