#soap # Hebrew 01 ## Title: The Son is God ## Scripture: (Hebrews 1:3-4) “The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. Thus he became so far better than the angels as he has inherited a name superior to theirs.” (NET) ## Observation: Many have an interesting view of the early church. We have this idea that the entire church was fully unified with no problems. Their issue was with those who were not Christians and that’s where persecution came from. However, just like today, the church dealt with enemies without and within. People were constantly trying to “reinvent” Christianity into their own ideas. The Book of Hebrews is an example of the Holy Spirit empowering someone to correct bad doctrine and announce Jesus is God. I love how it says, “The Son radiates God’s own glory.” This means He didn’t have to borrow glory. Jesus is the real thing. We must always be sure that we never become so familiar with Jesus that we forget who He is. Yes, God wants to be our best friend and He wants to walk through every day with us. However, we cannot let His kindness cause us to think less of Him. He is still the King and worthy of our worship. ## Application: Take a few minutes and think about who Jesus is. The King of the Universe who became a man so that we could be reconciled to Him. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being such a great King.