5:3
The Levitical priests had to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as those of the people. He was in exactly the same boat as the people for he too was a sinner in need of forgiveness. All of us as Christians always need to remember that when we serve others we serve as fellow sinners. All of us are in need of the grace of God.
5:4
The final point made here is that the high priest is appointed by God, no one can take this honour upon himself. Now if we look at the arguments of critics of Christianity they are often “taking honour upon themselves”. They object that Christ is the only way to God, they think that we should be able to decide how God is to be approached. A moment’s thought should reveal how stupid and arrogant a notion this is. Imagine you are approaching someone far greater than you, who sets the terms? If you were going to meet the head of your organisation, who decides if, when and where the meeting will take place? You or the boss? The answer is obvious. So if we are going to meet the creator of the Universe, who sets the terms?
Moreover, if you were rightly convicted of a crime, who would decide if a pardon was going to be granted? You would have no right whatsoever, you are completely at the mercy of the judge. He is under no obligation to grant you, the guilty person, a pardon. If he does it is an act of grace. So it is with God. We are all guilty, and totally reliant upon His mercy. We are fools to imagine that things can be any other way.
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