Response to Another Question About Hebrews...

In Luke 24:44 Jesus tells his disciples, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” This has implications for how we interpret not just law, prophets, Psalms but ALL of Scripture. Obviously Jesus Christ and the gospel are not explicity set forth in the Old Testament Scriptures. This has led many preachers to ground their expositions of key Old Testament passages in moralism rather than Christ. The fear of allegorizing the Bible and , trying to squeeze the Biblical text into our premeditated molds, is legitimate. Yet at the same time, Jesus’ words must be heeded. Those passages that don’t explicitly teach about Him ARE indeed about Him! Even more so in Hebrews, those hortatory commands that stress our obedience and fidelity to Jesus are to be interpreted in light of the surrounding context of Jesus’ High Priestly ministry. The church has suffered greatly, especially in dispensational circles, because of this refusal to preach Christ in passages which don’t explicitly testify of Him. You have two options: You preach Christ or You Preach Man. Which one will it be? I’ll take the latter.
Soli Fide