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:"His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, that through these you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of passion, and become partakers of the divine nature."<ref>2 Peter 1:3-4</ref>

:"His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, that through these you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of passion, and become partakers of the divine nature."<ref>2 Peter 1:3-4</ref>

It has been said by several biblical commentators throughout the Christian centuries that the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] is a perfect expression from the [[Apostolic Age]] of the doctrine of the superiority of the universal and supreme High Priesthood of Christ Jesus as Lord and Redeemer and Mediator in the worship of Christian sacrifice in His Body and Blood interceding for sinners.<ref>See the full text in English—[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+1-13&version=RSVCE '''Hebrews''' (biblegateway.com) RSVCE ''choose any one of the versions available on the biblegateway.com site''].<br>See also [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/hebrews/1-1.htm multiple commentaries on Hebrews, verse by verse, King James Version (biblehub.com)].<br>For Catholic NRSVCE Bible text and notes on Hebrews see [http://www.usccb.org/bible/hebrews/ '''Hebrews''' (usccb.org)]<br>For Orthodox commentary on Hebrews see [https://issuu.com/ancientfaith/docs/epistle_to_the_hebrews '''The Orthodox Bible Study Companion Series: The Epistle to the Hebrews: High Priest in Heaven''', by Fr. Lawrence R. Farley, Ancient Faith Publishing, Chesterton, Indiana (issuu.com)]</ref>.

It has been said by several biblical commentators throughout the Christian centuries that the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] is a perfect expression from the [[Apostolic Age]] of the doctrine of the superiority of the universal and supreme High Priesthood of Christ Jesus as Lord and Redeemer and Mediator in the worship of Christian sacrifice in His Body and Blood interceding for sinners.<ref>Epistle to the Hebrews. See the full text in English—[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+1-13&version=RSVCE RSVCE '''Hebrews''' (biblegateway.com) ''choose any one of the versions available on the biblegateway.com site''].<br>See also [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/hebrews/1-1.htm multiple commentaries on Hebrews, verse by verse, King James Version (biblehub.com)].<br>For Catholic NRSVCE Bible text and notes on Hebrews see [http://www.usccb.org/bible/hebrews/ '''Hebrews''' (usccb.org)]<br>For Orthodox commentary on Hebrews see [https://issuu.com/ancientfaith/docs/epistle_to_the_hebrews '''The Orthodox Bible Study Companion Series: The Epistle to the Hebrews: High Priest in Heaven''', by Fr. Lawrence R. Farley, Ancient Faith Publishing, Chesterton, Indiana (issuu.com)]</ref>.

==Christian service as sacrifice: St. Paul==

==Christian service as sacrifice: St. Paul==