Question 29
How doth Christ execute the office of a king?
Christ executeth the office of a king, in subduing us to himself,a in ruling,b and defending us,c and in restraining and conquering all his and our enemies.d
How does Christ execute the office of a king?
Christ executes the office of a king, in subduing us to himself,a in ruling,b and defending us,c and in restraining and conquering all his and our enemies.d
a. Acts 15:14–16
Acts 15:14–16
15:14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. 15:15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, 15:16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
15:14 Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own. 15:15 The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written: 15:16 'After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
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b. Isaiah 33:22
Isaiah 33:22
33:22 For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.
33:22 For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.
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c. Isaiah 32:1–2
Isaiah 32:1–2
32:1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. 32:2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
32:1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice. 32:2 Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
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d. 1 Corinthians 15:25; Psalm 110 throughout
1 Corinthians 15:25
15:25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
15:25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
Psalm 110
110:1 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 110:2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 110:3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. 110:4 The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. 110:5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. 110:6 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries. 110:7 He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.
110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: "Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet." 110:2 The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: "Rule in the midst of Your enemies." 110:3 Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth. 110:4 The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: "You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek." 110:5 The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath. 110:6 He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide. 110:7 He will drink from the brook by the road; therefore He will lift up His head.
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