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Jesus Christ's Divine Offices
(1) Creation
Heb. 1:10—“And
thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the
heavens are the works of thy hands.”
Jno. 1:3.
“All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was
made.”
Col. 1:16—“For
by him were all things created that are in heaven, and that are in earth,
visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or
principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him.”
FIRST PROPOSITION:
The Son of God, the Eternal Word, the Lord, is Creator of all created things.
(2) Preservation
Heb. 1:3—“Who,
being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and
upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged
our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.”
SECOND PROPOSITION:
The Son of God is the Preserver of all things.
(3) The
Forgiveness of Sin
Mark 2:5–10—“When
Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son,
thy sins be forgiven thee.
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their
hearts, Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies?
Who can forgive sins but God only?
And immediately when
Jesus
perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto
them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? Whether is it easier to say
to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and
take up thy bed, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power
on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy).”
Luke 7:48—“And
he said unto her, Thy sins
are forgiven.”
THIRD PROPOSITION:
Jesus Christ had power on earth to forgive sins.
Note.—He
taught that sins were sins against Himself. (See
Luke 7:40–47—“And
Jesus answering said unto
him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred
pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly
forgave them both. Tell me, therefore, which of them will love him most? Simon
answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said
unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. And he turned unto the woman, and said
unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me
no water for my feet: but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them
with the hairs of her head. Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the
time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst
not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore, I
say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but
to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.”
He speaks
of both Simon and the woman, as sinners, being debtors to himself.
(Compare
Ps. 51:4—“Against
thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou
mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.”)
(4) Raising
of the Dead
Jno. 6:39,
44—“And
this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given
me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. No man can
come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise
him up at the last day.”
FOURTH PROPOSITION:
It is Jesus Christ who raises the dead.
Question:
Did not Elijah and Elisha raise the dead? No. God raised the dead in answer to
their prayer, but Jesus Christ
will raise the dead by his own word. During his humiliation it was by prayer
that Christ raised the dead. (Jno.
11:41—“Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid.
And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast
heard me.”)
(5) Transformation
of Bodies
Phil. 3:21,
R.V.—“Who shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation that it may be
conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working whereby he is
able to subject all things unto himself.”
FIFTH PROPOSITION:
Jesus Christ shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation into the likeness
of His glorious body.
(6) Judgment
2 Tim. 4:1,
R. V.—“I charge thee in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge
the quick and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom.”
SIXTH PROPOSITION:
Christ Jesus shall judge the quick and the dead.
Note.—Jesus Himself
emphasized the Divine character of this office.
John 5:22,
23—“For
the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
That all men should honor
the Son even as they honor the Father.
He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father which hath sent Him.”
(7) The
Bestowal of Eternal Life
Jno. 10:28—“And
I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any
man pluck them out of my hand.”
Jno. 17:2—“As
thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to
as many as thou hast given him.”
SEVENTH PROPOSITION:
Jesus Christ is the giver of Eternal Life.
GENERAL PROPOSITION:
Seven distinctly Divine Offices are predicated of Jesus Christ.
Torrey, R. A.: What the Bible Teaches a
Thorough and Comprehensive Study of What the Bible Has to Say Concerning
the Great Doctrines of Which It Treats. New York, Chicago [etc. :
Fleming H. Revell company, 1898, S. 75
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