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Love is not about finding the right person, but creating a right relationship. It's not about how much love you have in the beginning but how much love you build till the end.
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Life is about trusting your feelings and taking chances, losing and finding happiness, appreciating the memories, learning from the past, and realizing people change
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To be honest with you, I don't have the words to make you feel better, but I do have the arms to give you a hug, ears to listen to whatever you want to talk about, and I have a heart; a heart that's aching to see you smile again.
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When I say I love you. You say you don't deserve it. When I say I need you . You say I deserve someone better, When I say my life is better with you. You say I don't know any better. But when I kiss you, you say I love you, When I have to go, you say I need you. When I am with you, you know, that there is no better feeling then our love coming together and that is something we both deserve.
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CHRISTIAN VIEW OF MARRIAGE -BY.LOLI.A

 THE TABLE OF CONTENT

INTRODUCTION

BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES of MARRIAGE

MAN NEEDS A WIFE

MARRIAGE IS A COVENANT BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN, INITIATED BY THE EXCHANGE OF VOWS:

THE HUSBAND IS THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MARRIAGE

 THE HUSBAND IS COMMANDED BY GOD TO LOVE HIS WIFE

THE WIFE IS COMMANDED BY GOD TO RESPECT HER HUSBAND

THE HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE JOINT HEIRS TO LIFE       

A WIFE IS GOD’S GRACE TO THE HUSBAND

THE WIFE IS THE MOST POWERFUL INFLUENCE OVER HER HUSBAND

MARRIAGE IS A SEXUALLY INTIMATE AND PASSIONATE RELATIONSHIP;

MARRIAGE IS THE MYSTERY OF THE MESSIAH’S RELATIONSHIP WITH US;

WHAT OUR HEAVENLY FATHER TEACHES US ABOUT MARRIAGE:

CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  

INTRODUCTION

This research will deal with the reasons our marriages work and sometimes do not work. We'll have a frank and honest discussion about marriage from a Biblical standpoint. The reader might want to forgive me now for what I am about to write. It may address issues in your own marriage relationship. My hope is that this research will stimulate discussion with your spouse and be an encouragement to you.

There is no diploma or certification that qualified us to be married. However, of all the choices we make in our life time, the selection of our spouse and decisions we make on how to be a husband or wife, are the most profound and have the most far-reaching implications. Children (other people) will come from those decisions and the process continues from generation to generation. In fact, we exist today because of decisions made by our parents. This brings me to my initial point about the subject of marriage. Our parents have had a profound impact on us with regard to marriage. It was our parents that served as our primary teachers in preparing us for marriage. Just like any training course, the quality of that training has a direct impact on the success or failure of the endeavor.. But parents are not the only resource to prepare us for marriage. The Bible has a lot to say about marriage. In fact, the very institution of marriage originates from the Bible. Parents and basic Biblical instruction about marriage are our primary sources of reference for marriage. Since our parents are our primary examples, have you considered what our parents in the Bible teach us about marriage? Which parents am I referring to? Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, and Jacob and his wives, Leah and Rachel, have a lot to teach us about marriage! 

BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES of MARRIAGE

  How we approach marriage, more importantly, how we fulfill it, is extremely important to our own welfare and homes. It will either yield great joy and fulfillment or heartache and disappointment. The Biblical principles we will review are general in statement. Depending on one's station in life, there can be exceptions. Some people remain single and never marry. Therefore, these Biblical principles serve as a base definition for the subject of marriage.

Man needs a Wife:And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. – Genesis 2: 18
It has clearly been proven that men live longer and are healthier as a result of marriage. Companionship is a key component to marriage. To have the same companion from youth to old age is true friendship and love. The word “helper” is really “help meet.” A “help meet” is much more than a mere helper. “Help meet” means companion; it means she is there until the job is finished. Help meet also has a strong spiritual tone. After a search, one realizes that a wife is far more valuable than all of the possible wealth in the world. “One who found a wife has found goodness” - Mishlei “I find more bitter than death a woman” - Koheles (Ecclesiastes)7:26 (Proverbs)18:22. The Bible says that an excellent wife is more rare than jewels. Husbands may not be experts about precious gems, but they can discern a wife more rare than jewel He knows what trusting in her means and how he will be safe with her the rest of his life.[1]

Marriage is a covenant between a man and a woman, initiated by the exchange of vows: Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. -- Genesis 2: 24
Marriage is not a partnership or a contract; it is considerably more than that. Marriage is a covenant. Partnerships and contracts are agreements of “consideration given for consideration received. A covenant is not made primarily to gain value nor to exchange one thing for another. It is not maintained by both parties meeting their obligations; it is a reality of giving ones self regardless of the return value. A covenant is of undetermined length. It is forever or until it can no longer be done, “Until death do us part.” This covenant causes names to change. This covenant changes the place called “home.” A marriage covenant establishes a preference in relationship greater than parent and child. A marriage covenant creates a new reality that the whole of creation accepts, including the Creator.

The Husband is the head of the house and responsible for the marriage; Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shall bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over there. -- Genesis 3: 16 True mature leaders know that the authority to rule comes after full responsibility has been accepted. True authority is given by those who are under the rule. Demanding authority over another or exercising that authority to prove its existence is a leader on the path to failure. A wife's desire for her husband will naturally result in her giving him authority over her, because she believes he has taken full responsibility for her. During the courtship phase of a marriage relationship, the man pursues his prospective wife. It's a little like a game.[2] Actually, he chases her until he gets caught! What was done in courtship should not end at the wedding. The marriage should continue with the man initiating and the woman completing. Should correction be needed or should something need to be started it is the husband's responsibility and duty to start the actions. The husband lets his wife know that she can make a mistake and not be blamed or made to be guilty. Her desire is for her husband to have rule over her and to bring about solutions.

 The Husband is commanded by God to love his wife:  Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it ……………but I speak concerning Christ and the church.-- Ephesians 5: 25-32. Love in a marriage seems as natural as breathing for the wife. But for the husband, love in the marriage is a determined act of his will. Yes, love is an emotion; yet, for many men in the earlier years of the relationship, it is the “love of the chase.” This is why some men never grow up and keep chasing other women after being married. God's command for a man to love his wife is more than an emotion, a feeling, or a game. It is a determined act whereby he must direct his energies for the specific purpose to provide for, to protect, and to be passionate toward his wife. Fundamentally, the number one need of a wife in a marriage is love. The husband is commanded to meet this need. By loving his wife, he provides her a home, the resources to live, and a safe and secure place for her and the children. By loving her emotionally, he assures and comforts her, shielding her from fear and harm. By loving her physically, he proves that his attentions and focus are on her and she is secure in his desires. [3]The commandment to love his wife means that the husband is to commit his energy, resources, creativity, and attention, and to focus on his wife. It is more than just provision and protection. Loving a wife means preferring her above ALL others.

The Wife is commanded by God to respect her husband:  Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.  For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. -- Ephesians 5: 22-24. Too often, Biblical teachers have equated “be subject” with “obey.” As a consequence, opposition has grown in the American culture to the extent that many women refuse to say “love, honor, and obey” in the traditional wedding vows. It is really a huge mistake. The word “obey” is not the proper emphasis for “being subject to” or “submission” as translated in the commandment.
This is why God commands wives to respect their husbands. Wives must make a determined decision to accomplish this. It takes energy and a clear will to do so. Instead of holding your husband to an artificial standard of respect (he does everything I want him to do), a wife should come to know her husband for the true goodness that is in him. This is how men learn every day at their jobs. A wife who believes she needs to teach her husband by correcting him only succeeds in embarrassing him. When a wife disrespects her husband with critical words, treats him with disdain, and holds him in contempt, she destroys her primary source of provision and protection from God. She also breaks Gods commandment to respect him. When a wife learns how to respect (be subject to, submit, and obey) her husband, he'll treat her like a thoroughbred, instead of a nag.[4]

The Husband and Wife are joint heirs to life: And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. -- Genesis 2:22. To have children, it requires a man and woman joining together to procreate. A man cannot do it alone nor can a woman do it alone. They jointly form the product of each new child. Woman was not made from the dust of the earth like man; therefore, she should not be treated as dirt. Woman did not fly down from heaven; therefore, she should not be over anyone's head. She was taken from her husband's side; therefore, her rightful place is at his side. Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. -- Psalms 128: 3.
To be a joint heir means to share in the same heritage and inheritance. Husbands and wives come from different houses, but when they are joined together, they are part of the same house with the same Heavenly Father. When the woman was taken out of the man (the rib), it indicated that they were together when man was first created. Marriage is reuniting the man and woman together as they were in the beginning. This is marriage based on spiritual understandings. There is a fundamental difference between a secular and spiritual marriage. A secular marriage is a shared proposition. It's a mutually agreeable contract. Sometimes, these marriages stay together simply because they don't have any other choice.  The spiritual point of view for marriage is one that embraces the author of marriage. It is one where both the husband and the wife are under the authority of God. But the bottom line is this: a spiritual marriage is where the husband and wife know they were destined for each other. They also share in the same problems and joys of life. They make their “choice” for each other believing it is God's will.[5]

A Wife is God’s grace to the Husband; Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtained favor of the LORD. -- Proverbs 18: 22. The favor mentioned here is unmerited favor or grace from God. That means that men don't deserve all the good they receive from their wives. This is simply a truth that wise men come to learn. Even more so, when a wife truly understands that she was presented by the Lord for her husband, she develops wisdom. House and riches are the inheritance of fathers and a prudent wife is from the LORD. -- Proverbs 19: 14. The most important and vital things of life come from the Lord. When a man finally becomes smart enough to actually stop and smell the roses, he will do so after getting a dozen of them for his wife. The more times he stops to smell the roses, the smarter he will get.

The Wife is the most powerful influence over her Husband; And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. -- Genesis 3: 12Adam was more persuaded to seek the pleasure of his wife than to seek the pleasure of God. A Godly man must learn quickly how powerful his wife is over him with her charms and tears. A Godly wife must learn quickly not to misuse and harm her husband in trying to get what she wants. Some wives think that the best way to “help” the captain is by grabbing the ships wheel and setting the course they want. This is really mutiny and results in the ship going in circles. My counsel is in line with my word picture. If the wife really wants to have the ship sail a particular way, then give him a favorable breeze in that direction. He'll sail that way and will look for breezes that ultimately lead him to his destination, too. The greatest joy that a captain can feel is to be one with the wind; in this instance his wife.

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. -- Proverbs 12:4. The greatest harm that can be done to any man is done by his wife.[6] Men can insult men over and over; it just makes them mad and they get “tougher.” When a wife shames her husband, she skewers his heart and vital organs. The barbeque is not pretty.

Marriage is a sexually intimate and passionate relationship; And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. -- Genesis 2:25.
Before we address this Biblical truth about marriage, some spouses avoid this topic altogether and do not discuss intimacy and passion with anyone (including their spouses). With all due respect to everyone's privacy, please skip to the next section if this topic offends you.

You cannot separate sex from love in a marriage. The argument by an adulterous spouse that it was just sex (lust), but “I really love you” is a totally flawed argument. It simply is not true. Sex and love in marriage are inseparable.

Marriage is the mystery of the Messiah’s relationship with us; This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. -- Ephesians 5: 32.
There have been a world full of poets and philosophers explaining love and marriage to us. But this mystery described in the Bible far surpasses them all. If you will ask any married person why they put up with their spouses’ mistakes and quirks, they will give the same answer regardless of gender. “Because, I love him (her).” It is because love covers a multitude of sins. This is the same simple answer for why God continues to deal with us. He loves us, and His love covers the multitude of our sins.[7]

What Our Heavenly Father Teaches Us about Marriage: The Bible has much to say about marriage and our parents are responsible for most of our teaching to be good husbands and wives. However, there is one last lesson about marriage that is taught by our Heavenly Father. It is the most profound of them all.
The best thing we can do to improve our marriages or to better prepare for marriage is to develop the ability to understand our spouse. We need to dwell with understanding.
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman -- Proverbs 7: 4. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. -- Proverbs 9: 10Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established -- Proverbs 24:3 Being wise and knowledgeable are good things but developing the ability to understand, especially to understand your spouse, is consistent with being intimate, knowing God, and having a well established house called a home. The best thing we can do to improve our marriages or to better prepare for marriage is to develop the ability to understand our spouse. We need to dwell with understanding. Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman -- Proverbs 7: 4. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. -- Proverbs 9: 10. Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established -- Proverbs 24:3. Being wise and knowledgeable are good things but developing the ability to understand, especially to understand your spouse, is consistent with being intimate, knowing God, and having a well established house called a home.

The best thing we can do to improve our marriages or to better prepare for marriage is to develop the ability to understand our spouse. We need to dwell with understanding. Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman -- Proverbs 7: 4.[8]

CONCLUSION

Marriage is not unique to our times. It just seems that they receive more attention because they are often stormy and as often as not wind up in the divorce court. A National magazine recently state that fully fifty percent of marriage in divorce.

Marriage is a very serious matter. It was intended as a once in a life time thing. In the beginning God created man and women. He performed the first wedding and made no provision for Adam and Eve to get a divorce where adultery had already broken the marriage. But the current trend of trail marriage and trade for a new model every year is a far cry from the Holy union of a man and women into one life that God began in the Garden of Eden.

The main purpose of marriage is not to meet our physical needs but to glorify God and to praise Him. To fulfil God plan and purpose, there are different role in the family. Father, mother, and children play different responsibility. Therefore everyone should take initiative parts to run the family smoothly.

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[1] Dr.Dobson, Answer Your Questions About Marriage and Sexuality, (Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers Inc, 1982), Pp.,36-37.

[2] Elisa Morgan and Carol Kuykendall, When Husbeand and Wife Become Mom and Dad, (Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1999), p., 101.

[3] John Allen Lavender, Marriage at Its , (USA: Colorado Accent Publications, inc, 1973), p.,138

[4] Tim Lahaye, How to be Happy Through Married, (England: Tyndale House Publisher, 1977), p., 25-30

[5] Darrian B. Cooper, You can be the Wife of A Happy Husband, (Wheaton: division of SP Publishing inc, 1974), p., 20

[6] Dr. James Dobson, What Wives Wish Their Husband about Women,(Florida: Jackson Vile, Live, Oak Christian Center, 1973), Pp.,59-72

[7] O.E Feucht,  Family Relationships and Church, (Chicago: Concordia Publisher House, 1970), Pp., 25-40.

[8] El Worthington Jr., Christian Marital Counseling, (Secunderabad: OM Book Andrapradesh, 2005), Pp., 39-50

THEOLOGY OF HEBREWS -BY.Thrisa M

TABEL OF CONTENT

INTRODUCTION

THE THOLOGY OF HEBREWS

 Historical Background of Hebrews

The Nature of the Book

The author

The date

 THEOLOGY PROPER

The idea of god

THE HOLY SPIRIT

THE CHRISTOLOGY OF HEBREWS

The name and titles of Christ

The pre-Existence of Christ

The Deity of Christ

The humanity of Jesus

THE PRIETHOOD OF CHRIST

The order of the priesthood of Christ

THE NEW COVENANT

THE HIGH PRIESTLY WORK OF CHRIST

CONCUUSION

BIBLOGRAPHY

INTRODUCTION

         This is my great privilege to write a term paper about “The theology of Hebrews” to the subject new testament biblical theology. The book of Hebrews mainly deals with the theologies concerning God, Jesus and the priesthood of Jesus Christ. This book is a good Theological book, it gives a great Theological ideas. The doctrines of Christology and high priesthood are vitally interrelated in the epistle to the Hebrews.

Undoubtedly the Christology of Hebrews is one of the central theological themes of the book. the doctrine of priest hood Christ is the outstanding doctrine of the epistle. The author of this epistle clearly explains this priesthood by giving Old Testament background about priestly functions. The author gives a great teaching about hash priestly work. This epistle deals with the Christian life too. A dusting wishing characteristic of Hebrews is the prominence which it gives to the Christian life as a practical out working of the bather covenant relationship with God as well as with fellow believers.

In this Assignment we are going to discuss about some of the important theology that is theology proper and Christology and also the priesthood of Christ and about the Christian life. Really the author developed these doctrines very well in this epistle. So I hope that these discussions concerning theology of Hebrews in this assignment will useful forever.

THE THOLOGY OF HEBREWS

Historical background

I. The nature of the book:

         It is a letter addressed to a particular community of people. It is a sermon with a particular group or community in mind. The book of Hebrews is definitely not a theoretical essay to be read just anywhere, while “the subjects themselves are of universal interest, the discussion is directed by special circumstances.” the fore, one prefers to say that we are dealing with a latter.

         The use of the Septuagint in Old Testament quotation seems hardly consistent with Hebrew readers; the readers of this epistle were not poor, as the saints in Jerusalem were. All things considered, this writer leans toward Rome as the destination, but whichever it was the author of Hebrews definitely had a specific church or several house- churches had a specific church or several house-churches in mind when he wrote.

THE AUTHOR: Inspire of its divergences from the standard of Pauline authorship, the book has manifest Pauline affinities, and can hardly have originated beyond the Pauline circle , to which it is referred, not only by the authors friendship with timothy, but also by many unquestionable echoes of the Pauline theology.

THE DATE: The tradition date is early- between 64 and 67 AD.

THEOLOGY PROPER

I. The idea of god

A. He is a living God. (3:12.9:14, 19:31, 12:22).

         The four refines is emphasizing the character of God as one who is living. People may back off from Him, serve Him, FALL INTO His hands or come unto Him city.

B. He is enthroned in the highest (1:3; 8:1)

         In both references “Majesty” seems to be a synonymous name for God and as such He is enthroned in heaven.

C. He is holy energy (12:29, 4:12-13; 12:14)

         Five is not used in the figure as a picture of the way God manifests Himself, but to describe Him very nature. As such the burns up all that are unworthy in those who serve Him.

D. He is lord (8:2, 11)

         The Old Testament idea expressed by atonal, a possessive plural, is reiterated here. Majesty and ownership are the two ideas conveyed by this word.

E. He is an absolutely righteous: 

              As the writer to the Hebrews employs this concept it includes the ideas of          punishment (2:2) reward (6:7, 10) and faithfulness (10:23, 11:11).

F. He is a God of peace (13:20)

         He becomes the author and giver of peace when the way of access to him is opened through the blood. The unapproachable God generally speaking- of the Old Testament has opened the way through the gift of Him son and brought peace to man.

G. He is love (12:5)

         This aspect of God’s character is spoken of in connection with the believer’s chastening.

THE HOLY SPIRIT

A. His deity

   The deity of the Holy Spirit is seen in the following ways.

               He is called God

In 4:4 the same words attributed to God are those which were ascribed to the spirit God are those which were ascribed to the spirit in 3:7. Thus the Holy Spirit must be God.

           He performs the works of God

The spirit was the one who gave the scriptures (3:7, 9:8) and he indwells believers (6:4).

1.                       It is possible to blaspheme the spirit (10:29)

B. His work

          He gives gifts (2:4)

First generation Christians were given gift from the Holy Spirit, which enabled them to perform extra ordinary acts.

       He is the authors of scripture (3:7, 9:8, 10:15)

   This is the most frequently mentioned work of the holy spirit in Hebrews, and it is characteristic of the book that the origin of scripture is ascribed to the divine author and the human authors.

      He indwells believers (6:4)

Since the word partaker is the same as used in 12:8 it means more than simply “going along with it brings out the fact of a personal character gained ,and that gained in a vital development” to partake of the spirit is to possess  Him.

          He gives grace (10:29)

The holy spirit is in the background in Hebrews and the son is in the foreground conviction of sin which elsewhere in the new testament is particularly ascribed to the spirit is in Hebrews made a matter of relationship of the simmer to a living God this is true of both unbelievers and believers sanctification, which is generally thought of in relation to the spirit is in Hebrews primarily the separation unto God effected by the death of Christ 10:10.

THE CHRISTOLOGY OF HEBREWS

The Christology of Hebrew- one of the central thanes of the book- is more incidentally them systematically developed as a result of the warning of the book against drifting and the statement of the glories of the new covenant.

The name and titles of Christ

1.                       His names

a.           Christ-This is the most frequently used name of the lord in Hebrews. when used without the article it is a proper name 3:6, while the presence of the article generally incorporated the idea of His office as messiah 3:14,5:5.

b.           Jesus-The human name is used eight times in the epistle for instance in 2:9 we are told that men’s lost dominion will be regained in Jesus the son of men. In other instances it is related to his priesthood and the necessity for perfect and glorified humanity

c.            Other names-of Christ used in Hebrews in common with the rest of the New Testament are Lord Jesus 13:20, Jesus Christ 10:10, Jesus the son of God 4:14, and Lord 2:3, 7:14.

d.           Especially distinctive of this Epistle, however, are three names of Christ.

1.                       Son 1:2- always without the article

2.                       Son of God 6:6- this is a formal designation of the second person.

3.                       Priest and high priest 5:6- the frequency of this name stands from the systematic treatment of the doctrine of the priesthood of Christ.

C. Titles

The distinctive titles of Hebrews are all stereological. They are mediator of the new covenant  8:6, ground of eternal salvation 5:9, author of eternal salvation 2:10, forerunner 6:20, apostle and high priest of our confession 3:1,great shepherd of the sheep 13:20 and first born 1:6.

The pre-Existence of Christ

The doctrine of pre-existence is related to that of the deity of Christ which in turn is vitally connected with the doctrine of priesthood, which is so important finds an important place in the writers theology.

1.                       Proved by Christ’s works

Before the incarnation of Christ was working, therefore, he was pre-existent. He was the one who made the ages 1:2 and who is the continuous support of all things 1:3.

2.                       Proved by Christ’s eternal generation 1:5-6

Eternal generation is not in view but rather appoints mint to son ship by resurrection V-6, the Melchizedek priesthood however; the emphasis of the passage is on the one who appoints, God for he is God, who declared the eternal generation of the son is the same one who appointed that son as priest.

3.                       Proved by Christ’s heavenly origin 10:5-7

The author considered the son to be pre-existent or eternally generated.

C. The Deity of Christ

   If pre-existence is the first strewed, deity is the second step which leads to the important doctrine of the priesthood of Christ.

1.                       Proved by His names

The names the son’s of God are, first born, Lord, author of eternal salvation, and great shepherd of the sheep.

2.                       Proved by His attributes and characteristics

a. Effulgence of glory 4:3- The glory of God is the manifestation of God’s attributes, and since Christ manifests them in and of Himself, He must be God.

b. Image 1:3- The son is the express image of God’s essence

c. Omni potency –All things supported by Him

d. mpeccability-4:15 Christ was Holy ,sinless stainless, and separate from contact with sinners.

e. Immutability- and entering 1:12- All change but He is the same forever

3. Proved by His works are also attributed to the son who can only be done by God.

4. Proved by the worship give to Him Both men and angel worship the son

D. the humanity of Jesus

 For a book which is generally through of as stressing the deity of Christ there is a great deal said about His humanity.

1.                       His human nature was real

The reality of the humanity of Christ is displayed by the author in His many references to human traits which were exhibited in Christ. He was dependent on God 2:13, He was humble 5:5; He was reverent 5:7, His prayer in dependence on God 5:7, He was obedient, He developed into maturing. He partook of flesh and blood 2:14 and he was the epitome of the life of faith 12:2. In all these characteristics He reflects real humanity.

2.      His human nature was shared in common with men:

3.       He was human he shared certain things with all of mankind. Only grace can account for His taking the nature of man and sharing, the resultant consequences.

             3. His human nature was perfect:

Christ was human but not as we are for. His humanity was perfect. The Lord’s perfect human nature was demonstrated so through His suffer and discipline 2:10.

E. The superiority of Christ:

All that the author says about Christ has as its presupposition His Divine son ship first he shows how Christ is superior to the prophets of the Old Testament 1:1-3. Second, he shows the superiority of the son over angels 1:4-2. Third, he shows the superiority of Christ to moses3:1. Finally, the Contrasts Christ with the priests of the Old Testament. In all of these contrasts the writer is seeking to fortify his reader’s loyalty to Christ the mediator of the new covenant.

F. The offices of Christ:

The prophetic and Kingly offices are mentioned but briefly. As prophet1:2 the son speaks in this present period of history. As king He shall be worshiped by the angels when He comes again 1:6.

G. The Exaltation of Christ:

The resurrection is mentioned specifically in only one place 13:20. The ascension is mentioned with some frequency because it is the gateway to the present high priestly ministry. It involved passing through the lower heavens into heaven itself 4:14.

Since biblical theology is concerned with discovering the threw of the writer concerned it must be apparent that the writer of Hebrews held the same “higher Christology” as it has been called- as Paul and john. That is he beloved that the Love was both human and divine and had no Jesus titles which were perfectly familiar to him as designations of deity. This was the evident thought of the author and to discover that, not the opinion of interpreters is the task of Biblical Theology.

THE PRIETHOOD OF CHRIST

The doctrines of Christology and high priesthood are vitally interrelated in the epistle to the Hebrews. Nowhere else in the New Testament is the title priest or high priest applied to Christ? The teaching concerning the person of the high priest is found mainly in the section from 4:14 to 7:28. However, references to his work are scattered throughout the whole epistle.

1. The qualifications for the office of high priest 5:1-10

a. He had to be a man v.1

Christ’s incarnation qualified him to serve, for in it he took upon himself the nature of man.

b. He had to be compassionate v.2

In this the priest had to have gentle consideration because he was compassed about with weakness.

c. He had to be chosen by God v.4-6

Christ qualified because the God who eternally begat Him also chose Him a priest forever.

They had to be prepared v.7-8

Since men suffer, they mend a stmpathizicy high priest and since sympathy can only be genuinely exercised by one who has suffered himself, our lord had to learn of suffering and obedience. There in these verses is one of the several mentions of his weeping.

4.                       The order of the priesthood of Christ

a.           The point of the melcizedek priesthood

The point is simply that this priesthood of Christ is a melchizedekan one, not a aerobic one. Psalm 110 was the sufficient evidence for these Jewish readers. This fact enables him to say that Christ is another kind of priest 7:15. The emphasis is on the personality of the priest and not on the factions performed. This relation of a different order of priesthood has two ramifications.

1.                       It explain why only contain things are said about melchizedek

2.                       It obliterates the artificial distinctions usually raised concerning the aerobic and melchizedekan priesthood.

3.                       It is not that Christ was a priest in his person after the order of Melchizedek and in his work after rhea order of Aaron.

b.           The portraiture of Melchizedek 7:1-3 Gen 14.

The writer sets forth contain facts concerning Melchizedek’s life and then says that he was “made like unto the son of God “v. 3. The comparison is between Christ and the limited revelation give concerning Melchizedek, the specifics of which concern the manner of Melchizedek’s appearing in the priesthood and not the manner or nature of birth or life. The portraiture is a limited one in order that the resemblance may be extensive

THE NEW COVENANT

The symbol of covenant is frequently mentioned in the epistle. the old covenant eighth Israel, the mosaic law , figures in the discussion concerning the tabernacle 31:31-34 is prominent is the discussion of chapter 8. The new covenant Jesus is the mediator 9:15, became of the shedding of his blood by which he ratified it 9:16-20.

The new covenant with the church is that better covenant of which the author speaks. In any case, the prophecy of Jeremiah is quoted in chapter 8 in order to emphasize that even the Old Testament predicted the end of the mosaic covenant. The new covenant under which the church is blessed is not the yet to be fulfilled to the house of I sale and the house of Judah as prophesied.  

THE HIGH PRIESTLY WORK OF CHRIST

Priestly function of the Aaronic could and do foreshadow in type those things which Christ, the Melchizedek on priest, also perfumed. Christ can and does fulfill Aaronic type, but he has fulfilled has no other relationship of the work of the Aaronic priests, Christ’s work was different for he did not offer anything for himself and his offering of himself was once for all.

CONCUUSION

In conclusion I observed that the theology of Hebrews is essentially the theology of the priesthood of Christ in relation to the better covenantal promise for the Christian in this age. The writer hoped that understanding the truth of what this reads has in Christ would be the two nice which would cure their ills and stop their drifting course of life. The logical order of the development of the theology is very convincing first; the writer introduces Christ in all of the essential dignity of his person overshadowing all other. Then he develops the theme of his priesthood and finally he shows the ethical and marl implications of the lives of believers. The Christology of Hebrews is preparatory: the priesthood is central, the Christian life is consequent.

   Through writing of this assignment I learned May things in the book of Hebrews. I should say the book of Hebrews is treasure of New Testament. This book gives clear picture about Jesus Christ and his authority over human binges and this entire world. I enjoyed much by writing these theology of Hebrews it is really very useful at present as well as in future.

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