LETTERS ON HEBREWS NO. 3

LETTERS ON HEBREWS NO. 3

The great point brought out, the other night, in Hebrews was that we on earth have to do with a great Priest in heaven, either for our infirmities from which He raises us into company with Himself, or in approach to, God,

^[p. 21] we have a great Priest over the house of God. There was a great deal of interesting discussion as to the way He connects us with heaven, and whether Hebrews was the “house”. It was admitted that the congregation was there because the Holy Ghost was there, but more as the synagogue — Christ in the midst — the sanctuary morally. In Ephesians, the great point is that there is the relationship of sons — the highest relationship is declared, and from Christ in heaven we descend (chapter 4) from the church, which is first, to the family circle, but all is from heaven. I think they were particularly interested in seeing the difference between Romans and Ephesians. In the latter we act from Christ, and every ordinance of God is marked with the grace of Christ.

We had a reading for two hours on Hebrews. I felt the great truth that we arrived at was that we are heavenly by calling, and that there can be no increase in blessing nor in knowledge until we accept our position; we cannot be blessed nor edified anywhere else.