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title: "Question 23: What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer? | Westminster Shorter Catechism"
description: "Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 23: What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer? Christ, as our Redeemer, executeth the offices of a prophet, of a priest, and of a king, both in his estate of humiliation an"
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# Question 23: What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer? | Westminster Shorter Catechism

Christ, as our Redeemer, executeth the offices of a prophet, of a priest, and of a king, both in his estate of humiliation and exaltation.

Scripture proofs: Acts 3:21-22; Heb. 12:25 with 2 Cor. 13:3; Heb. 5:5-7; Heb. 7:25; Ps. 2:6; Isa. 9:6-7; Matt. 21:5; Ps. 2:8-11.

Original source: [2026 RPCNA Constitution](https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=161)

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