Hi all. I just wanted to share a footnote I've enjoyed in the Recovery Version, for Hebrews chapter 1 verse 3, footnote 4. I enjoyed it so much, I've memorised it:

This book (Hebrews), having the concept that all positive things are heavenly, points us to the very Christ who is in the heavens. In the gospels is the Christ who lived on the earth and died on the cross for the accomplishment of redemption. In the acts is the resurrected and ascended Christ, propagated and ministered to men.

In Romans is the Christ who is our righteousness for justification, and life for sanctification, transformation, conformation, glorification, and building up. In Galatians is the Christ who enables us to live a life that is versus the law, religion, traditions, and forms. In Philippians is the Christ who is lived out of His members. In Ephesians and Colossians is the Christ who is the life, content, and Head of the Body, the Church. In 1 and 2 Corinthians is the Christ who is everything in the practical church life. In 1 and 2 Thessalonians is the Christ who is our Holiness for His coming back. In 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus is the Christ who is God's Economy, enabling us to know how to conduct ourselves in the house of God. In the epistles of Peter is the Christ who enables us to take God's governmental dealings, administered through sufferings. In the epistles of John is the Christ who is the life and fellowship of the children of God in God's family. In Revelation is the Christ who is walking among the churches in this ages, ruling over the world in the kingdom in the coming age, and expressing God in full glory in the new heaven and new earth for eternity. In this book (Hebrews), is the present Christ, who is now in the heavens as our minister and High Priest, ministering to us the heavenly life, grace, authority and power, and sustaining us to live a heavenly life on earth. He is the Christ now, the Christ today, and the Christ on the throne in the heavens, who is our daily salvation and moment by moment supply!

-- Oliver Fischer (spicenut@excite.com), November 27, 2004

Answers

Thanks for sharing Oliver! Haven't seen you around here lately. Glad you stopped back in. God bless,

-- Emily ("jesusfollower7@yahoo.com"), November 27, 2004.

Yes, thanks for sharing Oliver. Glad to see you posting again.

-- Andy S ("ask3332004@yahoo.com"), November 28, 2004.

It's nice to see you all again. I've been doing many things, one of which was moving house. Anyhow, I hope you are all enjoying the Lord these days.

May He strengthen you with power, through His Spirit, into the inner man.

-- Oliver Fischer (spicenut@excite.com), November 28, 2004.