Hebrews 5 relates that even Jesus experienced spiritual growth, and then contrasts that with our own spiritual growth. Jesus’ growth is praised, while the letter’s audience is challenged for failing to develop. So let’s take a look. So even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. In this way, [...]

I want you to take a moment and imagine your first mental picture when your hear the word “Bible.” Maybe you picture an old, dusty family heirloom passed down from an older generation with the family’s births and marriages marked in the first pages. Maybe you think of a large, decoratively displayed book sitting at [...]

Hebrews is the perfect challenge to persevere – and Hebrews 3 is a good place to start. It brings together assurances about who Jesus is with declarations of God’s faithfulness. It reminds us about the sympathy we find in Christ while simultaneously reminding us that God is (and has been in the past) very serious [...]

Why did Jesus choose to become human?  Why did he voluntarily elect to leave His throne in heaven and come to earth?  What possible reason was there for the God of all the universe to take on flesh and blood?  Here’s the answer: “Jesus had to become human in order to be able to die.”  [...]

Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. But now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to to Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he made the universe and everything in it. The Son reflects God’s [...]