Thematic Bible: Christ, the mediator of
Thematic Bible
The Covenant » Christ, the mediator of
and to Jesus, the Mediator of a New Agreement [between God and mankind], and to the sprinkled blood [of Jesus], which says better things [to us] than [the blood of] Abel did. [Note: The contrast seems to be that "Abel's blood called for vengeance and death (See Gen. 4:10) whereas the blood of Christ provides mercy and life"].
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But now Jesus has obtained a ministry that is as far superior [to that of the Levitical priesthood] as the [New] Agreement, of which He is the Mediator, is better [than the old one], because it has been enacted on better promises.
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Therefore, Christ is the Mediator of a New Agreement, so that [all] those people who have been called [by God] can receive the promise of the never ending inheritance. [This is possible because] a death has taken place for the redemption of [people's] sins who lived under the first Agreement.
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- Abel and Cain
- Advocates
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- Blood, of Jesus Christ
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- Christ, Types Of
- Covenant, the new
- Eternal Possession
- Excellence
- Freedom, Through Jesus Christ
- God's Call, Results
- Greatness Of Christ
- Heirs
- Human Blood Shed