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astray, since he himself is subject to weakness.
Th i s i s why he has t o o f f e r
sa c r i f i c e s f o r h i s own s i ns , as we l l as f o r t he s i ns o f t he pe op l e”
“No
one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron
was. So
Chr i s t a l s o d i d no t t ake upon h ims e l f t he g l o r y o f be c omi ng a
h i gh pr i e s t . Bu t God sa i d t o h im,
‘You ar e my Son ; t oday I hav e
be c ome y our Fa t he r . ’
And he says in another place, ‘You are a priest
forever, in the order of Melchizedek.’”
(Hebrews 4:12-14, 5:1-6)
Jesus was not
selected from among men; men rejected Him. Jesus did not take upon
Himself the glory of being a high priest, He glorified the Father by
completing the mission and becoming one with the Father.
Consider and question this carefully: Jesus does have to offer sacrifices for
his own sins, as well as for the sins of people. For this is what is said in the
Hebrew epistle by Paul, and thought to be true by the theologies of most
people today. So, you may see that this applies to a mere man, not Jesus.
Jesus descended from the heavens, but is now the Father; He is God. Mere
man offers self-sacrifices for those who are ignorant, and for people in
conflict. God said to him [lower case], “You are a priest forever, in the
order of Melchizedek.” This is not a worldly appointment or ordination by
the hands of men, but an appointment and ordination from God the
Father. Therefore, it is true: “The man who enters by the gate is the
shepherd of his sheep
.”
(John 10: 2:3
)
He who is anointed enters through the
sheep gate—not the gate for those who consider themselves privileged or
ordained in the worldly ways.
“Fo r we ar e t o God t he ar oma o f Chr i s t among t ho s e who ar e be i ng
sav ed
and those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death, to
the other, the fragrance of life
.
And who is equal to such a task?
Un l ike s o
many , we do no t pedd l e t he wo rd o f God f o r pr o f i t .
On the contrary,
i n
Chr i s t we speak be f o r e God wi t h s i nc e r i t y , l ike men s en t f r om God . ”
(2
Corinthians 2:15-17)
“
In r ead i ng t h i s , t hen , y ou wi l l be ab l e t o unde r s t and my i ns i gh t i n t o
t he my s t e r y o f Chr i s t ,
which was not made known to men in other
generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy Apostles
and prophets.
Th i s my s t e r y i s t ha t t hr ough t he g o spe l t he Gen t i l e s ar e
he i r s t o g e t he r wi t h I s rae l
, members together of one body, and sharers
together in the promise in Christ Jesus. I became a servant of this gospel by
the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power.
Although I am less than the least of all God’s people, this grace was given
me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make