The Present-Day Ministry of Jesus Christ by Kenneth E. Hagin

Author:Kenneth E. Hagin
Language: eng
Format: mobi, pdf
Tags: Bible, Christ, intercession, ministry, Jesus, The Present-Day Ministry of Jesus Christ, deliverance, Prayer, salvation
Published: 2011-09-30T10:53:41+00:00

The judge said, "I teach a Sunday School class in the Methodist church, but I didn't know that was in there. I'm going to teach on that. Case dismissed!"

The judge showed mercy. If the preacher hadn't been speeding and hadn't run that light, he would have gotten by on justice; he wouldn't have needed mercy. But he broke the law and therefore needed mercy.

Mercy and grace are always available to us when we break God's law. All we need to do is call on Christ our Advocate.

Chapter 3

Jesus Christ, Our Intercessor

Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

— Hebrews 4:14-16

This portion of Scripture carries us a step further in our study of Christ's high priestly ministry. Jesus is the High Priest of the New Covenant. The High Priest of the Old Covenant had certain duties to perform. We discussed in Chapter 1 how he entered into the Holy of Holies once a year with the blood of animals to receive an atonement for the sins of the people.

Just as the High Priest under the Old Covenant had more duties to perform than that annual function, so it is with Jesus.

Although He entered into the heavenly Holy of Holies once and for all with His blood to obtain redemption for us, He still stands today in the office of High Priest.

Another office He fills today is that of Mediator. He is the mediatorial High Priest between God and man. No man can reach the Father except through Christ.

Jesus said, " I am the way, the truth and the life" (John 14:6).

One translation reads, "I am the way, the reality, and the life."

Christ is the only way to God.

Peter said in Acts 4:12, "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. " Another translation reads, "And in none other is there salvation, for neither is there any other name under heaven that is given among men, whereby we must be saved." Only through Jesus can we enter the Father's presence without condemnation.

The Early Church was often called "the Way." Let us look at a few Scriptures found in the Acts of the Apostles:

ACTS 9:2

2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of THIS WAY, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

This Scripture refers to Saul of Tarsus, who had letters in his possession from the authorities, giving him the power to arrest any persons he found who were members of "the Way."

ACTS 19:9

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