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Hebrews 3:1

"Therefore, Holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest

of our confession, Jesus Christ."

Jesus

is both the

APOSTLE

HIGH PRIEST

of our confession

'confession' Greek 'homologia'

meaning to speak the same word,

to declare openly a confession based

upon a deep conviction of facts'

What is our confession of Jesus as

High Priest?

He offered the perfect sacrifice

"Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption." Hebrews 9:12

"Not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood of another - He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself." Hebrews 9:25-26

He makes intercession for us

"Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them." Hebrews 7:25

"This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." Hebrews 6:19-20

"For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need" Hebrews 4:15-16

"It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us" Romans 8:34

He is in heaven

"Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession." Hebrews 4:14

"For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us." Heb.9:24

"Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God" Hebrews 12:2

The ministry of Jesus as High Priest

is now in heaven

What is our confession of Jesus as

Apostle?

He was sent with a purpose

"And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18

He is building a house for God

"For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as He who built the house has more honour than the house ... but Christ as a Son over His own house whose house we are ..." Hebrews 3:3&6

He trained up men whom He would entrust with the task of building

"I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do." John 17:4 - that work was to train up twelve apostles.

"As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world." Jn.17:18

He gave the five-fold gift ...

"And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers" Eph.4:11

... for a specific purpose

"for the equipping [or perfecting] of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying [or building up] of the body of Christ." Eph.4:12

He is the foundation & the cornerstone

"For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.." 1Cor.3:11

"Having been built on the foundations of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Himself being the chief cornerstone." Eph.2:20

The building is fitted together in Him

"In whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord." Eph.2:21

He is building us together to be His dwelling place

"In whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit." Eph.2:22

The ministry of Jesus as Apostle

continues in the earth

Let us begin to confess and receive Jesus as both

High Priest

Apostle

so that the work He came to do can

be fully outworked

in our individual lives and

corporately as His Body

so that

His church will be built