Thematic Bible: Priesthood of
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Aaron » Priesthood of
Nor does any one take that high office upon himself, till he has been called to do so by God, as Aaron was.
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Christ » Priesthood of » Exaltation
To sum up what I have been saying:--Such is the High Priest that we have, one who 'has taken his seat at the right hand' of the throne of God's Majesty in Heaven,
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But, when Christ came, he appeared as High Priest of that Better System which was established; and he entered through that nobler and more perfect 'Tabernacle,' not made by human hands--that is to say, not a part of this present creation.
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and, since we have in him 'a great priest set over the House of God,'
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Christ » Priesthood of » Human as well as divine
Therefore, Christian Brothers, you who, all alike, have received the Call from Heaven, fix your attention on Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our Religion.
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And consequently it was necessary that he should in all points be made like 'his Brothers,' in order that he might prove a merciful as well as a faithful High Priest in man's relations with God, for the purpose of expiating the sins of his People.
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Christ » Priesthood of » Sympathetic
We have, then, in Jesus, the Son of God, a great High Priest who has passed into the highest Heaven; let us, therefore, hold fast to the Faith which we have professed. Our High Priest is not one unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has in every way been tempted, exactly as we have been, but without sinning.
Christ » Priesthood of » Eternal
where Jesus, our Forerunner, has entered on our behalf, after being made for all time a High Priest of the order of Melchizedek.
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Christ » Priesthood of » Sinless
This was the High Priest that we needed--holy, innocent, spotless, withdrawn from sinners, exalted above the highest Heaven,
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Christ » Priesthood of » Divinely appointed
In the same way, even the Christ did not take the honour of the High Priesthood upon himself, but he was appointed by him who said to him-- 'Thou art my Son; this day I have become thy Father';
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Christ » Priesthood of » Prince of peace
Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » After the order of melchizedek
where Jesus, our Forerunner, has entered on our behalf, after being made for all time a High Priest of the order of Melchizedek.
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and on another occasion also-- 'Thou art a priest for all time of the order of Melchizedek.'
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All this becomes even yet plainer when we remember that a new priest has appeared, resembling Melchizedek,
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for that is the meaning of the declaration-- 'Thou art for all time a priest of the order of Melchizedek.'
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Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Blesses
For you, first, God raised up his Servant, and sent him to bless you, by turning each one of you from his wicked ways."
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Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Superior to aaron and the levitical priests
But Jesus, as we see, has obtained a ministry as far excelling theirs, as the Covenant of which he is the intermediary, based, as it is, on better promises, excels the former Covenant.
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If, then, Perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood--and it was under this priesthood that the people received the Law--why was it still necessary that a priest of a different order should appear, a priest of the order of Melchizedek and not of the order of Aaron?
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and that he was appointed, not under a Law regulating only earthly matters, but by virtue of a life beyond the reach of death;
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To sum up what I have been saying:--Such is the High Priest that we have, one who 'has taken his seat at the right hand' of the throne of God's Majesty in Heaven, where he ministers in the Sanctuary, in that true Tabernacle set up by the Lord and not by man.
And the oath shows the corresponding superiority of the Covenant of which Jesus is appointed the surety.
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Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Appointed and called by God
Therefore, Christian Brothers, you who, all alike, have received the Call from Heaven, fix your attention on Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our Religion. See how faithful he was to the God who appointed him, as Moses was in the whole House of God.
Nor does any one take that high office upon himself, till he has been called to do so by God, as Aaron was. In the same way, even the Christ did not take the honour of the High Priesthood upon himself, but he was appointed by him who said to him-- 'Thou art my Son; this day I have become thy Father';
Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Entered into heaven
But, this priest, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, which should serve for all time, 'took his seat at the right hand of God,'
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We have, then, in Jesus, the Son of God, a great High Priest who has passed into the highest Heaven; let us, therefore, hold fast to the Faith which we have professed.
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Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Sympathizes with saints
The fact that he himself suffered under temptation enables him to help those who are tempted.
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Our High Priest is not one unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has in every way been tempted, exactly as we have been, but without sinning.
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Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Intercedes
And that is why he is able to save perfectly those who come to God through him, living for ever, as he does, to intercede of their behalf.
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For it was not into a Sanctuary made by human hands, which merely foreshadowed the true one, that Christ entered, but into Heaven itself, that he might now appear in the presence of God on our behalf.
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Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » His sacrifice superior to all others
While, then, it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly realities to be purified by such means as these, the heavenly realities themselves required better sacrifices.
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For, if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of the ashes of a heifer, purify those who have been defiled (as far as ceremonial purification goes), how much more will the blood of the Christ, who, through his eternal Spirit, offered himself up to God, as a victim without blemish, purify our consciences from a lifeless formality, and fit us for the service of the Living God!
Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Has an unchangeable priesthood
The Law appoints as High Priests men who are liable to infirmity, but the words of God's oath, which was later than the Law, name the Son as, for all time, the perfect Priest.
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Again, new Levitical priests are continually being appointed, because death prevents their remaining in office;
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Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Offered himself as a sacrifice
for then Christ would have had to undergo death many times since the creation of the world. But now, once and for all, at the close of the age, he has appeared, in order to abolish sin by the sacrifice of himself.
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how much more will the blood of the Christ, who, through his eternal Spirit, offered himself up to God, as a victim without blemish, purify our consciences from a lifeless formality, and fit us for the service of the Living God!
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Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Consecrated with an oath
Then again, the appointment of this new priest was ratified by an oath, which is not so with the Levitical priests, but his appointment was ratified by an oath, when God said to him-- 'The Lord has sworn, and will not change, "Thou art a priest for all time."'
Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Is of unblemished purity
The Law appoints as High Priests men who are liable to infirmity, but the words of God's oath, which was later than the Law, name the Son as, for all time, the perfect Priest.
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This was the High Priest that we needed--holy, innocent, spotless, withdrawn from sinners, exalted above the highest Heaven,
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Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Aaron and his sons
Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Typified » Melchizedek
Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Appointment of, an encouragement to steadfastness
We have, then, in Jesus, the Son of God, a great High Priest who has passed into the highest Heaven; let us, therefore, hold fast to the Faith which we have professed.
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Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Offered sacrifice only once
one who has no need to offer sacrifices daily as those High Priests have, first for their own sins, and then for those of the People. For this he did once and for all, when he offered himself as the sacrifice.
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Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Needed no sacrifice for himself
one who has no need to offer sacrifices daily as those High Priests have, first for their own sins, and then for those of the People. For this he did once and for all, when he offered himself as the sacrifice.
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Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Obtained redemption for us
Nor was it with the blood of goats and calves, but with his own blood, that he entered, once and for all, into the Sanctuary, and obtained our eternal deliverance.
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Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Made reconciliation
And consequently it was necessary that he should in all points be made like 'his Brothers,' in order that he might prove a merciful as well as a faithful High Priest in man's relations with God, for the purpose of expiating the sins of his People.
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Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » On his throne
Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Faithful
See how faithful he was to the God who appointed him, as Moses was in the whole House of God.
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