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IS THE CROSS ALONE ENOUGH OR DO WE NEED MORE?. HEBREWS 7. JESUS, LIKE MELCHIZEDEK. MELCHIZEDEK. GENESIS 14:18-20 MELCHIZEDEK = KING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS KING OF SALEM = KING OF PEACE PRIEST OF GOD MOST HIGH NO PREDECESSOR, NO SUCCESSOR = UNIQUE, ONE OF A KIND
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IS THE CROSS ALONE ENOUGH OR DO WE NEED MORE?
HEBREWS 7 JESUS, LIKE MELCHIZEDEK
MELCHIZEDEK GENESIS 14:18-20 MELCHIZEDEK = KING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS KING OF SALEM = KING OF PEACE PRIEST OF GOD MOST HIGH NO PREDECESSOR, NO SUCCESSOR = UNIQUE, ONE OF A KIND NO RECORD OF BIRTH OR DEATH = PERMANENT PRIESTHOOD
AARONIC PRIESTHOOD LINE OF SUCCESSION LIMITED DURATION LAW BASED, SO INEFFECTIVE NOT MEANT TO BE FINAL NOT BASED ON AN OATH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
CHANGE IN PRIESTHOOD HEBREWS 7:13 CHANGE IN BASIS NOW BASED ON THE POWER OF AN INDESTRUCTIBLE LIFE NOW BASED ON AN UNCHANEABLE OATH NOW COMBINES PRIEST AND KING THE NEW HAS SUPERCEEDED THE OLD
THE NEW KING-HIGH PRIEST HEBREWS 7:19-22 THE OLD SYSYTEM FOCUSED ON LAW KEEPING THE NEW ON HOPE INTRODUCES A BETTER HOPE WITH GREATER POSSIBILTIES THE BETTER HOPE ARISES FROM A BETTER COVENANT
PERMANENT PRIESTHOOD HEBREWS 7:24 JESUS’ PRIESTHOOD IS NON-TRANSFERABLE HE IS ABLE TO SAVE COMPLETELY [BRING TO COMPLETION] ALL WHO KEEP COMING TO HIM HE IS EVER LIVING TO IDENTIFY WITH AND INTERVENE FOR HIS PEOPLE [INTERCEED] HE IDENTIFIES ALL THE WAY FROM BEGINNING TO END, EACH STEP OF THE WAY
A COMMITTED HIGH PRIEST HE IS COMMITTED 100% TO OUR REACHING THE GOAL TRAINING AND MAKING US READY FOR RULING WITH GOD
HE IS ABLE BECAUSE HE IS -- HEBREWS 7:26 • HOLY – SET APART EXCLUSIVELY TO TRAIN US AND MAKE US USEFUL TO GOD • BLAMELESS– HAS NO ULTERIOR MOTIVES, NO HIDDEN AGENDA. HE IS STRAIGHTFORWARD, UPFRONT AND HONEST • PURE – UNSTAINED. LIVED AMONG US FOR 33 YEARS, BUT WAS NEVER CONTAMINATED. THE THINGS THAT WARP US DID NOT AFFECT HIS CHARACTER
HE IS ABLE BECAUSE HE IS --- • SET APART FROM SINNERS – HE IS NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM. HE HAS NO PERSONAL BAGGAGE TO INFLUENCE HIS RESPONCES AND DECISIONS • EXALTED ABOVE THE HEAVENS – HE DOES NOT SUFFER FROM A SHORTAGE OF RESOURCES. HE KEEPS THE BIG PICTURE IN VIEW • HE LIVES FOREVER – HE IS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE HIS JOB