Having come in human form, Jesus was the founder of our salvation, which was achieved through His suffering and death on the cross. One of the glorious benefits we receive in knowing Jesus is that He is not ashamed to call us brothers and sisters (v. 11); as concurrently we become children of God (v. 13). The benefits of such blessings are immeasurable. As the author of Hebrews continues this line of thinking in verses 14-18, we discover another benefit; Jesus destroyed the power of death, delivering us from its fear (v. 14-15). Furthermore, as Jesus was tempted in His humanity, we again benefit from His help when we are tempted (v. 18). In the climax of this text the author reveals that all of these wonderful blessings are the work of Jesus, in His role as our great High Priest (v. 17) – a theme that is going to dominate much of the rest of the epistle...
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A native of New York, Pastor LoSardo was saved by the grace of God in 1986 after hearing the Gospel from his brother, while pursuing a career in scientific research. He was ordained into the ministry in 1995 and served as the Associate Pastor of a large Messianic Congregation...
