“And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”
To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father — the hymnic language celebrates redemption as liberation (lysas) from sins through Christ's self-offering. The priestly kingdom imagery (exodus 19:6) redefines Israel's calling as now belonging to the redeemed community; all believers share in Christ's mediatorial office, not a clerical hierarchy.
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