Because of Him, I Get in on God's Secrets

Q. Why is He called Christ, that is, Anointed? 

A. Because He has been ordained by God the Father, and anointed with the Holy Spirit,

Psalm 45:7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions. (cf. also Hebrews 1:9 where it is quoted in reference to the Son). 

Isaiah 61:1 “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound….” (cf. Luke 4:18 where it is quoted in reference to Christ). 

Luke 3:21,22 When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. 22 And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

to be our chief Prophet and Teacher,

Deuteronomy 18:15 “The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear….” (cf. Acts 3:22 where it is quoted in reference to Christ). 

who has fully revealed to us the secret counsel and will of God concerning our redemption;

John 1:18  No one has seen God at any time.  The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

John 15:15  "No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all the things that I heard from my Father I have made known to you."

To be continued...

The Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 12