Hebrews 5:1-11 paints a picture of a Savior who doesn’t just show us the way to God but becomes the way. Unlike earthly priests, who were weak and temporary, Jesus is the eternal mediator who fully satisfies God’s justice while extending mercy.
Christianity proclaims a God who comes near, suffers with us, and redeems us through His own sacrifice. Islam, however, presents a God who remains distant in terms of personal relationship, though the Qur’an speaks of His closeness in sovereignty and knowledge.
In Christianity, the book of Hebrews 6:4-6 presents a severe spiritual warning about falling away from Christ—without prescribing any earthly punishment. In contrast, Islam treats apostasy (riddah) as both a theological and legal offense ...
In Christianity, the book of Hebrews 6:4-6 presents a severe spiritual warning about falling away from Christ—without prescribing any earthly punishment. In contrast, Islam treats apostasy (riddah) as both a theological and legal offense ...
Hebrews 5:1-11 paints a picture of a Savior who doesn’t just show us the way to God but becomes the way. Unlike earthly priests, who were weak and temporary, Jesus is the eternal mediator who fully satisfies God’s justice while extending mercy.
Christianity proclaims a God who comes near, suffers with us, and redeems us through His own sacrifice. Islam, however, presents a God who remains distant in terms of personal relationship, though the Qur’an speaks of His closeness in sovereignty and knowledge.
The first chapter of Hebrews is one of the most powerful declarations of who Jesus truly is. It leaves no room for the Islamic belief that Jesus was just another prophet or a created being.
[Our union with Christ is] not merely a doctrine to be acknowledged, but a reality to be lived. It is the very heartbeat of salvation, the foundation of the Christian life, and the key to understanding both our identity and our transformation.
This is the reality of shame-based righteousness, a modern phenomenon in which moralism—cloaked in the language of social justice—has replaced the liberating grace of the Gospel.
I am writing in response to the recent wave of adulation for Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, paired with the broader progressive jeremiad against those who dare to challenge the Episcopal Bishop of Washington and her pointed rebuke of Donald Trump ...