The Captain of Our Salvation
“Why was Jesus born? Why did He come?
“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (I Timothy 1:15).
Our Lord Himself said, “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10).
The Lord Jesus Christ is the “captain of our salvation” (2:10).
THE CAPTAIN OF OUR SALVATION DIED FOR US.
CAPTAIN, this same Greek word translated “captain” in Hebrews 2:10 and “Prince” in the Book of Acts (v. 3:15; 5:21) is also translated, “author” in Hebrews 12:2. It is a Greek word combining “to begin” and “to lead.”THE CAPTAIN OF OUR SALVATION SANCTIFIED US.
The words “sanctifieth” and “sanctified” (2:11) come from the Greek word that means “to set apart” and “to make holy.”
(v. 2:10, 11; cf. 10:10).
John 17:19.
“Sanctify” cannot mean to cleanse from defilement, because the sinless Son of God had no defilement.THE CAPTAIN OF OUR SALVATION
DEFEATED SATAN.
Christ became “flesh and blood” (2:14) in order to die for our sins on the cross. And when He died for our sins on the cross, He defeated Satan.
(John 12:31).
Some are in bondage to materialism and consumerism and gambling. They worship the almighty dollar. Jesus warned, “Ye cannot serve God and mammon” (Matt. 6:24).
Scriptures teach us how the Lord Jesus Christ identifies with believers. (Hebrews 2:13; Isaiah 8:17 & 18; John 17:16, 21, 22).
Our Lord said in John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
Is He your captain?
Sermon ID | 12160894204 |
Duration | 54:24 |
Date | Dec 14, 2008 |
Category | Sunday - AM |
Bible Text | Hebrews 2:9-18 |