Student Choice Assignment, Week 8, New Testament Class

Choice 5: Hebrews 1-2. Jesus Christ Is Greater than Angels

    1.      Refer to “Epistle to the Hebrews” in the Bible Dictionary (pp. 746-47). Read the first paragraph and the “Analysis of Hebrews,” number 1-5. Make a list of what Jesus Christ is superior to.

Jesus is superior to: angels, Moses, and the high priests including Melchizedek, Arron, and Abraham.

    2.      Read Hebrews 1. Make a list of three truths Paul taught about the Savior Jesus Christ.

   A: Christ is the Son of God and the heir of all things (2).

   B: Christ purged our sins and sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high (3).

   C: Christ laid the foundation of the earth and the heaven are the works of his hands (10).

    3.      Read Hebrews 2:7-18; 4:13-16; Alma 7:11; Doctrine and Covenants 122:8. In writing describe    how these scriptures explain reasons the Son of God came to earth to experience mortality.

Christ needed to come to earth to experience mortality so he could be below the angels and below all of us. He needed to suffer pains and afflictions and be tempted so he could succor those that suffer pains and afflictions and are tempted.