Unprotected
This week's verses are Hebrews 2:1-4 : Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For if the message spoken through angels proved to be so firm that every violation or disobedience received its just penalty, how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him, while God confirmed their witness with signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will. The Apostle Paul is talking to us here about how important Jesus' offer of salvation is. We really have been saved from a perilous situation. The Bible is clear about the penalties for sin. There are severe consequences for our sins that we can't pay on our own. Just to try to pay down the interest on the costs of their unintentional sin, the Israelites needed to maintain a labor force amounting to an entire tribe within a tr...