In this message, Brother Alan Simmons shares an important message that asks a crucial question facing many believers today - do you want to be an apprentice or a workman? Using 1 Peter 2:2-3, he explains how the Lord does note expect us to learn everything there is to know about being a follower of Christ once we receive Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. But as Paul wrote in Hebrews 5:12-14, at some point, believers are expected to grow beyond the milk of the Word - the basics of our faith - and handle the more meatier things. Using 2 Timothy 2:15 as the backdrop, Bro. Alan explains using a common example, the apprentice, the workman, and the master, to show how when we first come to receive Christ, we are apprentices, learning from older Christians around us, who should be workmen. And as we grow and mature in our faith, we should strive to become workmen, mentoring younger apprentices so they, too can become workmen ready to serve our Master, Saviour, and Lord, Jesus Christ!
Bro. Alan stated in his message Paul wrote this to the church in Jerusalem. There are some commentaries that claim this is where the epistle was first read; there is not enough evidence to claim that the book of Hebrews was written to any one group of Christian Jews at any one specific early church.
(This message is from October 6th, 2024)
