Gospel.com Topics Feed - High Priest 2009-09-11T13:24:46-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/high+priest/ Jesus the high priest - a Christian perspective http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%206:19-20&version=NIV 2009-09-11T13:24:46-05:00 Just like the priests of the Old Testament interceded between God and man, so Jesus Christ pleads our case before God. He is the ultimate high priest, securing complete forgiveness for our sins and restoring our relationship with God. New testament - a Christian perspective http://biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=65&chapter=8&version=31&context=chapter 2009-08-07T11:35:00-05:00 The New Testament (or "new covenant") is the covenant that Jesus has mediated between God and man. Through this new covenant, Christ pays for our sins and we receive salvation. This new covenant takes the place of the Old Testament, in which all people stood condemned by the law for their sin. Priest in the Bible: Hebrews 5:1-10 http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%205:1-10&version=NIV 2009-07-29T15:58:26-05:00 Jesus is here described as our high priest--a successor to the line of Old Testament priests, and the one appointed to intercede between us and God. Through Christ's priesthood, we are reconciled with God, just as the Israelite priests interceded on their nation's behalf. High priest in the Bible: Hebrews 4:14-16 http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%204:14-16&version=NIV 2009-07-27T11:19:58-05:00 Jesus is described as our "high priest"--meaning that he stands as a mediator between us and a God that we otherwise could not approach. Hebrews 8:1-13 - Into Thy Word Ministries http://intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=45321&columnid=3803 2008-10-29T17:59:42-05:00 Christ our High Priest! The main point is this: Jesus Christ is our High Priest; He sits in honor at God’s right hand and ministers to us, His people. Hebrews 5:1-10 - Into Thy Word Ministries http://intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=43347&columnid=3803 2008-10-29T17:46:32-05:00 Jesus our High Priest!The high priests were the mediators between the people and the Holy God. Hebrews 4:14-16 - Into Thy Word Ministries http://intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=43078&columnid=3803 2008-10-29T17:43:25-05:00 Jesus our High Priest! We have a great High Priest; we do not need anyone to mediate between God and us as Christ is God and we can go directly to Him.