Salvation part 5: Our high Priest & Intercessor

In a debate with the imploding Dave Hunt, John Pipa demonstrated the unified work of Jesus as being our High Priest with the atonement. Since we evangelicals don't have "priests" in this New Testament era, we often miss the rich meaning being being drawn from the Old Testament.

Under the Old Covenant, a priest would intercede on behalf of a particular people and mediate between two parties, God and Israel. We know from Hebrews chapters 7-10, that the Old Covenant priesthood was insufficient to bring about forgiveness of sins. They were simply a shadow of the substance which is fulfilled in Christ.

Under the New Covenant, Jesus, as our High Priest, intercedes and mediates on behalf of God's people. The offering that Jesus offers is His own scarifice. This New Covenant is a perfect Covenant simply because of who the High Priest is and what He offers to God.

Can you imagine Jesus in heaven pleading and interceding on behalf of a particular man, Jesus asking the Father to save him or her, Jesus offering His shed blood for him or her, yet, Jesus fails to save that person due to their "free-will"?

The Savior of the Scriptures is a powerful Savior who is ABLE to save us while we were yet UNABLE and sinners. I am very thankful that Jesus saved me from my worst enemy. ME!