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Home renovations are always a challenge. So often what looks like a simple job ends up exposing deeper problems. When we do, we're faced with a dilemma, do we just apply a quick fix to the worst problems, cover them up temporarily, and leave the problem for someone else to solve in the future. But eventually, we know, someone is going to have to do the job properly, permanently, even if it's more costly, and more difficult. Our spiritual lives can be the same. We prefer the quick fix over the ultimate answer. Hebrews 7 is written to exactly those kinds of people, who had lived with the "temporary fix" of the priestly system so long, they were tempted to go back to it, even once they had experienced God's ultimate solution to their greatest spiritual need. Yet they still found themselves tempted to return to the old, inferior system. But as the author reminds us -- Jesus is a greater high priest, who reveals just how much better his promised solution for sin really is.

Hebrews 6 is one of the most challenging passages in all of scripture. The theological implications have been discussed for generations. But what if, instead of a theological treatise, these passages were actually a powerful reminder of the importance of growth to maturity, and a warning against complacency. This morning, we unpack these passages, not as a theological argument, but as a poignant, pastoral, practical encouragement to the church.