Have you ever become numb to something extraordinarily valuable? That's the danger the writer of Hebrews confronts with the soul-piercing question: "How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?"
Pastor Timothy Mann delves deep into Hebrews 2 to explore what makes our salvation "so great" and why treating it casually carries eternal consequences. This message wasn't originally planned—it came as a divine interruption when God pressed this scripture on Pastor Tim's heart just days before delivery.
The greatness of salvation stems from two profound realities. First, its divine source: unlike human-created religions, biblical salvation comes directly from God Himself through Jesus Christ. The gospel isn't mankind's speculation about God, but God's revelation to mankind. Jesus is both the messenger and the message, making Christianity utterly unique among belief systems.
Second, salvation's greatness is revealed in its immeasurable cost. Christ was "made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death." His humanity wasn't just for sympathy but for substitution. When Hebrews says Jesus "tasted death for everyone," it means He drank the full cup of God's wrath that we deserved. The cross wasn't an accident but the God-appointed means of redemption.
Pastor Tim courageously addresses theological tensions with crystal clarity: Christ's death is "sufficient for all, but effective only for those who believe." This preserves both the genuine nature of God's invitation and the necessity of personal faith. Neither universalism nor hyper-Calvinism aligns with the full biblical picture.
For long-time believers, the greatest danger isn't outright rejection of the gospel but becoming desensitized to its wonder. Neglecting salvation means treating the cross as ordinary when it should continually astonish us. Every lash on Jesus' back, every thorn in His brow was the price of our redemption.
Don't drift from these truths. Don't delay your response. Instead, run to Christ, rest in Christ, and rejoice in Christ—because nothing is more precious than knowing Him, and nothing more tragic than missing Him.