Hebrews 6:1-20 - "The Witness"

The problem in this chapter is the desire of converted Jews to go back to the rites of the Old Testament. They put undue emphasis on type rather than antitype; they wanted to abandon the reality for the type. They needed to differentiate between the substance and the shadow. The readers had to grasp the difference between the temporary economy of Judaism and the permanence of Christianity.The types, ordinances, and ceremonies of the Old Testament economy only foreshadowed the One and His work who was to come. Now that Christ has come and finished His work on the cross, the types have served their purpose. Now shadows are exchanged by substance. All reversion to types diminishes the exclusive sufficiency of Christ and His work.