Christ, the Superior Message, Part Two

I. The God Who Speaks, Heb 1:1-3
II. Christ's Excellence above the Angels, Heb 1:4-7
III. Christ, the Superior Messenger, Heb 1:8-14
IV. Christ, the Superior Message, Heb 2:1-18

A. a Warning… Heb 2:1-4

1. "The paragraph is plainly parenthetical." John Brown
2. "Hell is undoubtedly full of people who were never actively opposed to Jesus Christ, but who simply neglected the gospel." John MacArthur

Heb 2:1, Instability warned by neglect of faithful truth [last wk]

Heb 2:2-4, Intellectually understood warning…

1. reliable message of angels, v2a

• a. retribution, v2b
  --- i. transgression - a refusal to obey
  --- ii. disobedience - a neglect to obey
• b. reflections, Gen 19

2. glorious message of Jesus Messiah, v3

• a. a great salvation, v3a
• b. a gospel declaration, v3b
  --- i. by the Lord
  --- ii. from His apostles
  --- iii. from us

3. accompanying signs and wonders, v4

• a. the witness of God's power, v4a
• b. the witness of God's promise, v4b
• c. the witness of God's presence, v4c