Review: Comfort and Holiness from Christ's Priestly Work
In Comfort and Holiness, William Bridge explores what it means for Jesus to be our high priest and how this benefits us. Bridge walks through the major responsibilities of a priest in the Old Testament: making sacrifices, making intercession, offering gifts, and blessing the people. For each of these he examines several biblical passages in which we see Jesus filling the same role. In classic Puritan form, Bridge squeezes every last drop out of these verses.
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Let the world condemn, let Moses condemn, let Satan condemn: Jesus Christ is at the Father's right hand to take away all these accusations. (35)
The work of an advocate differs from the work of a petitioner. An advocate does not merely petition the judge, but an advocate tells the judge what is right according to the law. So the Lord Jesus Christ, who is making intercession for us in heaven, is there as our Advocate. (37)
Perhaps you will complain, saying, "Oh, but I am very tempted and cannot pray." Be humbled for it, yet know this: that when you cannot pray, Christ prays for you. And He prays that you might pray. (58)
In the covenant of works, God first accepted the work and then the person. He accepted the person for his or her work. But in the covenant of grace, God first accepts the person and then the work. (68)Purchase the book.
