Our salvation is bound up with the precious work of Jesus Christ. Each step of His humiliation is important because each describes how He was brought low—so low that He stood in our place as guilty before God’s law, thus satisfying God’s wrath against our sin. But there is more: the salvation which He merited […]
“I believe . . . in Jesus Christ . . . who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell. . . .” With these words Christians confess that every aspect of Christ’s humiliation is vastly important and precious to […]
To the Christian Jesus Christ is all–important. Everything we know about Him is precious and essential. We consider His two natures (human and divine) and bow in awe while our hearts rejoice. We meditate on His name and titles (Jesus, Christ and Lord) and we are comforted. We analyze His triple office (Prophet, Priest and […]
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Christ’s Atoning Death Graciously, by means of atonement, God has changed the situation between Himself and His own. As Jesus Christ obeyed God even unto death, the cause of our estrangement was removed and we know our Covenant God’s love and favor. But the question is: Just exactly what took place as Jesus suffered and […]
As a Christian I confess that I “belong unto my faithful Savior Jesus Christ; who with His precious blood has fully satisfied for all my sins . . .” (Heidelberg Catechism, q. 1). Satisfaction for sins—what a thought! And especially when we know what sin really is! What is satisfaction? As the word is used here […]
To find any item in this index note the numbers following the item, such as 6:2. Thismeans that you will find what you are looking for in the June issue (6) on page 2. In the index of book reviews the name in the parenthesis identifies the reviewer. AUTHORS BAKER, HENRY Alarming trend 5:13, […]
John Flavel, in his The Fountain of Life, wrote: Salvation, as to the actual dispensation of it, is revealed by Christ as a Prophet, procured by him as a Priest, applied by him as a King. In vain it is revealed, if not purchased; in vain it is revealed and purchased, if not applied (p. […]
Whenever the Church calls God’s Only–begotten Son the Christ, the Church is confessing that this Son is essential in God’s plan of redemption. Christ, meaning “anointed,” is the title that says that He was appointed and qualified for the work of salvation. Just as Samuel was anointed as prophet, Aaron as priest, and David as […]
Having seen the general teaching of Scripture about the offices of Christ we should look at each one of them in detail. First, we call Christ “our chief Prophet and Teacher.” What is a prophet? We must distinguish between the precise meaning of the word “prophet” and the common, loose use of the word. Loosely […]