Mandy's Musings

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Today's lessons

Forgetting to return library books on time at MTC is expensive.

Studying in an air-conditioned room set to 22 degrees when it is 38 degrees outside means that you will boil when you go outside with a cardigan on.

Paying more attention in first and second year Greek would have been a good idea (nouns do not have tenses, verbs have tenses).

In Hebrews 1:10 the writer of Hebrews attributes the words of Psalm 102, which in their original context are about God, to God's lips in a declaration about His Son.

The writer of Hebrews likes to be descriptive about God's nature, so talks about him as 'the majesty on high' or 'the throne of grace'.

Jesus is the great high priest - who is qualified as one appointed by God and also as one who is also subject to weakness. However, Jesus was without sin, and is therefore superior to priests of Aaron's line, for he was able to offer the perfect sacrifice which brings salvation.

Off to learn a little more ...

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