Hebrews, things are just better

We live in a world that's trying to make things better, all the time.  That's admirable and good.  No one wants to go back to a world when our situation was less comfortable.  I readily admit I appreciate the improvements of society.  Air conditioning, technology, and medical technology are just some of the things that make the world better.  

The presence of evil in the world complicates things.  Sin is destructive. (Genesis 4:7).  Sometimes, in our world of improvements and innovations, the spirit of improvement can creep into the Church. This can be a problem for believers. We are encouraged to grow in Christ and we want to make improvements with our relationship with Jesus.  Here is the challenge: The Gospel is already the BEST NEWS in the WORLD!  We have to make the decision to understand we have received the One who made everything better!  The Acres of Diamonds are in our own back yard.

The book in the Bible that makes the case for us is Hebrews.  Let me encourage you to take a good look at this wonderful portion of God's word. Here is a simple introduction: 
They don't know who wrote Hebrews. A good guess is Apollos.  One might recall that Apollos is mentioned by Paul in 1 Corinthians and by Luke in Acts.  Apollos was a gifted teacher.  Here is what the IVP New Testament Background Commentary says about Apollos:
It is more commonly suggested that the writer is Apollos, whose Alexandrian rhetorical and possibly philosophical training would have suited him especially well to write such a letter; he was certainly respected as Paul’s peer in the Pauline churches. (He seems to have been moving from Rome toward the east or south a few years before Hebrews was written--Tit 3:13—but he could have returned.). 
Interesting.  I do know that the structure of the book is amazing.  I had to outline the whole book in Bible College and there discovered the wonderful detail of Hebrews.  Here is a sample outline from the CSB Study Bible  
OUTLINE
I.    The Superiority of the Son of God (1:1–2:18)
II.    The Superiority of the Son’s Faithfulness (3:1–4:16)
III.    The Superiority of the Son’s Work (5:1–6:20)
IV.    The Superiority of the Son’s Priesthood (7:1–10:39)
V.    The Superiority of the Christian Faith (11:1–12:2)
VI.    The Superiority of the Father’s Way (12:3–29)
VII.    The Superiority of the Christian Life in the Church (13:1–25)

For those of us raised in church.  Hebrews should be a treasure.   All of the redeemed are part of God's high redemptive plan.  The book of Hebrews makes the case. In the ESV the English word "better" is mentioned 11 times in 10 verses.  What's interesting to me is the scope.  From chapter 6 to chapter 12, the author keeps making the point. HINT: (hover your mouse over each reference and it will pop up., double click it and it will take you to the verse in context @ www.biblia.com) 
Hebrews 6:9 
Hebrews 7:19 
Hebrews 7:22 
Hebrews 8:6 
Hebrews 9:23 
Hebrews 10:34 
Hebrews 11:16 
Hebrews 11:35 
Hebrews 11:40 
Hebrews 12:24 

Be assured that the salvation that you have today....is BETTER than anything this world has to offer. Praise God!