The SacerdotaI Office of Christ According to the Letter to the Hebrews

Authors

George Stoeckhardt, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

7-1-1950

Document Type

Article

Keywords

high priest, priesthood, hebrews, moses, melchisedec, abraham, sacrifice, christian church, covenant

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

The sacerdotal office of Christ reaches into the very heart and soul of our Christian faith. Christ's sacrifice, blood, and death alone provide for us true comfort in life and death. The doctrine of the sacerdotal sacrifice of Christ is the great truth with which Christian preachers arc constantly operating. Luther once remarked that a Christian preacher plays constantly on this one string. From it he may, of course, elicit a great variety of tunes and sounds. It is not necessary always to say the same things in the same words. Looking into the Scriptures, we find one and the same truth expressed in a great variety of ways and presented from many points of view. We note this variety in the topic under consideration.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Jeremiah 31:31 ff; Hebrews 5:4-6; Hebrews 7:21; Hebrews 12:24; Hebrews 8:6-13; Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 10:11-12; Hebrews 2:14-15; Hebrews 9:11; Hebrews 9:15; Hebrews 2:10; Hebrews 2:5; Hebrews 7:11, 19;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Stoeckhardt, George (1950) "The SacerdotaI Office of Christ According to the Letter to the Hebrews," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 21, Article 47.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol21/iss1/47