What's the Focus of the Book of Hebrews?

     Did you ever wonder what the crucial point of the book of Hebrews is?  I started the Life-Study of Hebrews in July, and a lot of things came up that slowed down my reading on this Life-Study, but I've kept at it.  I was a bit surprised when I came across this on page 772, the second to the last page of this Life-Study:

Hebrews is deep in the unveiling of the fact that this wonderful Christ is now joined to our spirit, which is the very Holy of Holies of God's dwelling place today, to be our life with the law of life functioning and working to conform us to His image.  This is the most crucial point of the whole book of Hebrews.  It is the vital focus of the experience of the Christ revealed in this book (Lee, Witness. Life-Study of Hebrews. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry, 1975, Print). 

     I love hearing about this, and I am very thankful for the ministry of Witness Lee that has made this truth so clear!  In the previous chapter he talked about how the Lord as the only begotten Son became the Firstborn Son because God wants millions of sons.  And as the Firstborn, Christ is the Captain of our salvation (Heb. 2:10) to make sure that we get there! He's the One who knows how to fully transform us and conform us so that we eventually express Him! 

   The sentence about how the law of life is working to conform us to the Lord's image got me thinking about some things I read in earlier Life-Studies.  Every life has a law, and God's life is higher than the plant, animal, and human life, and so it has the highest law.  Encoded into the divine life within us is a divine DNA that knows exactly how to conform us to the Lord's image! 

You can  also listen to live excerpts from these messages on Hebrews on The Life-Study of the Bible with Witness Lee.  You will enjoy listening to both  the excerpts  from these spoken messages and the helpful and enlightening commentary of the radio hosts.

Other Posts on the Life-Study of Hebrews:

Why is the Background of the Book of Hebrews Important to Understanding This Book?
What Does God's Speaking Show us In Hebrews 1:1-2?
What Does Hebrews 2:10 Say About Christ?
How Does the Lord Sanctify Us In Hebrews 2:11?
The High Priest in Hebrews 2:17 Makes Me Think of the Poem Footprints
Why is the Sabbath Rest Mentioned in Hebrews 4:9?
Why is Unbelief in Hebrews 3:12 the Biggest Offense to God?
How Do We Come Forward in Hebrews 4:16?
What Does Hebrews 6:1 Say About Christian Maturity?
What Does Hebrews 8 Tell Us About the Differences Between the Old & New Testaments?
What Does It Mean to Gain our Soul in Hebrews 10:39?
Have You Seen God's Silence in Hebrews 11?
How Do You Run the Christian Race in Hebrews 12?
What is the Birthright About in Hebrews 12:16?
From the Life-Study of Hebrews - What is the Central Concept of the Bible?
What's the Focus of the Book of Hebrews?