A body of divinity by Thomas Watson (Available from Amazon or free here) - Read '4. Christ's priestly office' and '5. Christ's kingly office'.
Firstly we see that Christ is a priest in his:
(i) satisfaction (through active and passive obedience);
(ii) intercession.
Secondly we understand that Christ is a king in reference to his:
(i) people by his governing and defending them;
(ii) enemies by his subduing and conquering them;
In today's reading there were some great applications of the cross.
Like this one: 'In the bloody sacrifice of Christ, see the horrid nature of sin. Sin, it is true, is odious as it banished Adam out of paradise, and threw the angels into hell; but that which most of all makes it appear horrid is this, that it made Christ veil his glory, and lose his blood. We should look upon sin with indignation, and pursue it with a holy malice, and shed the blood of those sins which shed Christ’s blood. The sight of Caesar’s bloody robe incensed the Romans against them that slew him. The sight of Christ’s bleeding body should incense us against sin. Let us not parley with it; let not that be our joy, which made Christ a man of sorrow.'
It is at the cross that we truly see the horror of sin.
Next week's reading
Read '6. Christ's humiliation in his incarnation'.
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