Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... its former difficulties. If Christ is omnipresent and if his body is simply the manifestation of his soul, then every soul may feel the presence of his humanity even now and "every eye" may "see him "at his socond coming, even though believers may be separated as far as is Boston from Pekin. The body from which his glory flashes forth may be visible in ten thousand places at the same time; (Mat, 28120; Ro?. 1:7). SECTION IV.--THE OFFICES OF CHRIST. The Scriptures represent Christ's offices as three ir) number, --prophetic, priestly, and kingly. Although these terms are derived from concrete human relations, they express perfectly distinct ideas. The prophet, the priest, and the king, of the Old Testament, were detached but designed prefigurations of him who should combine all these various activities in himself, and should furnish the ideal reality, of which they were the imperfect symbols. 1 Cor. 1: 30 --" of him ir e 7e in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, ud righteousness sad sectiSeation, and redempton." Here "wisdom " seems to indicate the prophetie, "righteousness" (or "justification" ) the priestly, and " ssnotication ud redemption " the kingly work of Christ. Donovan: "Three offices are necessary. Christ must be a prophet, to save us from the ignorance of sin; a priest, to save us from its guilt; a king, to save us from its dominion in our flesh. Our faith cannot have firm basis in any one of these alone, any more than a stool can stand on less than three legs." See Van Oosterzee, Dogmaties, 583-586; Archer Butler, Sermons, 1: 314. A. A. Hodge, Popular Lectures, 235--"For 'office, ' there are two words in Latin: mun us = position (of Mediator), and officio. = functions (of Prophet, Priest, and King)....
