Episode 25: Hebrews Ch 1-4: Must Listen To Christ, Do NOT Harden Your Heart

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img src https assets podomatic net ts b1 e8 f8 bigoilny 3000×3000 15542565 jpeg alt itunes pic In this episode we will look at the beginning of the book of Hebrews The books starts off by establishing that Jesus is greater than the angels One of the basis for establishing this fact is to support the opening point of chapter 2 which states For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard so that we don t drift away from it A warning is then followed up with regards to the danger of what happened to people who didn t obey the word of God spoken through angels then what do you think will happen if you don t listen to Christ The chapter finishes with establishing that Jesus has been made high priest on our behalf These two chapters help lay the ground word to lead into the follow on chapters Hebrews Ch 3-4 WARNING – DO NOT harden your HEART God s word speaks specifically to those who belong to the house of Christ who have become partakers of the heavenly calling There is a warning to the Christians not to harden your heart God s word uses the example of Israel and how they continued in sin and how sin hardens the heart God charged their disobedience as unbelief We are then warned several times not to follow the same example of disobedience which is unbelief Listen to how God explains these warnings and the exhortation given to believers Remember only God can lead us to abide in holiness and to walk in light It is not about us feeling guilty or trying It is about having faith in God to change our hearts and our desires and for God s Holy Spirit to now lead us in this life of freedom God does not break off the branch Christians – branches Christ as the vine if we commit a sin But if we continue in sin and it dwells in our heart thoughts then that is an indication that maybe the Spirit hasn t completed the work in our heart and we need the Holy Spirit to complete the work and to lead us in God s power Click here to visit this podcast episode