Hebrews, Its Message - Part-3, The Occasion - (What I would say to former Prince Andrew)

Why was the Epistle to the Hebrews written? Originally this epistle was written to a community of beleaguered Jewish Christians who had just suffered greatly by the Edict of Caesar Claudius, and then by some in their number defecting back into Judaism. Now, it seems that something worse was about to come their way. The writer to them has to remind them of - preeminently about the preeminence of Jesus the Christ. The writer pastorally urges these defectors to consider the evidence about Jesus which became the basis for their faith in Him in the first place. As the writer spoke about how Jesus has taken our guilt and shame upon Himself, I was struck by something I have been thinking quite a lot about: What if the former Prince Andrew walked in on one of my sermons? What would I want him to hear? This message answers those questions.