Continuing our journey through Hebrews
Hebrews 6
- Sometimes we can lay foundations in our lives that lead to death
- What doe sit mean to crucify Christ all over again by our actions? Don’t we do this all the time?
- Is there a time when we are beyond repentance?
- We show God our love by helping people in need
- It’s interesting that our hope works hand in hand with our diligence
Hebrews 7
- What does it mean for levites, priests, pastors, ministers, missionaries to offer the tenth of the people’s offering to God?
- What does it mean to be saved completely?
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Interesting chapters that you bring up Lon.
I had to give it a quick read to try to answer some of your questions.
“In the case of Jewish priests, tithes are paid to men who will die. But Melchizedek is greater than they are because we are told that he lives on” Hebrews 7:8 (NLT)
It goes further in that chapter to say that Christ offered himself up as a tithe to make an oath to become a priest for eternity. In that way he is able to save everyone.
So does that mean when we offer our tithes to God, we are also making an oath to God to remain priests forever?
It’s kind of scary in chapter 6 when the time of repentance is gone (6:4-6) to know that our sins, and our actions have put Him on the cross again. But would it be possible to leave and come back again assuming that a person has truly repented and everything? Or would it be a one time deal sort of thing?
Hey Kevin, awesome thoughts, thanks for reading along. I think, as you mentioned the key and the focus of the passage is on Christ, and what he’s done.
The bit about the priests I think is more descriptive, than prescriptive, but I think there is still some application we can take away from it, and I really like your take on it. So often we can see our tithes to God as the pinnacle of our service, but to see it as a starting point declaration/oath of our entire lives as priests/ministers is quite the powerful image!
I’ve always had lots of problems with that repentance part in hebrews 6, I’d love to hear more people’s thoughts on it from the perspective of an ever merciful God…