My New Testament Class

I am taking a New Testament class and an option for an assignment is to post a blog entry on a topic I learned about. The section of this topic comes from Hebrews 1 and 2. Paul wrote this letter to the Hebrews because the Jews were having a hard time giving up their Jewish traditions...specifically the Law of Moses. Paul wanted to convey the importance of the Savior and how it is needful to follow His law. Paul wrote to them about Christ's greatness, the truths that He taught, and the reasons why He needed to come to Earth.

1. Christ is superior to....

• The law of Christ is superior to the law of Moses.
• Jesus is greater than the angels. Angels are servants and Christ is the Son of God. He has a higher calling than the angels.
• Jesus is greater than Moses. Moses was a faithful servant, but Jesus was a faithful Son.
• Jesus is greater than Melchizedek. It says that Melchizedek was greater than Abraham and Jesus is even superior to Melchizedek, He is a High Priest of Melchizedek.

2. Three Truths about the Savior

• Christ is heir of all things and he made the worlds.
• Christ is the brightness of his Celsestial Glory and is in the express image of the Father.
• Christ purged our sins and sits at the right hand of the Majesty on High.

3. Why the Son of God came to Earth to experience mortality:

• He experienced all things (all things in subjection under His feet).
• He needed to suffer death to taste death for every man and destroy death.
• He needed to destroy the devil
• He became the captain of our Salvation through His sufferings.
• He made reconciliation for the sins of the people.
• He is able to understand all experiences of all men.
• He came to overcome the temptations that He suffered.
• He came to be our example of how to live on the earth to obtain salvation.
• He came to be merciful and extend mercy and grace to His children.
• He suffered pains and afflictions of every kind that the word might be fulfilled.
• He took upon Him death that he could break the bonds of death.
• He took upon Him the infirmaties of all men that he would be filled with mercy toward all men and know how to relieve their sufferings.
• He suffereth according to the flesh that He might take upon Him the sins of the people.
• He came to cleanse the world from all unrighteousness.
• He came to descend below them all that none are greater than He.