The author of Hebrews wrote to two main groups of people. The first group was composed of people who were four inches from giving up. These people were thinking, I’m done. This is too difficult. This is too painful. Following Jesus has cost me in so many areas. I’ve lost friends and loved ones. Jesus isn’t worth this. So the writer told them, “Don’t give up on Jesus.” The second group were those who wanted to just add Jesus to their conglomeration of spiritual concepts and ideas. They wanted to believe in Jesus, but they also wanted to keep the Law and the Ten Commandments. They had a hybrid
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