Jesus: Our Savior – Doctrine 204
What humanity could not do for ourselves, God did by sending Jesus, his Son, to be our savior. He gave up his life on the cross for my sin.
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. (2 Cor. 4:7 NIV)
What humanity could not do for ourselves, God did by sending Jesus, his Son, to be our savior. He gave up his life on the cross for my sin.
Jesus demonstrated his authority in many ways in Matthew. And he also delegated authority to his church to take the gospel out into the world.
This article closes this study of the letter to the Hebrews with final greetings and a review of the primary themes of this letter.
On the mount of transfiguration, Peter wanted to honor Jesus by building three tabernacles. But God exalted Jesus above Moses and Elijah.
When Jesus enters into our life, he old has to go to make room for the new. It is like pouring new wine into new wineskins.
During Jesus’ time of temptation in the wilderness, he was with wild animals. A situation similar to Adam, but with very different results.
Jesus sacrificed himself for us. One sacrifice that was sufficient for all time. There is now no longer any need to sacrifice for sin.
How much time would I invest in listening to Jesus teach? 3 days? Or just an hour? Especially when sitting on the ground with nothing to eat.
Hebrews has been building toward this point. A high priest after the order of Melchizedek is not just theory. In Jesus, it is a reality.
The cross represents many things to different people. But the significance of the cross is mostly in what happened there with Jesus’ victory.