Jesus Christ: Superior and Divine

Jesus Christ is Greater than Angels

(Hebrews 1-2)

In the “Analysis of Hebrews,” under the “Epistle of Hebrews” in the Bible Dictionary, in numbers 1-5 we are told that Jesus Christ is superior to:

• "Jesus is greater than the angels. He has a more excellent name, inheritance, and higher calling."
• "Jesus is greater than Moses. Moses was a faithful servant, but Jesus was a faithful son."
• Jesus’s word is superior to any. Jesus is greater than Moses, so we much obey the words of Jesus in order to enter the Lords kingdom.
• "He is a high priest of Melchizedek, who is superior to the high priests of the Law of Moses."

In Hebrews 1 Paul described this superiority of Jesus Christ by stating these three truths of the Savior:

• Jesus Christ is “better than the angels” because He is the Son of God (Hebrews 1:4).
• He is the “heir of all things” (Hebrews 1:2).
• He is the Creator of the worlds (Hebrews 1:2).

 “Christ condescended from His premortal throne and came to earth so that He could experience mortality with its physical restrictions” (Institute Manual, “A Little Lower than the Angles,” Hebrews 2:6-9). Even with this superiority and divinity our Savior came to earth to experience mortality, and witness the trials and temptations that plague us here on earth, so that He can better help us as we struggle with our individual trials and temptations. Although our Savior Jesus Christ did not fall into temptations or sin, He experienced all the struggles we each individually face. By doing this He is able to guide us, and strengthen us, and succor us. What wonderful, and loving Heavenly Father, and Savior we have, that they walked through this life before us, so that they can know how to help us to ensure our return to live with them.