| By Andy Moyle | 4 mins 58 secs | 0 Comments
One of the most unnerving, difficult, passages in Scripture; this is a parenthesis, a break in the flow of the argument. Leading up to today’s passage, the author has been showing how Jesus is in the order of Melchizedek. In 6:20 he will pick it up again. But first he needs to find out if […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 42 secs | 0 Comments
Jesus is the Great High Priest to surpass all the previous ones, ending the Levitical priesthood. Priests were needed in Judaism to explain the need for sacrifices for sin, to acts as symbolic intercessors on behalf of people and to offer sacrifices. They were frail humans just like us, who could deal gently with the […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 48 secs | 0 Comments
Entering into rest is much more than resting from working to be saved. Verse 11 tells us to strive to enter rest. We know we are not saved by works, but by the free gift of grace through faith. We don’t have to strive to be saved. It’s a free gift. Entering into rest here […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 44 secs | 0 Comments
We have seen that Jesus is superior to the angels. Now we begin to see that Jesus is superior to the old covenant. The reading starts with Moses’ faithfulness, but then moves on to two dark periods in Israel’s history where they were not faithful and didn’t trust God. Don’t forget the letter is written […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 42 secs | 0 Comments
Therefore…. The previous chapter showed us how superlative Jesus is. Therefore! Therefore pay close attention. Watch you are not drifting. One summer the kids and I were body surfing some wonderful waves in the sea. I wasn’t paying close attention and saw that we had drifted sideways (not, thankfully, out to sea!) quite a way […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 9 secs | 0 Comments
The letter to the Hebrews was written to first Century Christians facing persecution. Some of them were giving in, abandoning Jesus to go back to the law. The letter contains some of the strongest warnings and some of the greatest encouragements to eternal security (often just verses apart!). In the letter the author will set […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 0 secs | 0 Comments
This letter is unique in the New Testament as a letter to a friend and convert about some family matters. It has the smell of the New Testament – full of love and grace and is one brother writing to another brother about a third brother! The issue is Onesimus, who was Philemon’s slave – […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 34 secs | 0 Comments
Paul has instructed Titus about doctrine and duty in the church (ch.1), in the home (ch.2) and now he goes for the world. Paul gives instructions and then explains why – because of the gospel – and then he will finish off with some personal messages to pass on. This teaching is a reminder – […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 18 secs | 0 Comments
Paul commands Titus to teach sound doctrine. If you check the footnote you will see the better translation of ‘healthy doctrine’. We can have a theology that is maimed – with bits missing. We can have a diseased theology with bits distorted. Paul wants us to live in the good of healthy doctrine. By that […]