In class today I mentioned a couple of resources:
- the books by Robert Shank, Life in the Son (ISBN 978-1556610912), dealing with the topic of perseverance ("eternal security"), and Elect in the Son (ISBN 978-1556610929), dealing with the topic of election/predestination. Both are available at Amazon, but they're also listed on bookfinder.com for much less.
- the citation from C.S. Lewis, coming from p. 130 of The Problem of Pain:
Thank you!I willingly believe that the damned are, in one sense, successful, rebels to the end; that the doors of hell are locked on the inside. I do not mean that the ghosts may not wish to come out of hell, in the vague fashion wherein an envious man ‘wishes’ to be happy: but they certainly do not will even the first preliminary stages of that self-abandonment through which alone the soul can reach any good. They enjoy forever the horrible freedom they have demanded, and are therefore self-enslaved: just as the blessed, forever submitting to obedience, become through all eternity more and more free.
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ESV Bible mention of Priest prior to the Levitical Priests:
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18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.)
Genesis 41:45 – Egyptian Priest
45 And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-paneah. And he gave him in marriage Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On.
Exodus 3:1 – Moses Father in Law Jethro
3 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
Exodus 19:5-6 – Nation of Priests
5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; 6 and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”
Exodus 19:22 – Israelite Priests (pre-Aaron)
22 Also let the priests who come near to the LORD consecrate themselves, lest the LORD break out against them.”
Curtis D.
Thanks, Curtis! This was in response to a question in class on whether there is mention of priests prior to the Levitical priesthood (as I recall the question, anyway), so the answer appears to be Yes. Of course, you also have Job acting as a patriarchal priest on behalf of his family...
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