A Better Covenant (Heb. 8)

[Sung Psalm: 63]

When the apostles wrote to weak, struggling churches, they didn't spend a whole lot of time analyzing the problems – and trying to understand the underlying motivations. They didn't give a list of "how to" tips or provide "practical suggestions" for "fixing things."

If you insist on putting a band-aid on a severed artery – go ahead – but your patient is going to die!

When the apostles write to the weak – to the helpless – they don't waste time with nonsense.

They point the church to Christ. They point those who are struggling to who Jesus is and what he has done, and they call you to a life of participation in Christ: because of who Christ is, and because of what he has done, you have a new identity. And so everything in your life must be reoriented around him...