Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Jesus is both Lord and Messiah

"But of the Son He says, 'Thy throne, O God is forever and ever, and Your righteous scepter is the scepter of His kingdom." Hebrews 1:8

Hebrews 1 leaves no doubt that Jesus is the Eternal God and Creator of all things. There is nothing ambiguous here. I am curious to know what a Jehovah Witness might say in regard to these verses. They are so clear in placing Jesus above the angels and on the very throne of God.

The author of Hebrews draws from the Old Testament to show that Jesus is not just a man, a prophet, or a savior; though he is clearly all of these things as well.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Breaking the Law with Jesus


We had a nice turnout and a good discussion in Week 1 for Hebrews: "Breaking the Law with Jesus." The author, Origen says, is only known to God. Tradition said Paul, but the book seems to be just not his style. Hebrews is perhaps the best written book in the NT regarding style and argument.