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Quotes by Knox Chamblin

1

In some respects, Jesus’ priesthood is vastly different for that of Aaron and his successors.  He does not merely assist sinful human beings in securing forgiveness from God; He Himself forgives sins (Mt. 9:1-8).  The Jewish high priest had to “offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people;” Jesus, the sinless One, addressed the sins of others exclusively (Heb. 5:3; 7:26-28; 4:14-16).  Moreover, He saves His people from their sins, not by slaying goats, calves and lambs, but by sacrificing Himself and pouring out His own blood (Mt. 1:21; 20:28; 26:26-28).

2

So secure is (King) Jesus in who He is – the Father’s beloved Son – that He is free to serve rather than tyrannize His subjects, and to deal gently rather than harshly with the lowest and the weakest of them (Mt. 12:20; 11:25-30). Astonishingly, it is by the very means of His lowly service that all earthly tyrants will be subdued, and all nations made His possession (Zech. 9:9-10).

3

The Spirit does not take His pupils beyond the cross, but ever more deeply into it.