Hebrews 1 English Standard Version

The Supremacy of God’s Son

1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

The words of the prophets implied many things about earthly issues and eternal consequences. There were no more important words given than those foretelling of the coming Messiah, the Christ, God’s Anointed.

The implication was the prophecy, the application was the birth, life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ to the throne.

To fully understand the implications of how those words were received and understood in a world that was inhabited by cruel men and women in their attempts to imprint their image on the life of others takes a lifetime to study and discern. Without Godly discernment, no one gets it right. We can expect to diligently study the bible all our lives and all we can do at best is to understand the actions of others. Only God knows the intentions of the heart.

The best that we can do for ourselves in that endeavor is to be open to correction when our thoughts go wrong.

Jeremiah 5:3 O Lord, do not your eyes look for truth? You have struck them down, but they felt no anguish; you have consumed them, but they refused to take correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; they have refused to repent.

2 Timothy 3:15-17 English Standard Version

15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

I have gone on too long for today. Tomorrow we should address the application.

John 14:15 

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.”

I believe I love Him and I believe I will obey. What He is showing me is complicated and cannot be said in just a few words. All things must have a starting point and the following scripture is my starting point.

John 3:12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

We live in time, this earthly realm. When Jesus spoke about heaven, He was implying the Eternal Realm is different and more difficult to understand. He said this to Nicodemus and His words impacts millions of lives in this realm.

Implications and applications have lasting effects. We will be held accountable for what we say and do.

Revelation 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done.

In the eternal realm we will only be held accountable for what we have done but we live in time. In this earthly realm what we say matters and our words have consequences either good or bad. What Jesus did on earth impacted the eternal realm.

We need to understand what Jesus said in this realm and how that influences the way we speak to others at this time, in this life. While circumstances can change in this realm nothing we say will change the eternal outcome. Eternity is a finished work.

That is enough to begin with, except to say, my standard of belief comes from the Word of God, Jesus Christ, the bible. Not everyone on earth lives by that standard.