Dictionary of Bible Themes – 6606 access to God
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6606 access to God

6606 access to God

The privilege of entering into the presence of God through the work of Jesus Christ.

Only the pure have access to God

Ps 24:3-4; 1Jn 3:21-22 See also Ps 41:12; Ps 66:18-19; Ps 73:28; Mt 5:8; 1Pe 3:12; Ps 34:15-16

The wicked do not have access to God

Ps 101:7; Isa 59:2 See also Ge 4:14,16; Lev 22:3; Dt 31:18; Ps 5:5; Isa 1:15; Isa 64:7; Jer 7:15; Jer 15:1; Jer 23:39; Jer 52:3; Eze 39:23; Hos 5:6; Mic 3:4

Access to God through the priests and sacrificial system

Access to God by this means in the OT Ex 29:44-45 See also Ex 29:29-30,36,38-39

This OT access to God fulfilled in Jesus Christ Heb 4:14-16; Heb 7:23-25 See also Heb 2:17; Heb 7:18-19; Heb 10:10-12; Heb 12:18-24

Access to God by the priesthood of all believers 1Pe 2:5 See also 1Pe 2:9; Rev 1:6

Access to God through the Tent of Meeting and the tabernacle

Access to God by this means in the OT Ex 33:7-11 See also Ex 40:1-2,34-35; Nu 1:51; Nu 3:10,38; Nu 18:7,22; 2Ch 1:3

This OT access to God fulfilled in Jesus Christ Heb 9:23-24 See also Ac 7:44; Heb 8:1-2,5-6; Heb 9:11

Access to God through the Most Holy Place

Access to God by this means in the OT Heb 9:7-8 See also Lev 16:2,12-17,32-33; 1Ki 6:16; 1Ki 8:6 pp 2Ch 5:7; 1Ki 8:10-11 pp 2Ch 5:13-14; 2Ch 3:8

Access to God by this means fulfilled in Jesus Christ Heb 9:3-5
Heb 9:12; Heb 10:19-22 See also Mt 27:51 pp Mk 15:38; Heb 6:19-20

Believers have access to God by grace

Ps 21:6 See also Ps 51:10-11; Ps 145:18; Hos 6:1-2; Ac 17:27; 2Co 4:14; Jas 4:8; Jude 24

Believers have access to God through Jesus Christ

Ro 5:1-2; Eph 2:18; Eph 3:12 See also Jn 10:9; Jn 14:6

See also

1065God, holiness of
2306Christ, high priest
6020sin
6636drawing near to God
6666grace
6732repentance
7434sacrifice
7458tabernacle, the
7766priests
8104assurance
8324purity
8602prayer

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