Whereas a prophet speaks for God to man, a priest mediates between man and God on man’s behalf. Christ is our High Priest. During his life, there were two major strains of his priestly work. One was to fully obey the law of God and fulfill all righteousness on our behalf. The other strain was to bear the penalty of our sin and thereby provide forgiveness for our sins. We most often hear about his sin-bearing work, which provides forgiveness.
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This whole episode with Jesus and his disciples is odd. What was the point of cursing an innocent fig tree and then talking about speaking to a mountain to be cast into the sea? None of this seems to make sense. There may be a few lessons some can derive from this event, but I see this as training about the nature of supernatural faith. I believe the mountain tossing thing was a metaphor for impossible tasks, and Jesus was telling us how to do impossible tasks.
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Isaiah prophesied, “And they will all be taught by God.” Jesus picks up on this truth to instruct his disciples on what must occur for someone to come to Jesus. Jesus taught them that they could not do what was necessary to bring anyone to Jesus. It applies to us as well. We cannot do anything to make someone believe the gospel.
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Today I awoke in much pain…in both feet this time. Gout. It’s supposed to be the rich...
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Behold, My servant will prosper, He will be high and lifted up and greatly exalted. 14 Just as...
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On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there....
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