Bakit ka hihiwalay sa kanya? Bakit ka lalayo sa kanya? You cannot find something or someone greater than him. So, the author of Hebrews (we are not sure who exactly) preached Christ to them from beginning to end, emphasizing how he is supreme over all-all the angels, the prophets, Moses, the priests, the law, the old covenant, everything! And that is why he is sufficient for our every need. They may doubt whether they were on the right track, o baka yung old life nila is better. Tama lang, because the original readers of this letter, the early Jewish Christians, were being tempted to go back to their old religion. To help you and encourage you to stay anchored in your faith in Christ during these trying times, let me read to you the first three verses of Hebrews. Ganun ang mangyayari if the Word of God is no longer supreme in our attention, affection and application. Are we going to listen to popular opinions about God, about how we relate to him, how he relates to us, how we relate to one another, about church, about sexuality, about money? Are we going to listen to the world or are we going to listen to God through his Word? If we are not careful, we might find ourselves drifting away from Christ. This is probably a smaller problem compared to the temptations we face daily. Madaling magsalita, pero yun ba ang napapatunayan sa buhay natin?
It is another thing to live that confession out. But, it is one thing to confess that we believe that the Bible is the Word of God. We recognize the supreme authority of the Scriptures in our faith and life as Christians, in our churches, and how we live our lives in this world.
The Bible must really have a high place in your church, hindi lang dahil WordComm ang pangalan ng church n’yo, but because every church must put the Bible on the highest place. Lalo na sa society natin ngayon, a lot of people are paying lip service to the Bible as the Word of God. You should be thankful to the Lord that you are led by men who have a high regard for the Word of God. Your pastors asked me to talk about the supremacy of the Word. But at the same time, I am thankful for this technology, though this is far from ideal, so I can communicate the Word of God to you.
So, it’s a little frustrating for me not to be able to see you face to face, and you probably feel the same way because your church is not able to gather physically at this time. Since December, my mind is already set and I’m excited to be able to preach live, in-person, and not through this video recording. Kenn-for inviting me to preach God’s Word to you today.
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