What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer?
Christ as our Redeemer executeth the offices of a prophet, of a priest, and of king, both in his estate of humiliation and exaltation.a
- aActs 3:22; Hebrews 12:25; 2 Corinthians 13:3; Hebrews 5:5-7; 7:25; Psalm 2:6; Isaiah 9:6-7; Matthew 21:5; Psalm 2:8-11
Beddome's Scriptural Exposition 19 questions answered from Scripture
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Is the Saviour of the elect the anointed of God? Yes.
“God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows” Psalm 45:7
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Is he therefore called Christ? Yes.
“We have found the Messiah (that is being interpreted) the Christ” John 1:41
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Was Christ appointed for his work? Yes.
“He was fore-ordained before the foundation of the world” 1 Peter 1:20
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Was he furnished with sufficient authority to enter upon it? Yes.
“Him hath God the Father sealed” John 6:27
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Was he suitably qualified for the discharge of it? Yes.
“God gave not the Spirit by measure to him” John 3:34
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Was he owned and approved in it? Yes.
“This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” Matthew 3:17
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And did he put the finishing hand to it? Yes.
“I have finished the work that thou gavest me to do” John 17:4
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Was our salvation the great end of what Christ did and suffered? Yes.
“He suffered, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God” 1 Peter 3:18
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Is he therefore to his people all they need? Yes.
“Christ is all” Colossians 3
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Is he a priest? Yes.
“He is the High Priest of our profession” Hebrews 3:1
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Is he a king? Yes.
“I have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion” Psalm 2:6
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Doth Christ execute these offices wisely? Yes.
“My Servant shall deal prudently” Isaiah 52:13
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And faithfully? Yes.
“He was faithful to him that appointed him” Hebrews 3:2
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And diligently? Yes.
“Wot ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?” Luke 2:49
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And successfully? Yes.
“He shall not fail, nor be discouraged” Isaiah 42:4
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Did Christ execute these offices in his state of humiliation? Yes.
“I have glorified thee on the earth” John 17:4
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And doth he execute them in his-state of exaltation? Yes.
“He now appears in the presence of God for us” Hebrews 9:24
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Where Christ effectually executes one office, doth he execute all? Yes.
“For he is both a prince and a Saviour” Acts 5:31
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And is he to be received in all? Yes.
“Is Christ divided?” 1 Corinthians 1:13
Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795), pastor at Bourton-on-the-Water. Verses from the King James Version.
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