![]() ![]() In the New Testament the word translated “pay attention” is used for devoting oneself to a task, such as prayer and scripture reading (1 Tim 4:13), or even an individual listening to the Gospel and accepting Christ (Lydia, in Acts 16, for example.) If Jesus is truly the Son of God, and God himself, then the message that he brought is worthy of attention. ![]() ![]() This is not a clear break from chapter one, it is based on the logic of chapter 1. “Pay careful attention” is the command given based on the deity of Jesus. He offers warning, then the reason for the warning, then he offers evidence from Scripture and experience.įirst, the writer gives a stern warning: Pay careful attention and do no drift away (2:1). His argument is: if our salvation is greater than what Israel experienced under the Law, then so too the judgment will be greater if someone drifts away. The writer starts with an accepted truth, then moves to a logically related truth which has even more reason to be accepted. (See Hebrews, 13:22, the entire book is intended as a “word of exhortation.”) These are not secondary afterthoughts to make the theology look practical, they are the logical outworking of the theology and are probably the real reason he is writing, to exhort his readers to live a proper Christ-like life. This paragraph is the first of several “exhortations” from author to drawing practical implications of the theology he is presenting. ![]()
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