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How do we know Christ's priesthood is superior to the Levitical priesthood?

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Christ's priesthood is superior because it is eternal, based on a better covenant, and He offers a perfect sacrifice that the Levitical priests could not.

Hebrews 7 emphasizes that if perfection could be achieved through the Levitical priesthood, there would be no need for another priest after the order of Melchizedek. The Levitical priests were limited by their mortality, while Christ, being eternal, serves as our High Priest forever. He offers one perfect sacrifice for sin, unlike the repeated sacrifices of the Old Covenant, thus establishing a new covenant that genuinely reconciles us to God. This superior covenant allows believers to draw near to God with confidence.
Scripture References: Hebrews 7:11-19, Hebrews 7:20-27, Hebrews 5:10, Hebrews 7:11-28, Hebrews 10:14, Hebrews 7:20-25, Hebrews 7:11-12, Hebrews 10:11-12

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