- Jesus Christ our High Priest
The
fourth integral part of the grace of God is Jesus Christ Himself whom not only
is eternal life and has granted us the gift of eternal life with all our unique
gifts, talents and abilities, His forgiving mercies but also Himself as the
great and Eternal High Priest who sits at the right hand of the Father interceding
on the behalf of all those who seeks Him.
For
we have been duly admonished saying; “But the free gift is not like the
offense. For if by the one man's offense (the first Adam) many died, much more
the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ,
abounded to many. And the gift is not like that which came through the one who
sinned. For the judgment which came from one offense resulted in condemnation,
but the free gift which came from many offenses resulted in justification.’
“For
if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who
receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through
the One, Jesus Christ.) Therefore, as through one man's offense judgment came
to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man's righteous act
the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life” (Romans 5:15-18)
We
have also been instructed saying; “Therefore, having been justified by faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have
access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the
glory of God” (Romans 5:5:1-2).
Jesus
Christ encompasses all of God’s grace, God has saved us and called us with a
holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and
grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, but has now been
revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death
and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel” (2Timothy 1:9-10).
Jesus
Christ is all and in all, for God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us,
that we might become the righteousness of God in Him and He is presently seated
at the right hand of the Father interceding on our behalf as our eternal High
Priest and left us with His flesh to eat in the form of the unleavened bread and
His blood to drink in the form of the wine for our continual sanctification,
redemption, justification and ultimately our glorification, but the million
dollar question is, have we received this aspect of God’s grace in vain?
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To be continued
With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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