[Mr Rogers]

“This epistle was not meant to apply to the Gentile world...”

Really? Hebrews is a letter that only applies to Jewish converts? THAT is a novel theory of canon! This non-Jewish Baptist find it both inspiring and enlightening!

[imardmd1]

Again, the epistle was written to the dispersed Hebrews, many of whom were ill-instructed in the import of their own religion as symbolic, a precursor revealing the Person and Work of the Christ.

The principles involved may apply also to Gentiles, and used by Gentiles to begin to understand the significance of the Hebrew religion. This is not novel. The primary audience of the epistle is clearly given in the title. My Textus Receptus page says "Paulou Tou Apostolou Hay Pros Ebraious Epistolay" (sounding it out with the English alphabet).

I do not see how this can be a problem for you. I learned this in my 47 years of participation in independent fundamental immersionist assemblies, and as having been discipled for over 25 years by a retired Baptist missionary, whose doctoral degree was from the Western Conservative Baptist Seminary.