Perfectly Saved - Hebrews 7:11-28

Our reflection continues the theme of Jesus’ Messianic priesthood; Jesus is the mediator of God’s faith community through His work of propitiation. The author speaks to those of who are quick to hear and seeks to dissuade them from a return to the pomp and circumstance of their former Jewish lifestyle by showing the superiority of Christ’s role as high priest over that of the Aaronic priesthood. The author does this by combining and correcting their ideas about Melchizedek from the Essenes and Philonic philosophy. Acceptance of the author’s words fulfills the basic purpose of the book, ‘to cast off any weight or entangling sin by fixing our eyes upon Jesus, the initiator and perfecter of our faith’ (cf. Heb. 12:1-3).