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Since the law brought judgment for disobedience, how much greater is the danger of neglecting this new salvation. Yet the Son who surpasses angels also shared our humanity. He entered death itself so that its curse would end with Him, destroying the devil’s hold. Made like His brothers and sisters in every way—including temptation—He became a merciful and faithful high priest who helps those who struggle, not from afar but from within their experience.
Why it mattersPermalink
Psalm 8 finds its fulfillment in Christ, who restores God’s image in humankind. In His suffering and temptation, Jesus proved both divine strength and human sympathy, bridging heaven and earth.
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But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.