Righteousness Fulfilled in Him
Christ Our Righteousness And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Matthew 3:15. Jesus did not receive baptism as a confession of guilt on His own account. He identified Himself with sinners, taking the steps that we are to take, and doing […]
He Became Our High Priest
Christ Our Righteousness Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. Hebrews 2:17. As a consecrated high priest He intercedes for His people. As a […]
His Righteousness Marks His Superiority
Christ Our Righteousness Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. Hebrews 1:9. We are God’s servants, and to each of us He has given talents, both natural and spiritual. As children of God, we should be constantly gaining in […]
Reconciliation by His Son
Christ Our Righteousness For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. Romans 5:10. Jesus Christ has given Himself as a complete offering in behalf of every fallen son and daughter of Adam. O what humiliation […]
The Scepter of His Kingdom
Christ Our Righteousness But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Hebrews 1:8. Our hope is to be constantly strengthened by the knowledge that Christ is our righteousness. Let our faith rest upon this foundation; for it will […]
Not By the Blood of Animals, But His Own
The Cleansing Blood Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place having obtained eternal redemption for us. Hebrews 9:12. As Christ at His ascension appeared in the presence of God to plead His blood in behalf of penitent believers, so the priest […]
