Have you ever found yourself thinking there must be something more, something better just out of reach? Maybe you wouldn’t say it out loud, but the feeling is there. The Christians addressed in Hebrews felt it too. They were already in Christ, which is far greater than what came before, yet they were tempted to look back. The writer of Hebrews doesn’t simply tell them to stop; he shows them why going back makes no sense. He tells them what they have in Christ is not just better, it is...

There was once a man named Elias who loved the King. He spoke of the King often. He defended the King in the marketplace when mockers laughed. He sang the King’s songs while he worked. He fed the poor in the King’s name. He kept company with the King’s servants, learned their customs, memorized their sayings, and even wore a silver pin shaped like the royal crest upon his coat. If you had met him in the street, you would have said, “There goes a man of the King.” And perhaps Elias would...

Every Christian should want to be as doctrinally accurate as possible. If God has spoken, then His Word deserves to be handled carefully, believed fully, and taught honestly. We should never become casual about truth. Scripture repeatedly calls us to grow, to test things carefully, to hold fast what is good, and to teach sound doctrine. A heart that loves God will not treat doctrine as a small matter. At the same time, salvation is not the reward for mastering every detail of theology with...