Book: Hebrews

Jesus’s unique priesthood ensures that he is able to help us, and his solidarity with us in suffering ensures that he will help us.

God offers to make us his children, a position that may not appeal to our autonomous ambitions, but which offers honour and security.

Jesus promises that if we will face our deepest fear – the loss of our very souls – and if we will trust in his love, then we shall live, even though we die.

Religious ritual and ethical living are both bound up together in the journey of following Jesus into the Realm of God.

Jesus calls us to accept forgiveness and get on with a life and faith that do not revolve constantly about trying to make up for mistakes.

Christ is our high priest, the sole mediator between the world and God, but as the body of Christ we share in Christ’s task of reconciling earth and heaven.

Because of who Jesus is, we are both naked and vulnerable before him, and confident to approach God. Our only fear is of ourselves!

The need for liberation for the poor and oppressed is obvious, but for the comfortable and successful, the enslavements to consumerism, power and hardness of heart are harder to discern and take the intervention of God to break free from.

The Word of God is constantly calling us to fullness of life, and frequently pierces through our facades to illuminate the ties that hold us back. This is nearly always uncomfortable!

Our life of faith is a journey motivated by the vision God gives us of what lies ahead.