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Q26. How doth Christ execute the office of a king?

Christ executeth the office of a king, in subduing us to himself, in ruling and defending us, and in restraining and conquering all his and our enemies.

Proof texts

• Acts 15:14-16 — [14] Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name. [15] And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written, [16] “‘After this I will return, and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it,
• Isa. 33:22 — [22] For the LORD is our judge; the LORD is our lawgiver; the LORD is our king; he will save us.
• Isa. 32:1-2 — [1] Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice. [2] Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
• 1 Cor. 15:25 — [25] For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.

For discussion

1. The Assembly cited Acts 15:14-16 in support of this answer. Read it in context — how does it bear on what is claimed here?
2. 4 passages are cited here. Which does the most work, and is anything claimed that the proofs do not obviously carry?
3. WLC Q36 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
4. WLC Q45 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?

Read alongside

WLC Q36 · WLC Q45 · WCF 8.1 · HC Q29 · HC Q37 · BC 5.2 · BC 5.3 · BC 5.4 · BC 5.5 · BC 5.6 · CD 2.1 · 1689 8.1