priesthood of Jesus – A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green

Just What We Needed (2)

Knowing that Jesus is a high priest after the order of Melchizedek certainly helps us to understand the book of Hebrews. But there are other benefits as well. I want to deal with a couple of them in this piece. The first one has to do with the evidentiary value of Hebrews 7. Think aboutContinue reading “Just What We Needed (2)”

Just What We Needed (1)

The Hebrews writer has mentioned Melchizedek three times (5:6,10, 6:20), so he’s prepared his audience for the deeper dive of chapter 7. The priesthood of Jesus is the linchpin in his presentation of Jesus (“priest” is mentioned 40 x’s in the book with 19 of those occurring in chapter 7), so with the discussion ofContinue reading “Just What We Needed (1)”

How Pilgrims Make Progress

The writer of Hebrews wants to talk about Jesus—as God’s ultimate Messenger, as the One who leads us to the promised land of heaven, as our great high priest—but he also feels the need to periodically stop and encourage the recipients of his letter in regard to their need to apply his words to theirContinue reading “How Pilgrims Make Progress”