Christ, Our Prophet

Christ "is ordained of God the Father, and anointed with the Holy Spirit, to be our chief Prophet and Teacher, who has fully revealed to us the secret counsel and will of God concerning our redemption." Such is the teaching of the Heidelberg Catechism in Lord's Day 12. As we continue our study of the names of the Mediator, and particularly the name Christ, we must consider the threefold office Christ occupies as our Mediator -- Prophet, Priest, and King. Christ, the Messiah, was anointed by...