Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  6000 Sin and salvation  »  6600 Aspects of salvation  »  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

Psalm 24:3-4; 1 John 3:21-22 See also Psalm 41:12; Psalm 66:18-19; Psalm 73:28; Matthew 5:8; 1 Peter 3:12; Psalm 34:15-16

The wicked do not have access to God

Psalm 101:7; Isaiah 59:2 See also Genesis 4:14,16; Leviticus 22:3; Deuteronomy 31:18; Psalm 5:5; Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 64:7; Jeremiah 7:15; Jeremiah 15:1; Jeremiah 23:39; Jeremiah 52:3; Ezekiel 39:23; Hosea 5:6; Micah 3:4

Access to God through the priests and sacrificial system

Access to God by this means in the OT

Exodus 29:44-45 See also Exodus 29:29-30,36,38-39

This OT access to God fulfilled in Jesus Christ

Hebrews 4:14-16; Hebrews 7:23-25 See also Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 7:18-19; Hebrews 10:10-12; Hebrews 12:18-24

Access to God by the priesthood of all believers

1 Peter 2:5 See also 1 Peter 2:9; Revelation 1:6

Access to God through the Tent of Meeting and the tabernacle

Access to God by this means in the OT

Exodus 33:7-11 See also Exodus 40:1-2,34-35; Numbers 1:51; Numbers 3:10,38; Numbers 18:7,22; 2 Chronicles 1:3

This OT access to God fulfilled in Jesus Christ

Hebrews 9:23-24 See also Acts 7:44; Hebrews 8:1-2,5-6; Hebrews 9:11

Access to God through the Most Holy Place

Access to God by this means in the OT

Hebrews 9:7-8 See also Leviticus 16:2,12-17,32-33; 1 Kings 6:16; Kings 8:6 pp 2 Chronicles 5:7; 1 Kings 8:10-11 pp 2 Chronicles 5:13-14; 2 Chronicles 3:8

Access to God by this means fulfilled in Jesus Christ

Hebrews 9:3-5

Hebrews 9:12; Hebrews 10:19-22 See also Matthew 27:51 pp Mark 15:38; Hebrews 6:19-20

Believers have access to God by grace

Psalm 21:6 See also Psalm 51:10-11; Psalm 145:18; Hosea 6:1-2; Acts 17:27; 2 Corinthians 4:14; James 4:8; Jude 24

Believers have access to God through Jesus Christ

Romans 5:1-2; Ephesians 2:18; 3:12 See also John 10:9; John 14:6

See also

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