Hello, I'm Shelley Quinn.
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Coming up next on
"The Grace Pipeline,"
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we will answer the question,
is God involved in a cover-up?
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Please join us now and
learn how you can stand
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before God just as
if you had never sinned.
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Welcome to "The Grace Pipeline."
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In our last program
we considered how our God
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is a just God,
perfect in all His ways.
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His judgments against
sinners are sure and righteous,
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but His mercy is shown in that,
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He also is the
justifier of mankind,
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offering us salvation by grace.
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We also examined
how an angel of God
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created in perfection
allowed his selfish pride
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and lust for power to
turn him into the devil
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and started the
great controversy
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between good and evil.
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When Satan lodged lying
accusations against our Creator
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and forced to rebellion,
God limited his response
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to casting him and his
followers out of heaven.
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For a limited time,
the great controversy
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between good and
evil now rages on earth.
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When God's just
character has been proven
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beyond doubt to all
of His created beings,
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angels and humans alike.
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He will cut short
the sin experience
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by the second coming of Christ.
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Today, we will look
back to the mercy seat
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of the ancient
sanctuary and learn
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that the saints
of the Old Testament
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were saved by
grace just as we are.
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If you're
following along in the series
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companion book also
title "The Grace Pipeline,"
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we are beginning on
page 50 of Chapter 4.
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How do you see God?
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Is your image of Him
one of a stern taskmaster,
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who is just
watching from His throne,
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eager to meet out
punishment on wrong doers?
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You know, unfortunately some
people think that God of love
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of the New
Testament is in sharp contrast
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to the image of God
in the Old Testament.
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If you've ever thought like
that, perhaps because like me,
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you are taught such nonsense.
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I challenge you to take
off those biased blinders
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and read the Old Testament.
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God is the same
yesterday, today and forever,
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He does not change.
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The God of love written
about in the New Testament
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loves the sinner
but hates the sin.
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He is still a God of judgment.
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In the Old Testament, you
will see constant evidences
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of the love of God
and reflections of it
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even in His most
stern warnings against sin.
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Listen to this precious passage
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from the Old
Testament found in Micah 7:18.
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"Who is a God like
You, pardoning iniquity
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and passing over
the transgression
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of the remnant of His heritage?
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He does not
retain His anger forever,
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because He delights in mercy."
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The Bible teaches
us that God is love.
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He is not just loving in action,
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His very nature
and essence is love.
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And love delights in mercy.
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Rebellious human kind
was held captive by sin.
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We were on the auction block
so to speak, as slaves of sin.
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God's Holy law
demanded justice for sin.
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In Romans 6:23,
the Apostle tells us,
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"That the wages of sin is
death, but the gift of God
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is eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord."
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With relentless love
and by the precious blood
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of His only begotten Son,
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God provided the
ransom payment to redeem us.
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He purchased our
freedom from sin's bondage
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through the
death of Jesus Christ.
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And that's why Peter
could write in 1 Peter 1:18, 19.
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"That we can know
that you were not redeemed
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with corruptible
things, like silver or gold,
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from your aimless
conduct received by tradition
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from your fathers,
but you were redeemed
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with the
precious blood of Christ,
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as of a lamb without
blemish and without spot."
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In an act of a mercy
and grace, God sent Christ
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to win back
humanity's love and loyalty.
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Jesus willingly gave
Himself on our behalf.
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He stood in our place
as the perfect substitute
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and Christ sacrifice satisfied
the demands for justice
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that were required by the
holy law of our loving God.
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Christ became the
propitiation for our sins.
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As is written in 1 John 2:1, 2.
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"My little children,
these things I write to you,
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so that you may not sin.
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And if anyone sins, we have
an Advocate with the Father,
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Jesus Christ the righteous.
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And He Himself is the
propitiation for our sins,
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and not for ours only but
also for the whole world."
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And it is written
again in 1 John 4:9, 10.
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"In this the love of God
was manifested toward us,
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that God has sent His only
begotten Son into the world,
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that we might live through Him.
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In this is love,
not that we loved God,
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but that He loved
us and sent His Son
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to be the
propitiation for our sins."
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Only the author of Romans
and the author of Hebrews,
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whom I believe may both be
attributed to the Apostle Paul,
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also used this word
in the New Testament,
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propitiation,
it's one of those words
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that many of us stumble over
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when we read and
just keep pressing forward
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without stopping
to investigate it.
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But to understand
this word is to understand
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why John the
Baptist could exclaim
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when he saw Jesus
behold the Lamb of God,
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who takes away
the sins of the world.
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Propitiation is another of those
valuable words in scripture
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that to appreciate we
must first learn to define.
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It is the very foundation
for our justification by grace,
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which means the
acquittal of our sin
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and the
declaration of our innocence.
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Propitiation is such a vital
aspect of the Savior's ministry
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that we should
strive to understand it.
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It's a difficult word
to define, but bear with me
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as I do my best to explain it.
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You know, in Texas
we have this saying
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that when there is a
difficult task at hand
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we call it, "heavy ploughing."
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Well, that's what
we're about to do.
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We're going to plough through
trying to define propitiation,
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so that we can breakthrough
to the other side of it.
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Why is this necessary?
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What benefit is it to you?
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When you
understand propitiation,
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you will gain a
greater understanding
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of salvation by grace
and an expanded appreciation
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of the atoning work of Christ.
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In a symbolic sense,
Jesus propitiation means,
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"to cover sin" and is
closely related to the concept
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of atonement, which
means "to cover over."
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Propitiation represents
the atonement of a merciful God
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who covers sin so that humanity
can receive reconciliation.
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That just simply
means that we receive
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a change of
attitude to make us friendly
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toward God and
restore us to Him.
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When we accept
Christ as our propitiation,
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our sins are
remitted and we are reinstated
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into the family of God.
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Now for a clear
understanding of propitiation,
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we must look
back to the mercy seat
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that covered God's throne of
grace in the earthly sanctuary.
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Allow me to set the same.
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Immediately after God
spoke the Ten Commandments
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from Mount Sinai to His
people, He made a special
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temporary covenant
with the nation of Israel.
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Found in Exodus Chapter 20,
and it begins with verse 22,
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and it goes through
Chapter 23 and verse 33.
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And this dictated
a series of civil,
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social and
religious laws to Moses.
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Then Moses wrote
the words of the Lord
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in the Book of the
Covenant, and afterward
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God wrote the Ten Commandments
with His own finger.
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This is-these words are
the only portion of scripture
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that were hand-recorded by God.
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Then God said in Exodus 25:8, 9.
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"And let them
make me a sanctuary
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that I may dwell among them.
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According to all that I
show you, that is the pattern
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of the tabernacle
and the pattern of all
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of its furnishings
just so shall you make it."
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Under the old
covenant, God poured out
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the grace of forgiveness
in salvation to humanity
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through the divine
sanctuary services.
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Sacrificed animals
that stood in as substitutes
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secured forgiveness for sinners.
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The system of ceremonial laws
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established in Exodus and
Leviticus, which is called
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the Book of the Priesthood,
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was as Hebrews
10:1 refers to it,
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just a shadow of
good things to come.
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This pointed to
Christ, who is the substance,
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the body that cast the shadow.
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In the New
Testament, in Hebrews 9:1-28,
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provides a brief sketch
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of the earthly
sanctuary services.
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And it summarizes the
rituals of the priesthood
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and the crucial
role of animal sacrifices
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in the ceremonial system.
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What I'd like to do
is just take a moment
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to review some highlights
of this passage of scripture.
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We find in verse 6 that
it was recorded each day
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the priest carried out
their ministry for the people
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in the outer court
and within the Holy Place.
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The first
compartment of the sanctuary
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was called the Holy Place.
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So the priests maintained
daily sacrifices to confirm
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the nation's consecration to God
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and their constant dependence
upon Him for atonement from sin.
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They also set forth, guilt,
sin and trespass offerings
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on behalf of individuals.
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And the death of
the animals demonstrated
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that sinners deserve to
die, but were reconciled to God
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by transferring their
sins to a sacrificed victim
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that served as a substitute.
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By grace the
blood of the substitute
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made atonement for the soul.
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This is an important point.
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So let's take note of
what Leviticus 17:11 says,
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"For the life of the
flesh is in the blood,
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and I have given it to you
upon the altar to make atonement
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for your souls,
for it is the blood
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that makes
atonement for the soul."
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The New Testament clearly
teaches that Jesus blood serves
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as atonement for
the sin of humanity.
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Now, let's
continue in Hebrews 9,
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and I'll summarize
verses 2-5 for you.
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In this Chapter that
provides the overview
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of the sanctuary
and its furnishings.
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Now, located in
the inner sanctuary
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which was called
the Holiest of Holy
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and sometimes it was
identified as the Holy of Holies
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or the Most Holy Place.
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Inside there was
the Ark of the Covenant
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with the mercy
seat, and this symbolized
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God's throne of grace.
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It was here that
the visible presence,
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the Shekinah Glory
of God filled the space
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between the cherubim
and here God communed
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with people, and He
heard their prayers.
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And from His mercy
seat, the God of grace
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extended forgiveness of sins.
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Now in verse 4 of Hebrews,
it explains that the contents
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of what were inside the Ark
and inside this sacred chest
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were the golden pot of manna.
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That was a memorial of
God's supernatural provision.
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Also was the rod of Aaron
which was dead then budded,
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and it was a sign
given to verify that Aaron
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had the right to
serve as high priest.
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This pointed to
Christ, our branch
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as the Old Testament
calls him, who was dead
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then resurrected
with new life to serve
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as our only high
priest in heaven.
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Also inside the sacred chest
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were the two tablets
of the Ten Commandments.
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And these represented
the twin pillars that support
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the moral foundation upon
which God's government rests.
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Now in verse 5, it tells
us that the covering was-
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of the Ark was a lid that
was called the mercy seat.
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And the literal
meaning of the Hebrew word
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for mercy seat meant
to wipeout or cover over.
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God's people
identified the Most Holy Place
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as the place of the mercy seat.
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The high priest
and He alone entered
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the Most Holy Place once a
year, on the Day of Atonement,
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which you may have
heard it called Yom Kippur.
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On this Day of
Judgment, he made atonement
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for the sanctuary
and all the people.
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For the
congregation, he would sprinkle
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the atoning blood of
the authorized sacrifices
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on the mercy
seat, first for himself
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and then for the
collective errors
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and sins of
ignorance of the nation.
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As verse 7
attest. Let's read it.
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"But into the
second part the high priest
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went alone once a
year, not without blood,
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which he offered for himself
and for the people's sins
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committed in ignorance."
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These services at this most
sacred of all ceremonial days,
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represented cleansing from
sin and reconciliation to God
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through the atonement
our covering over by blood.
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This pointed to Christ's
atoning sacrifice on the cross,
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an occasion of solemn
nationwide repentance.
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The Day of Atonement eventually
ended for the pennated with joy.
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By grace they
received forgiveness
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and a fresh start with God.
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You know, the author of
Hebrews explains in verse 8,
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that the limitation of entering
God's presence only once a year
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indicated that the way
into the holiest of all
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was not yet made manifest
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while the first
tabernacle was still standing.
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Repeated year by
year, the annual sacrifices
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could not bring
about what verse 10 calls
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the great time of
reformation, not until Christ,
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our eternal Savior,
provided the most excellent
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and permanent sacrifice
was the new and living way
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into the presence of God opened
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and unbroken
fellowship restored.
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Verse 11 says that,
"He came as high priest
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of the good things to come."
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And we see in Hebrews
9:15, "That Christ became
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the mediator of the new
covenant that we might receive
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the promise of the
eternal inheritance."
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Now let me read to you
portions of verses 12, 25 and 28
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of Hebrews 9,
because this emphasizes,
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it was only necessary for
Christ to be sacrificed once.
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Let's read this together.
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It says, "With His own blood
He entered the Most Holy Place
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once for all, having
obtained eternal redemption."
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"Not that He should
offer Himself often.
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Christ was offered once
to bear the sins of many."
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Christ needed only
to be sacrificed once.
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His propitiation was
perfect and complete.
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By His death Christ
nailed the ceremonial law
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and the temporary old covenant
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with the nation of
Israel to the cross.
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The mercy seat of the
Old Testament sanctuary
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typified the
redemption and justification
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that we receive through
Christ in a figurative sense.
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Christ is our mercy seat
of judgment upon which God
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rules from His
throne of grace in heaven.
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His atoning blood
covers this mercy seat.
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He is the propitiation,
the covering for our sin.
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Let's read Romans 3:21-26.
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"But now the righteousness
of God apart from the law
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is revealed, being witnessed
by the Law and the Prophets,
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even the righteousness
of God, through faith
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in Jesus Christ, to
all and on all who believe.
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For there is no
difference, for all have sinned
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and fall short
of the glory of God,
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being justified
freely by His grace
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through the redemption
that is in Christ Jesus,
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whom God set
forth as a propitiation,
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a covering of sin by
His blood, through faith,
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to demonstrate
His righteousness,
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because in His forbearance
God had passed over the sins
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that were previously
committed, to demonstrate
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at the present
time His righteousness,
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that He might be
just and the justifier
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of the one who
has faith in Jesus."
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An unfailing
love the God of heaven
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became the
justifier of humanity.
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He declares that
all who'll believe
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in His great gift of grace,
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Jesus Christ, are
redeemed from the bondage of sin
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made righteous by
faith and justified.
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As we looked at
in our last program,
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the simple request of
Demas, a condemned criminal
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dying on a cross located
to the right of our Savior.
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His simple
request is the perfect
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picture of how
propitiation by Christ blood
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can result in
forgiveness and salvation.
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In an instant at
the sound of His cry,
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the sinner was justified,
restored to a right relationship
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with God and saved
from his righteous wrath.
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To be justified
requires the process of God
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granting an
acquittal and declaring
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the sinners innocence.
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The justified person may say,
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"It is just as if
I'd never sinned."
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This comes to us by grace
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through Christ
death and resurrection.
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Do not think for a
moment that you're too bad
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to be saved by grace.
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Romans 5:8-9 says, "God
demonstrates His own love
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toward us, in that
while we were still sinners,
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Christ died for us.
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Much more then, having now
been justified by His blood,
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we shall be saved
from wrath through Him."
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Now in considering the work
of atonement and justification,
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we cannot separate
Christ resurrection
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from His death on the cross.
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The resurrection proved Christ
claims to be the Son of God
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and it released Him
from the penalty of sin.
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Only a
resurrected Savior could serve
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as our faithful
high priest and complete
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the work of atonement in
the sanctuary of God in heaven.
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Only a resurrected Savior
is able to save us completely
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as He lives to make
intersession for us.
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Let's read what the
Bible says in Romans 4:25.
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"Who," speaking of Christ,
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"Was betrayed and put to
death because of our misdeeds
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and was raised to
secure our justification,
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our acquittal
making our account balance
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and absolving us from
all guilt before God."
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Christ died that we might
receive justification by grace
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and He was raised to
secure our justification.
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You know, as Paul
wrote in Ephesians 1:6,
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"He has made us
accepted in the beloved."
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Our hearts should overflow
with appreciation and love
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as we consider how he
has clothed us with the robe
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of Christ
righteousness and accepted us
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in His beloved Son.
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The atoning blood of
Christ our propitiation for sin
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was the redemption
price to release us
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from our yoke
of Satan's bondage.
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The redeemer paid
the ransom in full
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for the
condemned captives of sin.
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It is because of this bloodbath
part in that we can receive
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His
righteousness and justification
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by the grace of God.
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So you see, I am
not insane to ask
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if God is
involved in a cover-up.
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He most definitely is.
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He is involved in
the cover-up of our sins.
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So let's summarize
what this most important
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word propitiation means.
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This word that's so strange
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to our
vocabulary and our thinking.
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It is symbolic sense,
propitiation means to cover sin.
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And it is closely related
to the concept of atonement,
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which means to cover over.
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Remember this the next time
you stumble across that word
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in the Bible, Christ,
our propitiation represents
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the atonement of a
merciful God who covers sin,
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so that He can work a
change of attitude in our hearts
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that will make us
friendly toward Him.
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This results in our God
restoring our relationship
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with Him by
reconciling us to Himself.
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Let me ask you.
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Have you accepted
Christ as your Savior?
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If you have, then you accepted
Him as your propitiation.
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Your sins are
remitted and you've been
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reinstated into
the family of God.
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If you have not made that
firm commitment in your heart,
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I invite you right now
to join me in this prayer
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and let's just tell the
Lord that you're tired of living
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in your sin sick
empty way of life,
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and we'll ask Him to grant
you the gift of repentance.
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Father, we come in the
name of Jesus and I pray,
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Lord, for those who are out
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there yearning for
a better way of life.
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Father, I thank You, that
You are opening their eyes
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to turn them
from darkness to light
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and from the
power of Satan to You.
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And I ask in the name of Jesus
that even at this very moment
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as they cry out, Lord,
to be forgiven of their sins
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that You would grant
them the gift of repentance
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and forgiveness in Christ Jesus.
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Turn them away, Lord, and turn
them away from sin into You.
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Welcome them into the family.
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Father, we ask these
things in the name of Jesus
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and receive them
in the name of Jesus.
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Thank you, amen.
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Now, God will
give you a fresh start.
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He is the God of new
beginnings and He eagerly awaits
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anyone who would
make a decision for Him.
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Ask the Lord to fill
you with His Holy Spirit
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so that Jesus may live
in your heart by faith.
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Tap into the grace pipeline
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and God will
grant you power over sin
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and cause you to be
rooted and grounded in His love
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which is the compelling
power behind His grace.
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Well, our time is
quickly coming to an end,
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but I'm going to-I-I
could continue on right now.
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But I think that
we're getting ready to delve
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a little deeper
in our next program,
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into this topic of justification
and God's extreme grace.
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And it is such a wonderful
teaching and to understand
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from the Bible, what
justification is all about
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because justification is just
the first stage of salvation.
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So what we're going
to do in this program
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is we will not only go
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and we'll be
talking about justification.
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But then in upcoming programs,
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your heart is
going to be thrilled
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and as we start
looking at sanctification,
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which is the
second stage of salvation.
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And you'd be filled with
the wondering of God's love
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in all that He does for us.
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He is-it is according
to the pleasure of His will
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that a just and Holy
God became the justifier
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of unholy humanity.
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Justification is
ours through Jesus alone.
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The result of the
cross and salvation
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is a gift of His grace,
and is yours for the asking.
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If you didn't make that
prayer with me while ago,
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I hope if you- if you're finding
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that you're not sure about God.
00:26:39.06\00:26:42.56
If you're not even
sure that God exists
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and you're watching this program
00:26:45.47\00:26:47.04
from anywhere around the world
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and you're
saying, "Is this true?"
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I want to challenge
you to do this one thing.
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Tonight, when you go to bed,
you just ask the Lord and say,
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"Lord, if You're real,
reveal Yourself to me."
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And if you seek
Him, I promise you,
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He will come to you.
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And this salvation is
too great to be ignored.
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Jesus Christ is the Son
of God and He loves you,
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He died for you, and
you were worth nothing less
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than the precious price that
He paid to redeem you from sin.
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Life doesn't have to be
the way it's been in the past.
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You can release your past
and press forward with Christ,
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knowing that He came to
give you life abundantly.
00:27:41.49\00:27:47.20
And trust me, it
is an abundant life.
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I am so thankful to know
there is nothing I can do
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to save myself, but that
in Christ I have everything.
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Now grow in grace. Goodbye.
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