The Super Exalted Saviour
Introduction
- Have you ever read a book and heard its voice in your head?
- To then be surprised by the voice of the author?
- The title: the Super Exalted Saviour
He is Highly Exalted
Phil 2:5-8
- He is highly exalted
- Therefore, God has highly exalted Him
- The Greek denotes an exceptional exaltation
- There is no more exalted than Jesus
- His name is more better than the angels - Heb 1
- Jesus' name is most honoured
- Rev 5:13 - He receives the same worship in heaven as that of the Father
- Rev 22
- John 17:5
- He is exalted by inheritance and native right
- How do you think of the Lord Jesus Christ?
- A good but misunderstood man?
- He is the eternal God - John 1:1
- He is ascended to the Father and is the super exalted one
- Do not sell Jesus Christ short
- Do not miss His glory
- He is Sovereign God
- He is worthy of all our praise
He is Seated
Heb 1
- He is seated
- The eternal reality
- He has Himself dealt with our sin
- No High Priest could deal with his own sin
- He purged our sins
- No seats in the Tabernacle
- The High Priest had no seat
- Their work was never finished - it continued every year
- Heb 4 - Christ is the perfect High Priest
- Heb 7:24 - His is an unchangeable priesthood
- Heb 6:8 - The Mediator of a new and better covenant
- Heb 9:12 - He entered the Most Holy Place with His own blood
- He sits on the throne of glory
- Heb 9:24
- Heb 10:12 - He sat down at the right hand of God
- Jesus pleads His blood on our behalf
- Jesus' work is finished - it is the final sacrifice
- He sits at the right hand of God
- Heb 1:3
- 1 John 2:1-2
- We must not walk away from Him
- We must turn to Jesus Christ and repent
- There are no answers in the world
- The answer is only found in Jesus
- We are to go into all the world and make disciples of all nations - examples
- He is enthroned (on the throne of Glory)
- Rev 3:21
- 1 Co 15:25
- He is gloriously on the throne of heaven
- Non can withstand Him
- Even though our world seems to be falling apart
- Set your mind of things on high
- We have absolute rock solid certainty
- God is on the throne
- Do we have a 'theology of suffering'?
- We can always trust in Christ
- Rev 22:3
- Rev 7:17
- The Trinity - Jesus Christ is on the throne of God
- The throne is eternal
- There is grace
- There is power - we cannot understand
- There is security - God will keep us
He is Worshiped
- Philippians
- All will bow
- Heb 5:13
- He is the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the eternal one
- He is the focus of the worship of heaven
- We are joining our worship with other Christians
- We are joining our worship with the church already in the presence of God
- Do all to the glory of God