Hebrews Chapter 2 – some thoughts

“Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with diverse miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?”
Hebrews 2:1-4

Earlier this week I was enjoying Hebrews chapter 2. These verses stood out to me. Of note is the verse containing “How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation” Truly God is love but God is also just and righteous. God’s holiness and love uniting in Christ’s work on the cross. All the work was done for us and offered freely to “whosoever will”. With this in mind the author asked the question “How shall we escape”. It is a rhetorical question in the answer is obvious, we cannot escape. God’s provision of Christ on the cross is the only way to escape.

When I first became a Christian one of the verses I memorized was John 5:24. “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life”.

Of note is that it is written in the present tense. Hearing and believing yields everlasting life immediately. It is not after I die and the good and the bad are weighed against each other. If that were the case I would have no escape! Another verse that ties in with this theme is ““Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;” 2 Corinthians 5:11 KJV

I see a lot of political and moral topics discussed on TV and in social media. All of these pale in comparison to the question of "what will you do with Jesus?