Royal Priests
Then Father says something very interesting. “The LORD is his inheritance.” This tribe of priests have as their inheritance the Lord God Himself.
This is a shadow. The reality is found in Christ Jesus.
Then Father says something very interesting. “The LORD is his inheritance.” This tribe of priests have as their inheritance the Lord God Himself.
This is a shadow. The reality is found in Christ Jesus.
I love that Peter ties growth into spiritual maturity into the building of the Church upon the bedrock of the Lord Jesus Christ. He points out that we are becoming a part of what Father is building. We are in effect living stones. Each of us has a place and a part in the integrity of the entire structure.
Hebrews 8:1–2 “Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord set up, not man. (NASB…
The Priesthood of Jesus We think of Jesus as Lord and Savior, and it is right and good that we should do so for that He certainly is. However, scripture also teaches that He is our high priest. Our tendency to focus on His work at the cross can overshadow the magnificence of this role….