But We See Jesus

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But we See Jesus
Text: Hebrews 2:5-9
Introduction: As a means of introducing this morning's message, allow me to give you a little material concerning the context of the passage. The Book of Hebrews is one of the most important and yet most difficult of the books of the Bible to grasp. The authorship is uncertain, however, most Fundamental Scholars agree that Paul is most likely to have been its author. It is interesting to me that, those who are not so fundamental almost always ascribe the authorship to someone other than Paul.
Some say it was Barnabas, Some say it was Peter Others say it was written after all of the apostles had died away, by some strange person no one knows about anymore. I have come to the place that I just about determine whether a person is a theological liberal or fundamentalist based upon their view of the authorship of this book!
We believe that Hebrews is written to a persecuted and scattered population of Jewish Christians. And the writer's desire is to encourage them in their faith by telling them about some BETTER THINGS! As you study through Hebrews you hear repeatedly about Better Things and New Things.
A BETTER PRIESTHOOD
A BETTER SACRIFICE
A BETTER COVENANT
A BETTER REST
A BETTER FUTURE and so forth.
In chapter 2, the author is writing of Jesus Christ, explaining how he is BETTER THAN THE ANGELS. Now, notice in our text a few points concerning man's present condition;
His worthlessness - What is man? (vs. 6)
His powerlessness - Lower than the Angels (vs. 7)
His Helplessness - Not all things put under him (vs. 8)
***Man was created the crowning point of God's Creation, now he is so sinful and wicked that it is a wonder that God would even take note of him.
***Man was created with glory and honor. A being, unlike the angels, in that we were made in the image of God and for the express purpose of fellowship with God. Now, through sin and rebellion, we're just "lower t...