I have been studying Hebrews recently and have been focusing on the author’s presentation of Jesus as the pinnacle of all revelation. One of his arguments (which are actually God’s arguments!) is that Jesus is better than the angels. He writes in Hebrews 1:4 about Jesus “having become as much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they.” I’ve been compiling a list of the ways that Jesus is better than the angels in the first two chapters.

At our church retreat last weekend, Jim Stewart explained how relationships are integral to gaining Christlike character. For example, we can only express compassion in relationship with others. What is compassion, and what does compassion in relationships look like?

Jeremiah 31 is one of the few OT statements promising a New Covenant that God would make with His people (v. 31ff), a promise of a new kind of relationship. All those in Christ have currently entered into it, even if only partially until His return to earth in Kingdom glory.