Hebrews 5:4-10 & 100k

The Hyundai is about to turn 100k miles.  The 100,000 mile power train warranty was never used.  My guess is that at 100,001 everything will blow, I say this not as a pessimist, it just seems humorous, that is until it happens.  The Santa Fe has been good to us, besides routine maintenance and body work after hitting a deer the only problem has been a bad battery.  When one calls a car good I think they generally mean that it has reliably gotten me from here to there.  Synonymously when a manly conversation ensues, which means men pretend to know what they are talking about, one might virtually say that their motor is a good one or their transmission hasn’t failed them unlike the lemon your friend is complaining about.  That a car has a good power train is implied when one deems it a good car.

When Christians are thinking correctly they realize that though the cross it central it is so because a couple of things are implied.  First, the Christ who died on the cross was first a Christ who lived to fulfill all righteousness (Matthew 3:15) in my place such that by his obedience I will be made righteous (Romans 5:18-21).  Second, the crucified Christ is the risen Christ.  The cross remains central, and his obedience and resurrection essential to a correct understating of it.

This is why I have no problem when Hebrews 5:8-9 speaks of Christ’s being made perfect through obedience being the source of my eternal salvation.  Also I do realize that the cross itself was an act of obedience; I just don’t think the context takes us that far.  I hope this clears up any vagueness on something I passed entirely too quickly over last night.