Study Desk

Long ago God spoke to our early fathers in many different ways. He spoke through the early preachers.

But in these last days He has spoken to us through His Son. God gave His Son everything. It was by His Son that God made the world.

The Son shines with the shining-greatness of the Father. The Son is as God is in every way. It is the Son Who holds up the whole world by the power of His Word. The Son gave His own life so we could be clean from all sin. After He had done that, He sat down on the right side of God in heaven.

The Son of God was made greater and better than the angels. God gave Him a greater name than theirs.

God did not say to any of His angels, "You are My Son. Today I have become Your Father." And He did not say to any angel, "I will be a Father to Him. He will be a Son to Me."

But when God brought His first-born Son, Jesus, into the world, He said, "Let all the angels of God worship Him."

But about His Son, He says, "O God, Your throne will last forever. Whatever You say in Your nation is right and good.

You have loved what is right. You have hated what is wrong. That is why God, Your God, has chosen You. He has poured over You the oil of joy more than over anyone else."

God never said to any angel, "Sit at My right side, until I make those who hate You a place to rest Your feet."

Are not all the angels spirits who work for God? They are sent out to help those who are to be saved from the punishment of sin.

God was so good to make a way for us to be saved from the punishment of sin. What makes us think we will not go to hell if we do not take the way to heaven that He has made for us? The Lord was the first to tell us of this. Then those who heard Him told it later.

God proved what they said was true by showing us special things to see and by doing powerful works. He gave the gifts of the Holy Spirit as He wanted to.

God did not make angels to be the leaders of that world to come which we have been speaking about.

But we do see Jesus. For a little while He took a place that was not as important as the angels. But God had loving-favor for everyone. He had Jesus suffer death on a cross for all of us. Then, because of Christ's death on a cross, God gave Him the crown of honor and shining-greatness.

God made all things. He made all things for Himself. It was right for God to make Jesus a perfect Leader by having Him suffer for men's sins. In this way, He is bringing many men to share His shining-greatness.

And again He says, "I will put My trust in God." At another time He said, "Here I am with the children God gave Me."

So Jesus had to become like His brothers in every way. He had to be one of us to be our Religious Leader to go between God and us. He had loving-pity on us and He was faithful. He gave Himself as a gift to die on a cross for our sins so that God would not hold these sins against us any longer.

Christian brothers, you have been chosen and set apart by God. So let us think about Jesus. He is the One God sent and He is the Religious Leader of our Christian faith.

Every house is built by someone. And God is the One Who has built everything.

Moses was a faithful servant owned by God in God's house. He spoke of the things that would be told about later on.