Q. 25. How doth Christ execute the office of a priest?

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Christ executeth the office of a priest, in his once offering up of himself a sacrifice to satisfy divine justice and reconcile us to God, and in making continual intercession for us.

Heb. 9:14, 28; Heb. 2:17; Heb. 7:24-25.

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Index: ACCESS To God through Christ alone
Index: BENEFITS Benefits of Christ’s mediation
Index: CHRIST Offices:Prophet, Priest, King
Index: DEATH OF CHRIST Satisfaction of the Father’s justice by His obedience and death
Index: EXPIATION Sin cannot be expiated but by the blood of Christ
Index: INTERCESSION Made by Christ, part of His priestly office
Index: KING How He executes the office
Index: MERIT On merits of His obedience and sacrifice He makes intercession
Index: OFFICES OF CHRIST Priestly
Index: RECONCILIATION With God, purchased by Christ’s sacrifice of Himself
Index: SACRIFICE Justice of His Father fully satisfied by the sacrifice of Christ the Son

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Hebrews 9:14
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Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
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Hebrews 9:28
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Hebrews 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
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Hebrews 2:17
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Hebrews 2:17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
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Hebrews 7:24-25
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Hebrews 7:24 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
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