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the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by
constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.”
(Hebrews
5:1-14)
What is perfected is spiritually enlightened and unseen by the world,
because nothing is perfected by the law; perfection, just by its nature, must
occur outside of the normal order of imperfection. The truth always seems
contrary to the way this world perceives it, but the world demands truth to
be the way it thinks [always to its own chagrin]. “If perfection could have
been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it the law
was given to the people),
why was t he r e s t i l l ne ed f o r ano t he r pr i e s t t o
c ome—one i n t he o rde r o f Me l ch i zedek
, not in the order of Aaron? For
when there is a change of the priesthood, there must also be a change of the
law. He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, and no
one from that tribe has ever served at the altar. For it is clear that our Lord
descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about
priests. And what we have said is even clearer if another priest like
Melchizedek appears,
one who has be c ome a pr i e s t no t on t he bas i s o f a
r e gu l a t i on as t o h i s anc e s t r y bu t on t he bas i s o f t he powe r o f an
i nde s t ruc t i b l e l i f e
. For it is declared: ‘You are a priest forever, in the order
of Melchizedek.’ The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and
useless and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.
And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath,
but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: The Lord has
sworn and will not change his mind: You are a priest forever.
Be c aus e o f
t h i s oa t h , J e sus has be c ome t he guaran t e e o f a be t t e r c ov enan t . ”
(Hebrews
7:11-22)
Jesus’ quote by Paul speaks in the third person for a very special
reason: He was not speaking of Himself in this regard, because He knew to
whom He was speaking.
Jesus, the Son and essence of God, was in the world, but not of this world;
while in this world, Jesus was seen as a mere man. His Divinity in the
fullness of the Father was hidden. He was a Divine phenomenon, because
He was seen as a natural man, yet He was outside of the normal order. Jesus
was of a supernatural origin, and He condescended to assume human form
for our purpose; in this regard, we are created in His image and likeness.
The Father’s words spoken through the Son of God are once again spoken
as a testimony of what those words meant yesterday and today. Mental and
spiritual alignment with the will of God provides the total picture of God’s
Plan for Man! The profoundness of that plan reveals the relativity between