Video Segment 30 Summary (April 18, 2011 class)

Segment 30: Our Great High Priest

Presenter: William L. Lane

Hebrews takes the form of a sermon, a “word of exhortation.”
Hebrews is an insistent call to listen to the word that God has spoken. It
was prepared for a specific local congregation whose members had
become weary with the constant struggle they faced as Christians.
The pastor urged them to fix their gaze on Jesus so they would not
grow weary. The people of the new covenant were consecrated to the
service of God through Jesus’ sacrificial death. Consecration to God
implies committed discipleship. The task of the disciple is to emulate
Jesus, who faithfully did the will of God, regardless of the cost.

Video Segment 29 Summary (April 11, 2011 class)

Segment 29: A Pastor Gives Guidance
Presenter: Leander E. Keck

The letters to Timothy and Titus are called the Pastoral Epistles.
They are concerned with pastoral problems from the standpoint of
leadership. Most scholars think a follower of Paul wrote these letters
in Paul’s name. They take for granted a church structure with
clearly defined responsibilities and a society and family structure different
from our own. The summaries of essentials of Christian belief found in these
letters are probably early Christian confessions or creeds.