Lest We Drift Away [Hebrews 2:1-4]

January 24, 2025

Apostle Vincent G Valentyn

The author of "The Epistle To The Hebrews" was concerned about the spiritual well-being of his initial recipients... a. They were fellow Jews who had become Christians b. His concern is that they not drift back into Judaism c. He deals with this problem in two ways: 1) By emphasizing the superiority of Christ and the New Covenant 2) By a series of exhortations for them to remain steadfast In chapter one we saw... a. The superiority of Christ to the prophets - ⁠He 1:1-3⁠ b. The superiority of Christ to the angels - ⁠He 1:4-14⁠ Today we come to the first of several exhortations - cf. ⁠He 2:1-4⁠ The use of therefore in Hebrews makes us pay attention to a point of application after the writer develops a principle. The Scriptural fact of Jesus’ superiority over the angels has a life-changing application – and now we must consider the application. a. In the passage we read we find a warning about the danger of "drifting" b. If we do not give the more earnest heed, we will drift away. The writer had the drifting of a boat in mind, and such drifting happens naturally without an anchor to something solid. If we are not securely set in the truth of the supremacy of Jesus, we will drift into danger with the currents of 1) the world, 2) the flesh, 3)and the devil.