The Epistles to the Hebrews

Session 2 Christ’s Superiority as Revelation and as the Son: Hebrews 1.1-14

What then can we say about Hebrews today? Hebrews is a sermon that is rooted in real life. It addresses men and women like ourselves who discover that they can be penetrated by circumstances over which they have no control. It is a sensitive response to the emotional fragileness that characterizes each one of us. It throbs with an awareness of struggle as it explores the dimensions of the cost of discipleship. Hebrews is a pastoral response to the sagging faith of frightened men and women at a time when the imperial capital was striving to regain its composure after the devastation of the great fire. It conveys a word from God addressed to the harsh reality of life in an insecure world. If you have ever felt yourself overwhelmed by that reality, Hebrews is a sermon you cannot afford to neglect.

~ William L. Lane. Hebrews: A Call to Commitment . Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 1985. p. 26.

In offering warning and encouragement, which of the following is most important: a sincere heart, good Biblical theology, or a willingness to do the truth? True or False: It is absolutely essential that if I am to hear God today, I must regularly listen to the preaching of the Word of God in the Church.

What is the best way to bring deliverance, wholeness, and freedom to those for whom we care and to whom we minister?

I. Introductory Issues with the Book of Hebrews

A. Lane’s reasons for the theological neglect of Hebrews.

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