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Jesus,
The Great High Priest
April
21, 2002
Pastor
Nicky Joya talked about the permanent and perfect priesthood of Jesus
Christ, who is able to save completely those who come to God through
Him, because He always intercedes with God the Father.
According
to Pastor Nicky, the priesthood of Jesus Christ is permanent
therefore, the provisions of the New Covenant are permanent and
better than the Old.
A.
The promise of permanence
"And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without
any oath, but He became a priest with an oath when God said to Him,
'The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: "You are a
priest forever"'. Because of this oath, Jesus has become
the guarantee of a better covenant." (Hebrews 7:20-22)
B.
A person of perfection
1. Jesus is the Eternal High Priest who is able to save completely.
"Now there have been many of those priests, since death
prevented them from continuing in office, but because Jesus lives
forever, He has a permanent priesthood. Therefore He is able to save
completely those who come to God through Him, because He always lives
to intercede for them." (Hebrews 7:23-25)
2. Jesus is the Holy High Priest who is able to offer a perfect
sacrifice.
"Such a High Priest meets our need - one who is holy, blameless,
pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. Unlike the
other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after
day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the
people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when He
offered Himself. For the law appoints as high priests men who
are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son,
who has been made perfect forever." (Hebrews 7:26-28)
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