Chap. XIII. — Of Christ’s Prophetical Office.
Q. 1. Wherein doth the prophetical office of Christ consist?
A. In his embassage1 from God to man, revealing from the bosom of his Father the whole mystery of godliness, the way and truth whereby we must come unto God. Matt. v.; John i. 18, iii. 32, x. 9, 14, xiv. 5, 6, xvii. 8, xviii. 37.
Q. 2. How doth he exercise this office towards us?
A. By making known2 the whole doctrine of truth unto us in a saving and spiritual manner. Deut. xviii. 18; Isa. xlii. 6; Heb. iii. 1.
Q. 3. By what means doth he perform all this?
A. Divers; as, first, 3internally and effectually, by his Spirit writing his law in our hearts; secondly, 4outwardly and instrumentally, by the Word preached.
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Footnotes
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Christ differed from all other prophets; first, in his sending, which was immediately from the bosom of his Father; secondly, his assistance, which was the fulness of the Spirit; thirdly, his manner of teaching, — with authority. ↩
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To accuse his Word of imperfection, in doctrine or discipline, is to deny him a perfect prophet, or to have borne witness unto all truth. ↩
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Jer. xxxi. 31–34; 2 Cor. iii. 3; 1 Thess. iv. 9; Heb. viii. 10. ↩
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John xx. 31; 1 Cor. xii. 28; Eph. iv. 8–13; 2 Pet. i. 21. ↩