Hello, friends, welcome
to 3ABN Sabbath School Panel.
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If you've been following
us this quarter, you know,
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we've been talking
about the Book of Hebrews
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and the theme has been,
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"In These Last Days
The Message of Hebrews."
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But today lesson
number nine is about Jesus,
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the Perfect Sacrifice.
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We have enjoyed so much
studying the Book of Hebrews.
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And if you've been
following week to week,
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you know that it
has been exciting,
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revealing, uplifting
Christ as our only hope.
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and revealing book.
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We'll be right
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to begin this journey together.
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Hello, friends, and welcome
to 3ABN Sabbath School Panel.
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We are at lesson number nine
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and that welcome
might be welcome back.
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Because if you've been
here from week to week,
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you know, we've been
walking through a book
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that has just been,
oh, I says exponentially
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revealing to us
things that we knew,
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but we really know
now and praise the Lord.
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It's been a
blessing, hasn't it? Amen.
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And our Sabbath School
Panel has done their homework.
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But there's something that
happens when we get together.
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I could only compare to saying,
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you know, you can watch
Thanksgiving on television
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it might look good, but
you got to be at the table
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to enjoy how it tastes.
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And it tastes so
good at this table
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because I thank the
Lord for the diligent work
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put in the hours and
the time and the prayer
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to try to communicate to
you, as clearly as we can,
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what the Word of God says,
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and specifically on this quarter
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what the Book of
Hebrew talks about.
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Today we're talking about
Jesus, the Perfect Sacrifice.
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Is there any sacrifice better
than the sacrifice of Jesus?
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The answer is absolutely not.
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But before we go any
further, first let's go ahead
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and reintroduce you,
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if you're new to our
family be introduced,
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but if you've
been here week to week,
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you know these
are family members.
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To my immediate
left is Jill Morikone.
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Good to have you here,
Jill. Thank you, Pastor John.
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Privileged to be here
and excited about the study.
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And what are you covering today?
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Diverse kinds of
sacrifices. Okay.
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And, Ryan, good to
have you here, Ryan.
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Amen. It's always a blessing
to be a part of this panel.
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And today,
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I'm going to be
covering on Tuesday's lesson,
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Jesus' Perfect Sacrifice.
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Shelley, always good to
have you here. Thank you.
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It's always good
to be here when I can.
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Today I cover The Cross
and the Cost of Forgiveness.
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I like that. James?
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Judgment and the
Character of God.
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Good to be here too.
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See James and John,
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we have the ends taken care of.
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There you go.
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But it's always good to
have each one of you here today.
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And, Jill, I'd like to
ask you to pray for us today.
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Holy Father, we're just grateful
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that Jesus was
our perfect sacrifice
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and through Him, we
have the gift of salvation.
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Right now we open up our
minds and hearts to receive
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what Your Holy
Spirit wants to teach us
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through Your
Word in Jesus' name.
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Amen.
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Amen. Amen. Thank
you so much, Jill.
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Let's go to that
particular lesson.
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And if you have your
quarterly, I would encourage you
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to just kind of pull
that down off the shelf
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and follow along with
us as we talk about Jesus,
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the Perfect Sacrifice.
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The memory verse for today
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is from the Book
of Hebrews 10:14.
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Hebrews 10:14,
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I'll go ahead and read that.
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And here it is.
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"For by one offering,
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He has perfected forever
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those who are being sanctified."
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I don't want you to miss that,
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those who are being sanctified.
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We have been sanctified,
we are being sanctified,
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and we will be sanctified
by the eternal aspects.
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We are saved,
we are being saved,
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and we will be saved.
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Amen.
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The beauty of
the work of Christ,
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it is not only
immediate, it's continual,
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and then it has an eternal
and immortal impact on us.
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I've been thinking about this,
why were sacrifices needed?
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That's a huge question.
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Why were sacrifices needed?
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And the short answer is
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where there is no
shedding of blood,
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there is no remission of sin.
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In one of our prior
lesson Shelly made the statement
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that God established the
penalty for transgression.
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And the Bible says
the wages of sin is death.
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So when you stand before
the judge in any court setting,
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if you are guilty,
what do you ask for?
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And if you're
innocent, what do you ask for?
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If you're guilty,
don't ask for justice.
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Want mercy. You want mercy.
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But if you're
innocent, what do you ask for?
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Justice.
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And so when we look at
what the Lord has done,
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the Apostle John says,
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"Love has been
perfected in this,
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that we may have boldness
in the Day of Judgment."
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And I thought about
that, you know, come boldly,
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before the throne of grace,
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have boldness in
the Day of Judgment.
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And it almost
sound to some degree,
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we will have,
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I don't want to
use the word arrogance,
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but it seems like we
could just run to the Lord.
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Well, in fact, that's
exactly what it saying.
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It's an assurance. Yes.
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Abba Father,
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when the covenant
relationship has accomplished
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the mending of
both hearts to one,
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when you and
your father are one,
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and there is no gap between
you because you love each other,
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he loves you and
provides for you,
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you love him and
are obedient to him,
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then you can run to
him for any and everything.
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So I want to say to you
today at the very beginning
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of the outset,
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because of the
efficacious sacrifice of Jesus,
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we can run to Him,
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and know that we
are going to be received
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by an Eternal Father,
and a Lord that keeps us
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and strengthens us all the way.
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Hebrews 9:15,
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let's look at this
together, Hebrews 9:15.
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The Bible says,
"And for this reason
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He is the
Mediator of a new covenant,
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by means of
death, for the redemption
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of the transgressions
under the first covenant,
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that those who are
called may receive the promise
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of the eternal inheritance."
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You know, the first covenant
was continually practiced.
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But it was just
to be the foundation
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or the ground work to remind
people that when Jesus comes,
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He would be able
to ratify all of that.
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He would be able to,
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as was the case
for many truckers,
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He would be able
to seal everything
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that we have put
inside of the trailer.
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If the seal is not
there, then we have no guarantee
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that the work He
has done is sufficient.
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But when Paul says that
His grace is sufficient for us,
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he brings out another component
that I want to emphasize,
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which was very much a
part of the first covenant
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because of the people.
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Why is His grace
sufficient for us?
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Because in our weakness,
His strength is made perfect.
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And that's something
that the Israelites missed.
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They thought that the
sacrifice was sufficient
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for their weakness.
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But it wasn't
because the sacrifice
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and the people,
they were both weak.
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That's why there was a need
for a more perfect sacrifice,
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there was a need
for a more perfect lamb.
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Nothing that the
people could have done
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could have made
their work sufficient.
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So Jesus had to come.
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So we find in Hebrews
9:15, it explains that
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the death of
Jesus as a sacrifice
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had the purpose of
providing redemption.
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It was providing something,
not just substituting,
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but it was also a
sacrifice of provision,
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providing redemption
of the transgressions
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that were committed
under the first covenant.
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What is that saying?
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Think about how
many thousands of years
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those sacrifices were going on.
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And then somebody,
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let's just say
3000 years later say,
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"Was that okay?
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Do we do that? Do we do okay?"
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And, and then the response
is, "If He's victorious,
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everything you
did is not in vain."
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Amen. That's right.
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"But if He's not victorious,
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you just did
3000-4000 years of work
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for no apparent benefit."
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That's how the
salvation of humanity teetered,
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like the fulcrum
point on a seesaw.
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Jesus became the fulcrum
point between the first covenant
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and the second, or
the more perfect covenant.
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But the covenant hadn't changed.
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It was continuous
all the way through.
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That's why
Jeremiah made it very clear.
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Let's go to Jeremiah 34.
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And I want you to see
how in verse 18, and 19,
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he points out
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why the sacrifices were
necessary to atone for sin,
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and ratify the covenant made
between the parties involved.
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Jeremiah 34:18-19,
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"And I will give the
men who have transgressed
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My covenant,
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who have not performed
the words of the covenant
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which they made before Me,
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when they cut the calf in two
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and passed
between the parts of it."
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It was in fact an exercise
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whenever there
was a covenant made,
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they would separate the
animal and walk between them
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as a sign of I'm
accepting this covenant,
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I agree to this covenant.
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But look at verse 19,
"The princes of Judah,
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the princes of Jerusalem,
the eunuchs, the priests,
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and all the people of the land
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who passed between
the parts of the calf."
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Now why did He
mention the princes of Judah,
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Jerusalem, the
eunuchs and all the priests?
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He says, as they made a
covenant with one another,
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and with me, I'm
making a covenant with them.
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Now He becomes, and
when you go to Ephesians now,
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the Bible says He broke down
that middle wall of partition,
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because walking
between there was a separation
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between one portion of
the temple and the other.
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And that curtain even itself,
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Jesus became
that middle partition.
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So He removed the
temporary partition,
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He made all of
those who were separated
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by the ceremonial systems.
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And let me add this component.
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You had to be an
Israelite, you had to be a Jew,
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you had to be circumcised
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to participate in
the ceremonial services.
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But when the Gentiles came in,
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the circumcision of the heart
was more important to Christ
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than the
circumcision of the flesh,
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which was a necessity
under the first covenant.
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We find in Hebrews Chapter 9,
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let's look at verse 6 and 7
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why the
sacrifices were necessary.
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Hebrews 9:6-7,
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"Now when these things
had been thus prepared,"
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that is the sacrifices,
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"the priests always
went into the first part
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of the tabernacle,
performing the services.
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But into the second part
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the high priest
went alone once a year,
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not without blood,
which he offered for himself
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and for the people's
sins committed in ignorance."
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I want to add something here.
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This is something
we don't often focus
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on committed in ignorance.
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Paul the Apostle
says, if we willfully sin,
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there's a difference
between a sin and iniquity.
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Iniquity is this
continual willful sin,
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but in the growth
aspect of preparing
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for that eternal
day, in our journey,
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as David the Psalmist says,
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a righteous man
falls seven times,
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but he gets back up.
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The falling aspect
is not the Bible saying,
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just go ahead and
intentionally fall,
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intentionally participate
in things that's going
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to make you fall.
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No, because it says in Jude 24,
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"Unto Him who was able
to keep you from falling."
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Amen.
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A lot of people think
that I'm going to be a sinner
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continuously until the
day that I'm perfected.
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No, overcoming by the blood
of the lamb is available now.
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That's right.
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He says, "My children, I
write to you that you not sin."
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So He's not saying
just keep on sinning,
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that's not what He
told the woman at the well.
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He said, "Go and sin no more."
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So whatever you
are confronted with,
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whatever challenge
you had in your life,
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because Jesus is the one
who provides the sacrifice,
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He doesn't just
provide a sacrifice
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to forgive you of your
sin, He provides the grace
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and the strength to make
you an overcomer over that sin.
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Amen. So a lot of people
say that's just how I am.
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And we make
excuses for continuing
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and a broken character,
not seeking the sufficiency
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that is in Christ.
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So when He says, His
grace is sufficient for us,
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in our weakness His
strength is made perfect,
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it's not saying
keep on being weak.
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No, it is saying that in Christ,
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I can do all things
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that is also
including the overcoming
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of the transgression,
that at one point,
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cause you to stumble so easily,
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laying aside every weight,
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and the sin that
so easily besets you.
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Don't carry the
weight, lay it aside.
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That's why
Revelation 12:11, says,
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"And they overcame him
by the blood of the Lamb,
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and by the word
of their testimony,
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and they did not love
their lives to the death."
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Now what does that mean?
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Did not love their
lives to the death?
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It is also a
comparison to the dedication
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and the obedience of Jesus.
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He was obedient unto
the death of the cross.
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It's not just saying
that they are willing
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to be martyrs for their
faith is far deeper than that.
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They are willing to be
obedient even if it means
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giving their lives to maintain
an unbroken relationship
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in obedience to Christ.
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A lot of people are
not obedient to the death,
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because when death is mentioned,
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they're ready to give it up.
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I'm not dying for that,
no, true dedication to Christ.
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And an example of our
gratitude for what He has done
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would make us
obedient even unto the death.
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And so we see Romans
12:1, "I beseech you therefore,
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brethren, by the mercies of God,
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that you present your
bodies a living sacrifice,
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holy, acceptable to God,
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which is your
reasonable service."
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Only in Christ and
through the better sacrifice
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is that made possible.
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Amen. Amen. Thank
you so much, Pastor John.
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I love that
beautiful foundation.
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I'm Jill Morikone and
I have Monday's lesson,
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Diverse Kinds of Sacrifices.
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Now, to me, this is
an incredible study.
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We know as Pastor
John said so beautifully,
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without shedding of blood,
there is no remission of sins,
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and Jesus died to
fulfill the claims of the law.
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The wages of sin is death,
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but the gift of
God is eternal life
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through Christ Jesus our
Lord, through His shed blood.
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But as we look
at Monday's lesson,
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Diverse Kinds of Sacrifices,
to be honest with you,
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I learned a lot,
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because I have not
spent a great deal of time
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studying the sacrificial system.
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The overarching themes,
of course, I've studied,
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but not really super in detail.
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So this has been a
great study for me.
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We're going to look
at the five major types
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of sacrificial offerings.
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We're going to
look at the meaning
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of each one of those
types, what it represented,
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how it was fulfilled in Christ,
and then the application.
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So we're going
to do the meaning,
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the representation,
and the application.
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And those five types are all
found in the Book of Leviticus.
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Type number one,
I'll tell you the five
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and then we'll unpack them all.
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Number one is
the burnt offering.
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Number two is
the grain offering.
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Number three is
the peace offering
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or the fellowship offering.
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Number four is the sin offering,
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or the purification offering.
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Number five,
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I call it the restitution
offering, because to me,
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that makes more sense,
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but you could call it
the reparation offering.
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So let's unpack those.
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What in the world
does all this mean?
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Let's look at
the burnt offering.
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We will find that
in Leviticus Chapter 1.
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What is the meaning
of the burnt offering?
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They actually
offered, the Israelites,
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they would offer a
sheep, sometimes it was a goat,
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sometimes it was a
boar, sometimes it was a bird,
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it always had to
be without blemish.
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This was an atonement offering.
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The burnt offering,
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the key point in
the burnt offering
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is that the entire animal
was to be consumed on the altar.
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Everything was to be
burned except for the hide,
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or the skin of the animal.
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Everything else
was to be burned.
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Of course, the person
would place their head,
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their hand on the
head of the animal,
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and then that
animal was accepted
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to make atonement for them.
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This is, of course,
looking forward by faith
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to Jesus the coming Messiah.
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So what's the representation
of the burnt offering?
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Christ's entire life was
consumed for you and for me.
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Remember, the entire animal
was consumed on the altar,
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Christ's entire
life is consumed,
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Hebrews 7:27, "Who
does not need daily,"
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this is referring to Jesus,
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"as those high priests
to offer up sacrifices,
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first for His own sins,
and then for the people's,
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for this He did once for all,
when He offered up Himself."
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Jesus gave Himself completely,
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entirely, His entire life
was consumed for our salvation.
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We also say we don't
have time to read it.
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But in Philippians Chapter 2,
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we have this
reference of Jesus being God,
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being equal with God,
giving up that station,
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coming down to this earth,
taking the form of a servant,
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and then humbling
Himself to death on the cross.
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We see that entire
sacrifice of Himself
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when He came down.
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What is the
application for us today?
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The blood of Jesus
is to cover all of us,
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not just one
piece, but entirely.
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Forgiveness is
complete, forgiveness is total,
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but surrender and submission
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to God are to be
complete in total.
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Many times we'll only
give a portion of the offering.
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We don't give a burnt offering.
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Okay, God, You can
have this portion of me,
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but I'm keeping back
a portion for myself,
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because I don't
want my entire life
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to be consumed
or to be surrendered
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or to be given to God.
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Let's look at
offering number two,
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this is the grain offering.
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And this was not an
offering for atonement,
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and this offering had no blood,
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no flesh,
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there was no death
involved in this offering.
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It did not have the
purpose of providing atonement.
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It was actually
a gift of gratitude
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for God's provision
in sustaining His people.
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Now what's interesting
with all the offerings,
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I just thought this is
an interesting side note,
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they added salt
as a preservative,
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symbolizing the
permanence of God's covenant
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with His people,
all the offerings,
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they added salt.
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So what is the
representation of this?
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Remember, this grain
offering is a gift of gratitude
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for God's provision
in sustaining His people.
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Christ is the one who
provides eternal life,
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He is the bread of life.
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The grain offering,
He is the bread of life.
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John 6:35.
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Jesus said to them,
"I am the bread of life.
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He who comes to Me
shall never hunger.
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He who believes in
Me shall never thirst."
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You see, Christ sustains us.
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Christ provides
eternal life for us.
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That's right. Jesus
is the bread of life.
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And what's the
application for us today?
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We need to feed
on Jesus, the Word,
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we need to feed
on Him and His Word.
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In addition to that, I believe
we need to walk in recognition
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of His provision for our lives.
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If this offering
is a gift of gratitude
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for God's provision
and sustaining His people,
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clearly every day,
I need to recognize
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He is my God, He is my
Creator, He is my Savior,
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He is my Redeemer,
and soon coming King.
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Let's look at
offering number three.
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This is the peace offering,
or the fellowship offering.
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Now, in this case,
00:20:33.60\00:20:35.66
the offer ate
not just the priest,
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so the person bringing
the offering would partake
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of the flesh as well.
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Now they did not
partake of the fat or the blood,
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but they would
partake of certain portions.
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The purpose of the
offering was to praise God,
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this was not an
atonement offering either,
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the grain
offering is not atonement,
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and the peace offering is
not an atonement offering.
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They could bring a
male or a female animal,
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which is interesting,
without blemish to the Lord.
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This would be a communal
meal with friends and family
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to celebrate the well
being provided by God.
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So what's the
representation of this?
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Remember, the offer would
partake of the meal together,
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the representation, you and I,
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are to
spiritually partake of Christ.
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Now this is really fascinating.
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Remember, this is
called the peace offering.
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I've always thought of
Jesus sacrifice in terms
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of blood, right?
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Without the shedding of blood,
there's no remission of sins.
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His blood covers my
sins, His blood covers my debt.
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That's how I have processed it.
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But also there's a lot in
peace involved with His death.
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Romans 5:1, "Having
been justified by faith,
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we have peace with God," why?
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"Through our Lord Jesus Christ."
00:21:50.57\00:21:52.51
Does that mean
that Jesus' sacrifice
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provides peace for us?
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Think about Isaiah 53.
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This is, of
course, referring to Jesus.
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He was wounded for
our transgressions,
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He was bruised
for our iniquities.
00:22:04.59\00:22:06.52
The chastisement for
our, what's that word?
00:22:06.55\00:22:08.42
Peace was upon Him, by
His stripes, we are healed,
00:22:08.46\00:22:12.43
His sacrifice
provided peace for us.
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Ephesians 2:14,
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"He Himself is
our," what's that word?
00:22:16.50\00:22:18.43
"Peace who has made both one,
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and broken down the
middle wall of separation."
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Now, that's
something I want to study more,
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is the sacrifice of
Jesus providing peace.
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You and I
participate in this sacrifice
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by eating His flesh
and drinking His blood,
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we see this in John 6.
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Now let's look
at the sin offering
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or the purification offering.
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This is offering number four.
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Now, this is most definitely
an atonement offering.
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Of the five offerings, three of
them were atonement offerings.
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The burnt offering was
for non-defiant type of sins.
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The sin offering, which
we're discussing right now
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was for non-deliberate sins.
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The restitution offering,
which is offering number five
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was for misusing holy things.
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And you can see this
in Leviticus 4 and 5,
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the sin offering.
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The interesting point is
that the blood was applied
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to the outer
altar in the courtyard.
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So the blood in this offering
is more prominently displayed
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than in the other offerings.
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The representation,
Christ redeemed me,
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His life was provided,
00:23:24.40\00:23:26.74
His blood redeems us from sin.
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He says in Matthew 26,
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"This is My blood
of the new covenant,
00:23:31.94\00:23:34.11
which has shed for many
for the remission of sins."
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What's the
application for you and I today?
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We are to accept His
blood that can cover our sin.
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Finally, number five,
we're running out of time,
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the restitution offering
or the reparation offering.
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Now this was also
an atonement offering.
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But the interesting
thing is that the person
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who brought the offering was
required to make restitution.
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Not only did they
bring the sacrifice,
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but they had to pay a
penalty of 20% to restore
00:24:01.70\00:24:06.91
what was wrongfully taken.
00:24:06.94\00:24:08.98
It represents that Jesus Christ
has paid the debt for my sin.
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He does not just
redeem me by His blood,
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but He paid the
debt that I owed.
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And it says
that you and I today,
00:24:20.52\00:24:22.32
even though we come to God
and we ask for forgiveness,
00:24:22.36\00:24:25.26
there are times when,
00:24:25.29\00:24:26.63
if we have wronged someone else,
00:24:26.66\00:24:28.90
God requires us
to make restitution
00:24:28.93\00:24:32.83
for what we have
done and to pay that back.
00:24:32.87\00:24:35.27
That is the
restitution offering.
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Amen. Wow, Jill,
thank you so much.
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And I'm so glad
the way you did that,
00:24:40.11\00:24:41.58
unpack that because I
kind of lead into by seeing
00:24:41.61\00:24:44.35
the sin of ignorance
and how powerful it is.
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Welcome back to our
Sabbath School Panel.
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I am going to give the time now
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to Ryan Day as he talks about...
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Jesus' Perfect Sacrifice. Okay.
00:25:33.33\00:25:36.16
That's the title
of the overall lesson.
00:25:36.20\00:25:37.90
And I certainly
appreciated that foundation.
00:25:37.93\00:25:40.40
It was very, very precise
00:25:40.44\00:25:41.90
and very helpful in
us understanding deeper
00:25:41.94\00:25:45.17
what this means by Christ
or Jesus' perfect sacrifice.
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I have Tuesday's
lesson, of course,
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and the lesson starts out
by having us read Hebrews 7:27,
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as well as Hebrews 10:10.
So let's go to those passages.
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Hebrews 7:27,
00:25:59.59\00:26:02.86
and notice what the Bible says.
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It says, "Who does
not daily need daily,"
00:26:05.06\00:26:07.40
this of course
referring to Christ,
00:26:07.43\00:26:08.96
"as those high priest
to offer up sacrifices for,
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notice, first for His own
sins and then for the people's,
00:26:12.73\00:26:16.04
for this He did once for all,
00:26:16.07\00:26:19.11
when He offered up Himself."
00:26:19.14\00:26:21.44
I love that.
00:26:21.48\00:26:22.81
He did this once for all,
when He offered up Himself.
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I love that.
00:26:26.48\00:26:27.82
And, of course,
going to Hebrews 10:10,
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the same message is echoed.
00:26:29.55\00:26:31.32
Hebrews 10:10
says, "By that way,
00:26:31.35\00:26:34.16
we have been sanctified
00:26:34.19\00:26:36.93
through the offering
of the body of Jesus,"
00:26:36.96\00:26:39.53
there it is,
again, "once for all."
00:26:39.56\00:26:42.46
Of course, Jesus was
the perfect sacrifice,
00:26:42.50\00:26:44.90
which is why He could
only be offered up once
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and only for all
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because He is the
perfect sacrifice.
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The Levitical priest daily
00:26:50.44\00:26:52.17
as brought out in Hebrews 7:27,
00:26:52.21\00:26:54.91
as well as every year
00:26:54.94\00:26:56.41
as brought out
clearly in Hebrews 9:25,
00:26:56.44\00:26:59.51
offered gifts and
sacrifices that cannot perfect
00:26:59.55\00:27:03.18
the conscience of the worker.
00:27:03.22\00:27:04.85
And, of course, this is
also clearly communicated
00:27:04.89\00:27:06.99
in Hebrews 9:9-10, as
well as Hebrews 10:1-4,
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there's going to be lots
of scripture, so get ready.
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Hebrews 9:9-10.
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Notice what the Bible says,
00:27:15.60\00:27:18.20
again, bringing out the
fact that this cannot perfect
00:27:18.23\00:27:21.87
the conscience of the worshiper.
00:27:21.90\00:27:23.24
So Hebrews 9:9-10,
00:27:23.27\00:27:24.97
"It was symbolic
for the present time
00:27:25.01\00:27:27.88
in which both gifts and
sacrifices are offered,"
00:27:27.91\00:27:30.58
there it is,
"which cannot make Him
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who performed the
service perfect in regard
00:27:32.25\00:27:35.02
to the conscience, concerned
only with food and drinks,
00:27:35.05\00:27:37.92
various washings
and fleshly ordinances
00:27:37.95\00:27:39.95
imposed until the
time of reformation."
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Of course, Jill covered that
a little bit in depth there.
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She went through the different
sin or the different offerings,
00:27:44.59\00:27:48.66
but Hebrews 10:1-4
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goes a little deeper in
expressing this as well.
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Notice, Hebrews
10:1-4, it says, "For the law,
00:27:53.57\00:27:57.61
having a shadow of
good things to come,
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and not the very
image of the things
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can never with
the same sacrifices,
00:28:01.98\00:28:05.25
which they offer
continually year by year,
00:28:05.28\00:28:08.32
make those who approach perfect.
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For then would they not
have ceased to be offered?
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For the
worshipers, once purified,
00:28:14.39\00:28:17.03
would have had no
more conscious of sins.
00:28:17.06\00:28:20.60
But in those
sacrifices, there is a reminder
00:28:20.63\00:28:23.16
of sins every year,
for it is not possible
00:28:23.20\00:28:27.27
that the blood of bulls
and goats could take away sin."
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All of that, of course,
00:28:30.97\00:28:32.31
as the Bible
makes it very clear,
00:28:32.34\00:28:33.68
we're types and
shadows pointing forward
00:28:33.71\00:28:35.68
to the perfect sacrifice
which we find in Christ Jesus
00:28:35.71\00:28:39.85
who died once for all, as
the scripture plainly says.
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Jesus' sacrifice is superior
to the sacrifice of animals
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because, notice this,
Jesus was the Son of God,
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He was perfect and in of Himself
00:28:51.06\00:28:52.79
who perfectly
fulfilled God's will,
00:28:52.83\00:28:55.06
according to Hebrews 10:5-10.
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In fact, let's go
to Hebrews 7 again,
00:28:57.83\00:28:59.27
we've read this text many times
00:28:59.30\00:29:01.00
that again this
amplifies this message
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and communicating what
we're establishing today
00:29:03.30\00:29:05.07
as Christ's perfect sacrifice.
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So Hebrews Chapter 7, we're
going to read verses 26 to 28.
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And notice what
the Bible says here,
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"For such a high
priest was fitting for us
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who is holy,
harmless, undefiled,
00:29:14.25\00:29:16.82
separate from sinners,
00:29:16.85\00:29:18.19
and has become
higher than the heavens,
00:29:18.22\00:29:20.99
who does not need
daily as those high priests
00:29:21.02\00:29:23.73
to offer up sacrifices,
first for His own sins
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and then for the
people's, for this He died,"
00:29:27.36\00:29:29.60
here it is again, "once for all,
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when He offered up Himself,
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for the law
appoints as high priest,
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men who have weakness,
but the word of the oath
00:29:35.54\00:29:38.84
which came after
the law appoints the Son
00:29:38.87\00:29:41.71
who has been perfected forever."
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I love that. He has
been perfected forever.
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My mind goes back to
that beautiful prophetic text
00:29:47.68\00:29:50.32
of the 70 weeks
prophecy, where it says He,
00:29:50.35\00:29:53.05
speaking of Christ,
confirmed the covenant
00:29:53.09\00:29:54.99
with many for one week
but in the midst of that,
00:29:55.02\00:29:56.59
He brought an end to
sacrifice and offering.
00:29:56.62\00:29:59.86
Only Christ can
confirm the covenant.
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Only Jesus' blood can
bring in into all sacrifice
00:30:02.06\00:30:05.20
and offering.
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It is very, very clear.
00:30:06.60\00:30:07.94
Hebrews 10, and we're going
to read verses 5 through 10.
00:30:07.97\00:30:10.44
Hebrews 10:5-10.
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It says, "Therefore,
when He came into the world,
00:30:13.34\00:30:15.71
He said: 'Sacrifice and offering
00:30:15.74\00:30:17.95
You did not desire, but a
body You have prepared for Me.'
00:30:17.98\00:30:22.42
In burnt offerings
and sacrifices for sin
00:30:22.45\00:30:24.65
you had no pleasure.
00:30:24.69\00:30:26.59
Then I said,
'Behold, I have come,
00:30:26.62\00:30:28.66
in the volume of the
book it is written of Me,
00:30:28.69\00:30:31.16
to do Your will, O God.'
00:30:31.19\00:30:33.83
Previously saying, 'Sacrifice
and offering, burnt offerings,
00:30:33.86\00:30:37.93
and offerings for
sin You did not desire,
00:30:37.97\00:30:40.34
nor had pleasure in them, '
00:30:40.37\00:30:41.74
which are offered
according to the law,
00:30:41.77\00:30:43.61
then He said, 'Behold, I have
come to do Your will, O God.'
00:30:43.64\00:30:47.94
He takes away the first that
He may establish the second.
00:30:47.98\00:30:51.68
By that will we
have been sanctified
00:30:51.71\00:30:54.58
through the offering of
the body of Jesus Christ,"
00:30:54.62\00:30:57.39
there it is
again," once for all.'"
00:30:57.42\00:31:00.09
My friends, once
Jesus Christ died,
00:31:00.12\00:31:02.36
it was done once for
all, He completed the work
00:31:02.39\00:31:04.86
because His sacrifice was
indeed a perfect sacrifice.
00:31:04.89\00:31:09.06
First, Jesus'
sacrifice is perfectly effective
00:31:09.10\00:31:12.40
and never to be surpassed.
00:31:12.43\00:31:14.04
The sacrifices of
the Levitical priests
00:31:14.07\00:31:15.90
were repeated because
they were not effective.
00:31:15.94\00:31:18.51
Otherwise, would they
not have ceased to be offered
00:31:18.54\00:31:20.91
since the worshipers
having once been cleansed,
00:31:20.94\00:31:23.41
as we read earlier,
would no longer have
00:31:23.45\00:31:25.18
any consciousness of sins?
00:31:25.21\00:31:27.68
Second of all,
okay, this is important,
00:31:27.72\00:31:29.78
the different
kinds of sacrifices
00:31:29.82\00:31:31.19
of the Old Testament found
their fulfillment at the cross.
00:31:31.22\00:31:34.92
Thus Jesus not only cleanses
us from sin, this is huge,
00:31:34.96\00:31:38.69
please get this, not
only cleanses us from sin,
00:31:38.73\00:31:41.36
He also provides sanctification
00:31:41.40\00:31:43.80
as we see there
in Hebrews 10:10-14,
00:31:43.83\00:31:46.53
which I believe we're
going to read in just a moment.
00:31:46.57\00:31:48.87
It says here, lost
my place. There we go.
00:31:48.90\00:31:52.91
Jesus not only
cleanses us from sin,
00:31:52.94\00:31:54.68
He also provides sanctification
00:31:54.71\00:31:56.38
by putting sin
away from our lives.
00:31:56.41\00:31:59.01
This is huge. And
pastor alluded to this earlier.
00:31:59.05\00:32:01.32
And I just want to
reemphasize and imply,
00:32:01.35\00:32:03.85
apply here very clearly,
that a lot of people's idea
00:32:03.89\00:32:06.62
of the gospel is that
Jesus died on the cross simply
00:32:06.65\00:32:09.82
for the means of forgiveness.
00:32:09.86\00:32:11.76
You know, Jesus
died on the cross
00:32:11.79\00:32:13.13
so that I might have
forgiveness and that's true.
00:32:13.16\00:32:15.23
Christ did die so that
we might have forgiveness.
00:32:15.26\00:32:17.47
But He died, my friends,
00:32:17.50\00:32:18.83
for much more
than just forgiveness.
00:32:18.87\00:32:20.57
Christ also died,
that we might have complete
00:32:20.60\00:32:23.30
victory over sin.
00:32:23.34\00:32:24.71
That's where that
sanctification process comes.
00:32:24.74\00:32:27.04
In fact, it's implied
and very clearly communicated
00:32:27.08\00:32:29.38
in 1 John 1:9, when it says,
00:32:29.41\00:32:31.48
"If we confess our sins,
00:32:31.51\00:32:32.85
He is just to
forgive us our sins,"
00:32:32.88\00:32:34.35
and then people
stop right there.
00:32:34.38\00:32:35.72
But they don't
read the next part.
00:32:35.75\00:32:37.09
"And to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness."
00:32:37.12\00:32:39.92
My friends, the cross,
00:32:39.95\00:32:41.29
the perfect
sacrifice of Jesus was yes,
00:32:41.32\00:32:44.09
to pay the penalty, yes,
00:32:44.13\00:32:45.46
to provide a
way for forgiveness,
00:32:45.49\00:32:47.30
but to also pave the way
00:32:47.33\00:32:49.33
and to make it a
reality that just as Christ
00:32:49.36\00:32:51.97
was able to overcome
the sin of the world,
00:32:52.00\00:32:54.07
we also through Him
and through His shed blood,
00:32:54.10\00:32:56.94
and through His power
can also overcome sin.
00:32:56.97\00:32:59.94
Before the priests could
approach God in the sanctuary
00:32:59.97\00:33:02.74
and minister in behalf of
their fellow human beings,
00:33:02.78\00:33:05.68
they had to be cleansed
and sanctified or consecrated.
00:33:05.71\00:33:08.98
And when you read
about this in Leviticus
00:33:09.02\00:33:10.39
Chapter 8 and 9,
we're not going to read it.
00:33:10.42\00:33:12.45
I'm just referencing it so
you can go read it for homework,
00:33:12.49\00:33:15.06
Leviticus 8 and 9.
00:33:15.09\00:33:16.59
Jesus' sacrifice
cleanses us and consecrates us
00:33:16.62\00:33:19.59
so that we may
approach God with confidence
00:33:19.63\00:33:22.56
and serve Him as
a royal priesthood.
00:33:22.60\00:33:26.20
So now we go to
Hebrews Chapter 10,
00:33:26.23\00:33:28.17
and you see this very clearly
00:33:28.20\00:33:29.54
communicated in
Hebrews 10:10-14,
00:33:29.57\00:33:32.14
as well as 19 through 23.
00:33:32.17\00:33:33.98
So let's notice what the Bible
says here in Hebrews 10:10-14.
00:33:34.01\00:33:38.61
It says, "By that will
we have been sanctified
00:33:38.65\00:33:42.02
through the offering of
the body of Jesus Christ,"
00:33:42.05\00:33:43.92
there it is once
more, "once for all.
00:33:43.95\00:33:46.89
And every priest
stands ministering daily
00:33:46.92\00:33:49.32
and offering
repeatedly the same sacrifices,
00:33:49.36\00:33:51.66
which can never take away sins.
00:33:51.69\00:33:54.00
But this Man,
00:33:54.03\00:33:55.36
after He had offered one
sacrifice for sins forever,"
00:33:55.40\00:33:59.57
I love that,
once for all, forever,
00:33:59.60\00:34:02.70
"He sat down at
the right hand of God,
00:34:02.74\00:34:04.71
from that time waiting till His
enemies are made His footstool.
00:34:04.74\00:34:08.01
For by one
offering He has perfected
00:34:08.04\00:34:10.61
forever those who
are being sanctified."
00:34:10.65\00:34:13.85
And then now you go
down to verses 19 through 23.
00:34:13.88\00:34:16.08
It continues,
"Therefore, brethren,
00:34:16.12\00:34:17.62
having boldness
to enter the Holiest
00:34:17.65\00:34:20.26
by the blood of Jesus."
00:34:20.29\00:34:21.62
Notice, you're not
going into the Holiest
00:34:21.66\00:34:22.99
unless it's by the
blood of Jesus Christ.
00:34:23.02\00:34:25.69
"By a new and living way
00:34:25.73\00:34:27.23
which He consecrated
for us, through the veil,
00:34:27.26\00:34:29.73
that is, His flesh,
00:34:29.76\00:34:31.10
and having a High
Priest over the house of God,
00:34:31.13\00:34:33.97
let us draw near
with a true heart
00:34:34.00\00:34:36.64
in full assurance of faith,
00:34:36.67\00:34:38.91
having our hearts sprinkled
from an evil conscience
00:34:38.94\00:34:41.54
and our bodies
washed with pure water.
00:34:41.58\00:34:44.45
Let us hold fast the confession
of our hope without wavering,
00:34:44.48\00:34:47.88
for He who
promised is faithful."
00:34:47.92\00:34:50.95
And the lesson has
this final comment here.
00:34:50.99\00:34:52.89
It says finally Jesus'
00:34:52.92\00:34:54.26
sacrifice also
provides nourishment
00:34:54.29\00:34:57.99
for our spiritual life.
00:34:58.03\00:34:59.36
I love that.
00:34:59.39\00:35:00.93
It provides an example that
we need to observe and follow.
00:35:00.96\00:35:05.43
Thus, Hebrews invites us
to fix our eyes upon Jesus,
00:35:05.47\00:35:09.87
especially the
events of the cross
00:35:09.90\00:35:12.27
and follow His lead.
00:35:12.31\00:35:14.58
That's why the Bible
says in Hebrews Chapter 12,
00:35:14.61\00:35:16.61
we've quoted this so many times.
00:35:16.64\00:35:18.08
In fact, it's
probably the theme of Hebrews,
00:35:18.11\00:35:20.65
Hebrews 12:1-3.
00:35:20.68\00:35:22.85
But I'm looking at verse 2 here,
00:35:22.88\00:35:24.22
"Looking unto Jesus,
00:35:24.25\00:35:26.69
the author and
finisher of our faith,
00:35:26.72\00:35:28.69
who for the joy
that was set before Him."
00:35:28.72\00:35:32.33
And why was that
joy set before Him?
00:35:32.36\00:35:33.76
Why did He look
into that with joy?
00:35:33.80\00:35:35.23
Because God is
love, Christ is love.
00:35:35.26\00:35:38.40
"For the joy that
was set before Him,
00:35:38.43\00:35:39.77
He endured the
cross, despising the shame
00:35:39.80\00:35:41.74
and has sat down
at the right hand
00:35:41.77\00:35:43.47
of the throne of God."
00:35:43.51\00:35:44.84
My friends, plain and
simple, Jesus' sacrifice,
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the only sacrifice was perfect.
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Amen.
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Oh, that's
absolutely, once for all,
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He is the perfect sacrifice.
00:35:53.48\00:35:55.52
I'm Shelley Quinn.
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And my lesson today is The Cross
00:35:57.09\00:36:00.72
and the Cost of Forgiveness.
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We always talk about
the free gift of God,
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which is salvation
by grace through faith.
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Grace is free to us,
but I want you to know,
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it cost God everything.
00:36:12.53\00:36:15.97
He had to become a
man and die to shed
00:36:16.00\00:36:20.28
the precious
blood of Jesus Christ.
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That's the cost of grace,
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but that's how much God
puts a value on your life.
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Let's look at Hebrews Chapter 9,
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we're going to
start with verse 22.
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Hebrews 9:22,
"According to the law,
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almost all things
are purified with blood,
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and without the
shedding of blood,
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there is no remission."
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You can think back to
Adam and Eve in the garden
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when they sinned,
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and they lost
that covering of light,
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that they found
themselves naked.
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What did God have to do?
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He killed an animal to provide
skins to cover their sin.
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So without the
shedding of blood,
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there is no remission of sin.
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That's right.
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Verse 23,
"Therefore it was necessary
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that the copies of
the things in the heavens,
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that would be
the earthly copies,
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the sanctuaries
should be purified
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with these
sacrifices of the animals,
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but the heavenly things,
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the heavenly
sanctuary should be purified
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with some a better
sacrifice than these."
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And that was the
sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
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Verse 24, Hebrews 9:24,"
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For Christ has not
entered into the holy places
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made with hands like
the tabernacle on earth,
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which are just
copies of the true
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but into heaven itself."
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Now to appear in the
presence of God for us,
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He sits at the right hand
of the throne as the last Adam,
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the new
representative of mankind,
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He intercedes
for us continually.
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And it says not that
He should, at verse 25,
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"Not that He
should offer Himself often
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as the High Priest
does when He enters
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the Most Holy Place every year
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with the blood of another."
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Then it says in verse 26,
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"He would have had to suffer
often since the foundation
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of the world, but now,
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once at the end of the ages,
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ever since Christ showed
up, this is the end of the ages,
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things are
coming to a culmination,
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He came to perform God's
will and achieve God's will.
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So now at the end of the ages,
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He has appeared to put away
sin by the sacrifice of Himself,
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and as it is
appointed for men to die once,
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but after this the judgment.
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So Christ was offered once
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to bear the sins of many."
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I have to pause
here and say this,
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He died for all,
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but He will only
bear the sins for many,
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because it will only
be those who receive Him
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as Lord and
Savior of their life.
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"To those who eagerly
wait for Him," it continues,
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"He will appear a second time
apart from sin for salvation."
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Hallelujah.
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You see, the old, the
sanctuary of the Old Covenant
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was nothing but a copy
of the heavenly sanctuary.
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Hebrews 8:5, God
is talking about this.
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And it says,
"That those priests,
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the earthly priests,
the Levitical priests
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served the copy and
shadow of the heavenly things
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as Moses was divinely instructed
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when he was about
to make the tabernacle
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for God said to him,
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'Moses, see that you
make all things according
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to the pattern shown
you on the mountain.'"
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The Ark of the Covenant
when you saw the tabernacle,
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there was the outer
court, where the burnt,
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altar burnt offering
was, there was the Holy Place
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where we had the
table of showbread,
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the incense that
was before the veil,
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and we had the
seven-branched candlestick.
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But behind the veil
was the Holy of Holies.
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Only once a year did the
high priests go in there.
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The Holy of Holies had
the Ark of the Covenant.
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This was the
symbolic of the throne of God.
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The Ten Commandments
were inside the ark,
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because the Ten
Commandments are the foundation
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of God's government.
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It was in the Old Covenant,
it's in the New Covenant.
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And above the Ten
Commandments was the mercy seat
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because mercy always triumphs
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judgment between the cherubim,
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the Shekinah Glory
of God would come down,
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and He would sit on
His throne, that throne,
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that ark was a
symbol of God's government.
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Yes.
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So Psalm 97:2
says, "That righteousness
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and justice are the
foundation of His throne."
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As the omnipotent
ruler, God is our judge,
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He bears
judicial responsibility.
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To be fair, He's got
to vindicate the innocent,
00:41:19.44\00:41:24.31
but He must judge
and punish the guilty.
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Let me tell you something,
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justice is to
get what you deserve,
00:41:31.15\00:41:34.82
mercy is not to
get what you deserve,
00:41:34.86\00:41:40.30
but grace,
00:41:40.33\00:41:42.13
grace is to receive
what you don't deserve.
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In Exodus 34:7,
it talks about God,
00:41:47.90\00:41:51.74
"He's speaking Himself that
He keeps mercy for thousands,
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forgiving iniquity,
and transgression and sin,
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but by no means
clearing the guilty."
00:41:58.38\00:42:01.38
His way of judging
affects the public perception
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of righteousness
of His government.
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So to carry out just,
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He's a just God and
to carry out justice,
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God had to become a
man to take on our flesh,
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so that He could
die in our place,
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paying that penalty.
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And you know what?
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That makes Him both
just and the justifier
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because He bears our sin.
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In the original Hebrew,
the word for forgiveness
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means to bear, to carry our sin.
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So under the
Old Covenant system,
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which pointed to
Christ, everything about it,
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there were two phases
of cleansing from sin.
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The first, the sinner
brought an animal sacrifice,
00:42:54.54\00:42:58.21
he placed his hands
on the little sacrifice,
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the lamb, transferring his sins
from himself to the substitute,
00:43:01.04\00:43:06.92
and then cut its throat.
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Now, I'm saying
that and I did that.
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I don't mean to
be disrespectful.
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Can you imagine
what it would be like
00:43:13.89\00:43:16.46
to cut the throat
of a little baby lamb,
00:43:16.49\00:43:20.56
because you sinned?
00:43:20.60\00:43:21.93
Boy, make, I think
you would think about it
00:43:21.96\00:43:23.97
twice before you sinned again.
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But the blood of the
animal was dobbed on the horns
00:43:26.40\00:43:29.94
of the altar,
00:43:29.97\00:43:31.57
and then that's the burnt offer,
00:43:31.61\00:43:35.14
the altar of burnt offering.
00:43:35.18\00:43:37.05
And then it was
transferred before the veil,
00:43:37.08\00:43:40.95
it was sprinkled before the veil
00:43:40.98\00:43:43.72
that separated the
Holy and Most Holy Place.
00:43:43.75\00:43:46.55
So the sin was
symbolically transferred
00:43:46.59\00:43:50.76
to God Himself.
00:43:50.79\00:43:52.53
It allowed God to show justice
00:43:52.56\00:43:56.30
and mercy at the same time.
00:43:56.33\00:43:59.03
But the second phase of
cleansing of sin was done
00:43:59.07\00:44:02.97
once a year on
the Day of Atonement,
00:44:03.00\00:44:05.51
the only day
that the high priest
00:44:05.54\00:44:09.28
and only the high priest
00:44:09.31\00:44:11.28
could go behind the veil.
00:44:11.31\00:44:13.48
Now we've got a whole
study coming up on the veil.
00:44:13.52\00:44:16.25
It's fabulous.
00:44:16.28\00:44:17.69
But the high priest
00:44:17.72\00:44:19.32
went behind the veil to,
00:44:19.35\00:44:24.43
in the Holy of Holies to cleanse
00:44:24.46\00:44:27.93
the sanctuary of sin.
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Now listen to what our
author of our quarterly says,
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"At the end of the
year, on the Day of Atonement,
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which was the Day of Judgment,
00:44:36.10\00:44:39.44
God would cleanse the sanctuary,
00:44:39.47\00:44:41.54
clearing His
judicial responsibility
00:44:41.58\00:44:44.68
by transferring the
sins from the sanctuary
00:44:44.71\00:44:50.09
to the scape goat, Azazel..."
00:44:50.12\00:44:53.76
Azazel.
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Azazel, one day I'll
pronounce that correctly.
00:44:55.16\00:44:57.96
"Azazel, who represented Satan."
00:44:57.99\00:45:01.96
You find that in
Leviticus 16:15-22.
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But then the
author goes on and says,
00:45:06.67\00:45:08.20
"Those who confessed
their sins during the year
00:45:08.24\00:45:10.97
showed loyalty to God
by observing a solemn rest
00:45:11.01\00:45:15.61
and afflicting themselves
on the Day of Atonement.
00:45:15.64\00:45:18.48
Those who did not show
loyalty would be cut off."
00:45:18.51\00:45:24.45
Wow, that's eye-opening.
00:45:24.49\00:45:27.16
It makes sense that Jesus,
00:45:27.19\00:45:30.46
as our
substitutionary sacrifice,
00:45:30.49\00:45:35.23
cleansed the heavenly temple.
00:45:35.26\00:45:37.77
Everything was a pattern.
00:45:37.80\00:45:39.13
So it had to be done.
There had to be a cleansing.
00:45:39.17\00:45:43.37
What happened at that time,
00:45:43.41\00:45:46.11
the vindication
of God's character,
00:45:46.14\00:45:49.14
because the cosmic conflict has
all been about God's character,
00:45:49.18\00:45:53.92
and what happened is
Christ transferred sin
00:45:53.95\00:45:59.39
to its rightful author, Satan.
00:45:59.42\00:46:01.69
Amen. Amen.
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Praise God.
00:46:04.09\00:46:05.43
These lessons
have been incredible.
00:46:05.46\00:46:07.33
They've been such a
blessing, the Book of Hebrews.
00:46:07.36\00:46:09.30
I have Thursday's lesson,
00:46:09.33\00:46:10.67
which is really
going to pick up Shelley
00:46:10.70\00:46:12.03
where you left off.
00:46:12.07\00:46:13.44
It's entitled Judgment
and the Character of God.
00:46:13.47\00:46:16.50
My name is James Rafferty,
00:46:16.54\00:46:18.24
and we're looking
here in Romans 3:21-26.
00:46:18.27\00:46:22.08
Now, we are going
00:46:22.11\00:46:23.75
to be staying in
the theme of Hebrews.
00:46:23.78\00:46:25.85
But for this day,
00:46:25.88\00:46:27.45
we haven't really been
given Hebrews to look at.
00:46:27.48\00:46:29.95
But if you want to think about
00:46:29.98\00:46:31.82
as we read through these verses,
00:46:31.85\00:46:33.19
what we're talking about,
00:46:33.22\00:46:34.56
what we're going to
be focusing on judgment
00:46:34.59\00:46:36.59
and the character of God,
00:46:36.62\00:46:38.09
the overall
foundation for this is going
00:46:38.13\00:46:40.56
to be Hebrews 11 and Hebrews 12.
00:46:40.60\00:46:42.03
We haven't
really gotten there yet.
00:46:42.06\00:46:43.40
We're still at Hebrews 10,
00:46:43.43\00:46:44.77
kind of moving
towards that direction.
00:46:44.80\00:46:46.53
But we'll see how what
we're going to look at now
00:46:46.57\00:46:48.50
connects with Hebrews
11, and Hebrews Chapter 12.
00:46:48.54\00:46:51.21
Okay, Romans Chapter 3,
beginning with verse 21.
00:46:51.24\00:46:55.84
"But now, the
righteousness of God,
00:46:55.88\00:46:59.21
the justice of God,
the righteousness of God,
00:46:59.25\00:47:01.92
the fairness of God,
without the law is manifested,
00:47:01.95\00:47:04.69
being witnessed by
the Law and the Prophets,
00:47:04.72\00:47:07.12
even the righteousness of God
00:47:07.16\00:47:09.26
which is by
faith of Jesus Christ,
00:47:09.29\00:47:13.40
unto all and upon
all them that believe,
00:47:13.43\00:47:15.73
for there is no difference."
00:47:15.76\00:47:17.10
There's no
difference between believers
00:47:17.13\00:47:19.23
and those that don't
believe when it comes to God
00:47:19.27\00:47:22.60
doing what's right.
00:47:22.64\00:47:23.97
That's right. The
righteousness of God.
00:47:24.01\00:47:25.87
God has to do what's right.
00:47:25.91\00:47:27.44
And He does this
through the faith of Jesus.
00:47:27.48\00:47:30.11
Now, the faith of
Jesus is something
00:47:30.15\00:47:32.25
that Jesus wants us to have.
00:47:32.28\00:47:33.72
But before we
have it, He has it.
00:47:33.75\00:47:35.62
It's His faith
before it's our faith.
00:47:35.65\00:47:38.55
The Bible says that Jesus Christ
00:47:38.59\00:47:40.26
is the author and
the finisher of faith.
00:47:40.29\00:47:43.89
And that's, of
course, Hebrews 12:2.
00:47:43.93\00:47:46.93
So Jesus Christ has
this faith toward us
00:47:46.96\00:47:50.43
before we have
faith back toward Him.
00:47:50.47\00:47:52.83
And that faith causes Him,
00:47:52.87\00:47:54.47
well it says
here to be presented,
00:47:54.50\00:47:56.67
for those who are awe
and for those who believe,
00:47:56.71\00:48:00.34
that is according to
Romans Chapters 1 and 2,
00:48:00.38\00:48:02.78
everyone, all we like
sheep have gone astray,
00:48:02.81\00:48:05.45
we turned
everyone to His own way
00:48:05.48\00:48:06.82
and the Lord has laid on
him the iniquity of us all."
00:48:06.85\00:48:10.19
Isaiah 53:6.
00:48:10.22\00:48:12.42
Then it goes on to
say, for all have sinned,
00:48:12.45\00:48:14.89
that's past tense, and
come short, present tense,
00:48:14.92\00:48:18.33
continue, of the glory of God.
00:48:18.36\00:48:20.20
All have sinned,
00:48:20.23\00:48:21.56
and come short
of the glory of God
00:48:21.60\00:48:24.17
being justified
freely by His grace...
00:48:24.20\00:48:26.77
Hallelujah.
00:48:26.80\00:48:28.14
Through the redemption
that is in Christ Jesus.
00:48:28.17\00:48:29.90
Grace is getting
what we don't deserve.
00:48:29.94\00:48:32.91
That's right.
00:48:32.94\00:48:34.41
"Whom," it says in verse 25,
"God has set forth Jesus Christ
00:48:34.44\00:48:37.68
to be propitiation
through faith in His blood,
00:48:37.71\00:48:39.61
to declare His
righteousness for the remission
00:48:39.65\00:48:41.75
of sins of the past
through the forbearance of God
00:48:41.78\00:48:43.75
to declare I say, at
this time, His righteousness,
00:48:43.79\00:48:46.55
that He might be
just and the justify Him
00:48:46.59\00:48:49.12
that believes in Jesus."
00:48:49.16\00:48:50.49
These are the verses
that we're looking at here
00:48:50.53\00:48:52.73
in Thursday's lesson.
00:48:52.76\00:48:54.10
I want to read from the
NIV these last two verses,
00:48:54.13\00:48:56.56
verses 25 and 26.
00:48:56.60\00:48:58.03
Here is what the NIV says,
I think it's a little clearer.
00:48:58.07\00:49:00.50
"God presented Christ
as a sacrifice of atonement
00:49:00.54\00:49:04.27
through His blood,
excuse me, through the shedding
00:49:04.31\00:49:07.98
of His blood to
be received by faith.
00:49:08.01\00:49:09.98
He did this to
demonstrate His righteousness,
00:49:10.01\00:49:13.62
or we could say to
demonstrate His justice."
00:49:13.65\00:49:16.48
Why? Why did God need
to demonstrate His justice?
00:49:16.52\00:49:19.39
Because in His forbearance,
00:49:19.42\00:49:22.16
He had left the sins
committed beforehand unpunished.
00:49:22.19\00:49:25.66
Now let's just stop
there for just a second.
00:49:25.69\00:49:28.50
This verse is telling us that
up until the coming of Christ,
00:49:28.53\00:49:31.70
we might even
say even to our time,
00:49:31.73\00:49:33.57
no one has been
punished for sin.
00:49:33.60\00:49:36.30
No one has been
punished for sin.
00:49:36.34\00:49:37.67
You might say, "Well,
what about the, you know,
00:49:37.71\00:49:39.04
the antediluvians, you
know, God flooded the world?
00:49:39.07\00:49:41.18
And what about, you
know, Sodom and Gomorrah,
00:49:41.21\00:49:43.08
you know, where God just
brim fire and brimstone?"
00:49:43.11\00:49:45.35
Well, that
actually wasn't punishment.
00:49:45.38\00:49:47.92
The ultimate punishment
for sin is the second death.
00:49:47.95\00:49:51.35
That's right. Amen.
00:49:51.39\00:49:52.72
And the Bible
indicates that there is no one
00:49:52.75\00:49:55.66
who has actually experienced
that punishment but one,
00:49:55.69\00:49:59.23
and that is Jesus.
00:49:59.26\00:50:01.70
That's why in Psalm 51,
00:50:01.73\00:50:03.37
David is repenting of
His sin with Bathsheba
00:50:03.40\00:50:05.27
and he actually
says there in Psalm 51:4,
00:50:05.30\00:50:08.10
"Against Thee and
Thee only have I sinned."
00:50:08.14\00:50:13.11
Because Jesus, God in
the person of humanity
00:50:13.14\00:50:17.25
is the only one that
has actually experienced
00:50:17.28\00:50:19.65
the ultimate consequence of sin.
00:50:19.68\00:50:22.88
God in His
forbearance has not brought
00:50:22.92\00:50:24.55
that consequence upon the world.
00:50:24.59\00:50:25.92
Why?
00:50:25.95\00:50:27.29
Because the faith of
Jesus says, "You know what?
00:50:27.32\00:50:28.66
If I die, if I become a
man, if I take their sin upon,
00:50:28.69\00:50:31.29
if I carry that sin,
00:50:31.33\00:50:33.06
I believe that if they see that,
00:50:33.09\00:50:35.00
I believe that
if I be lifted up,
00:50:35.03\00:50:37.00
John 12:32, that
it'll draw all unto me,
00:50:37.03\00:50:40.87
I believe that."
00:50:40.90\00:50:42.24
That's my faith
towards humanity.
00:50:42.27\00:50:43.61
And that faith towards humanity
00:50:43.64\00:50:45.37
is going to be rewarded in
those that actually exercise
00:50:45.41\00:50:48.04
faith back to Jesus, who
appreciate what He's done,
00:50:48.08\00:50:50.81
who respond to what He's done,
00:50:50.85\00:50:53.21
and who allow what He's done
to be lived out in their lives.
00:50:53.25\00:50:56.62
And so the author here is saying
00:50:56.65\00:50:57.99
that this is the walk,
00:50:58.02\00:50:59.95
the reason why
we have a judgment,
00:50:59.99\00:51:02.62
the reason why we have a
judgment that's connected
00:51:02.66\00:51:04.63
with the character of
God is because the character
00:51:04.66\00:51:07.16
of God is being
revealed through Jesus
00:51:07.20\00:51:09.50
and that revelation actually
causes us to make a decision.
00:51:09.53\00:51:13.30
Are we going to
accept that or not?
00:51:13.34\00:51:15.44
And the judgment
is where we figure out
00:51:15.47\00:51:18.44
if we accept that or not.
00:51:18.47\00:51:20.08
You see, we're not
saved by our works,
00:51:20.11\00:51:21.84
we're saved by grace.
00:51:21.88\00:51:23.48
But our works
testify as to whether
00:51:23.51\00:51:26.15
we've accepted that grace.
00:51:26.18\00:51:27.52
Amen. Have we
accepted that salvation?
00:51:27.55\00:51:29.35
Because if we have, there's
going to be fruit in our lives.
00:51:29.38\00:51:33.25
If we've accepted
00:51:33.29\00:51:34.62
what Jesus
Christ has done for us,
00:51:34.66\00:51:36.49
if we have received the
faith He's exercised toward us,
00:51:36.52\00:51:39.73
if we have the faith of Jesus
that He exercised towards us,
00:51:39.76\00:51:44.03
we are actually going to
keep the Commandments of God.
00:51:44.07\00:51:47.84
Amen.
00:51:47.87\00:51:49.20
That's why
Revelation Chapter 14 closes out
00:51:49.24\00:51:51.17
with this beautiful
picture in the proclamation
00:51:51.21\00:51:53.27
of the everlasting gospel.
00:51:53.31\00:51:54.64
Here are they that have
or keep the faith of Jesus,
00:51:54.68\00:51:57.95
the faith that He's
exercised toward us.
00:51:57.98\00:51:59.61
That's the gospel, and
the Commandments of God,
00:51:59.65\00:52:01.88
the fruit of that faith
00:52:01.92\00:52:03.25
obedience in their lives.
00:52:03.28\00:52:08.36
So we look at
this, it's powerful,
00:52:08.39\00:52:10.26
because what
happens with God's people
00:52:10.29\00:52:12.79
is this mediation
in the judgment applies
00:52:12.83\00:52:15.76
to all who receive
the grace of Jesus Christ.
00:52:15.80\00:52:18.83
And as it is applied to
them, their record comes up,
00:52:18.87\00:52:23.07
have they accepted,
their record comes up.
00:52:23.10\00:52:25.14
And Hebrews Chapter 11 tells
us what that record looks like.
00:52:25.17\00:52:27.84
You see Noah, who was faithful
to preach for 120 years,
00:52:27.88\00:52:32.58
Hebrews 11 doesn't mention
that he got drunk in his tent.
00:52:32.61\00:52:34.88
That's right.
00:52:34.92\00:52:36.25
You see Abraham who
stepped out in faith,
00:52:36.28\00:52:38.22
you know, not
knowing where he's going,
00:52:38.25\00:52:39.65
doesn't say he
lied about his wife
00:52:39.69\00:52:41.76
being his sister twice.
00:52:41.79\00:52:44.13
You see Moses, who refused
to be called Pharaoh's son
00:52:44.16\00:52:47.30
and suffered affliction
with the people of God
00:52:47.33\00:52:49.53
doesn't say that
Moses killed that Egyptian
00:52:49.56\00:52:51.70
and buried him in the sand.
00:52:51.73\00:52:53.40
There is no record in Hebrews 11
00:52:53.44\00:52:56.20
of the failures of God's people,
00:52:56.24\00:52:58.64
because they are standing
in the faith of Jesus Christ.
00:52:58.67\00:53:01.71
They are standing in
the blood of Jesus Christ,
00:53:01.74\00:53:04.18
the
righteousness of Jesus Christ,
00:53:04.21\00:53:06.21
and all of their
record has been blotted out.
00:53:06.25\00:53:09.72
Hebrews 11 could
be a perfect example
00:53:09.75\00:53:12.09
of the investigative judgment
00:53:12.12\00:53:14.82
that vindicates the character
of God because God said,
00:53:14.86\00:53:17.39
I believe if these
people see me and accept me
00:53:17.43\00:53:19.93
that their lives
will be transformed
00:53:19.96\00:53:21.43
and they will be
returned to obedience,
00:53:21.46\00:53:23.97
they will be returned
to faithfulness to My law.
00:53:24.00\00:53:26.60
There's a closing statement
we want to look at here
00:53:26.63\00:53:28.80
it's in the quarterly
speaking of this judgment,
00:53:28.84\00:53:31.91
Ellen G. White wrote,
00:53:31.94\00:53:34.71
"Man cannot meet
these charges himself."
00:53:34.74\00:53:38.01
That is the accusations that
Satan is bringing against us
00:53:38.05\00:53:41.22
in this judgment time.
00:53:41.25\00:53:43.08
"Innocence stain
garments confessing his guilt,
00:53:43.12\00:53:45.49
he stands before God
but Jesus, our advocate,
00:53:45.52\00:53:48.79
presents an
effectual plea in behalf
00:53:48.82\00:53:51.33
of all who by repentance,
and faith, the faith of Jesus,
00:53:51.36\00:53:55.46
have committed the
keeping of their souls to Him.
00:53:55.50\00:53:58.07
He pleads their cause
and vanquishes their accuser
00:53:58.10\00:54:01.57
by the mighty
arguments of Calvary."
00:54:01.60\00:54:03.87
Hallelujah. Amen.
00:54:03.91\00:54:05.57
His perfect
obedience to God's law.
00:54:05.61\00:54:10.85
Even unto the
death of the cross,
00:54:10.88\00:54:12.95
has given Him all
power in heaven and earth,
00:54:12.98\00:54:16.69
and He claims of His Father,
00:54:16.72\00:54:19.39
mercy and
reconciliation for guilty man.
00:54:19.42\00:54:22.92
His perfect obedience is
how we stand in the judgment.
00:54:22.96\00:54:26.93
Well, what about our obedience?
00:54:26.96\00:54:28.30
Well, our obedience testifies
that we trust in His obedience.
00:54:28.33\00:54:31.73
Amen.
00:54:31.77\00:54:33.10
But why we should
realize our sinful condition,
00:54:33.13\00:54:35.80
we have to rely wholly upon
Christ as our righteousness,
00:54:35.84\00:54:38.67
our
sanctification, our redemption
00:54:38.71\00:54:40.04
that's taken from
1 Corinthians 1:30.
00:54:40.08\00:54:42.38
We cannot answer the
charges of Satan against us.
00:54:42.41\00:54:45.35
Christ alone can make an
effectual plea in our behalf.
00:54:45.38\00:54:48.82
Why is that? Because He
perfectly obey God's law.
00:54:48.85\00:54:50.92
And in the judgment, the law
of God is the perfect standard.
00:54:50.95\00:54:54.82
And it has to be met perfectly
00:54:54.86\00:54:56.42
and only Christ
was able to do that.
00:54:56.46\00:54:58.33
Amen. But guess what?
00:54:58.36\00:54:59.86
He did that so that we
can put our trust in Him
00:54:59.89\00:55:03.53
and our lives and
hearts can be transformed.
00:55:03.57\00:55:06.13
The perfect righteousness
of Christ is not an excuse
00:55:06.17\00:55:09.57
to turn that grace
into a license to sin.
00:55:09.60\00:55:13.64
Jude warns us not to
allow people to convince us
00:55:13.68\00:55:17.01
that they're going
to slip in among us.
00:55:17.05\00:55:18.81
But we got to
earnestly contend for the faith,
00:55:18.85\00:55:21.08
Jude says in verses 3 and 4.
00:55:21.12\00:55:23.85
"Christ alone can make an
effectual plea on our behalf.
00:55:23.89\00:55:26.42
He is able to
silence the accuser
00:55:26.45\00:55:28.42
with arguments
founded not upon our merits,
00:55:28.46\00:55:30.69
but upon His own."
00:55:30.73\00:55:32.23
And that's Testimonies
for the Church, volume five,
00:55:32.26\00:55:35.00
pages 471 and 472.
00:55:35.03\00:55:37.70
And I would
encourage you, copy that.
00:55:37.73\00:55:41.17
If you have access to
those writings, copy that.
00:55:41.20\00:55:43.34
I have a copy of that
in the front of my Bible.
00:55:43.37\00:55:46.47
I read it often
because it reminds me
00:55:46.51\00:55:49.04
of this beautiful picture
of the investigative judgment
00:55:49.08\00:55:52.55
and the
righteousness of Jesus Christ.
00:55:52.58\00:55:54.82
And so when we look at
our lesson for Thursday,
00:55:54.85\00:55:56.99
the title of this lesson,
00:55:57.02\00:55:58.35
The Judgment and
the Character of God,
00:55:58.39\00:55:59.82
God's character is going
00:55:59.85\00:56:01.32
to be vindicated
in this judgment,
00:56:01.36\00:56:03.39
because we're going
to be seeing Jesus Christ
00:56:03.43\00:56:05.59
as He really is and the
faith of Jesus toward us.
00:56:05.63\00:56:08.16
Amen. Amen.
00:56:08.20\00:56:09.53
Amen.
00:56:09.56\00:56:10.90
Thank you, James, thank
you, Shelley, thank you, Ryan,
00:56:10.93\00:56:12.27
thank you, Jill.
00:56:12.30\00:56:13.64
A few closing
thoughts, what do you have?
00:56:13.67\00:56:15.07
Monday's lesson, we looked
at diverse kinds of offerings,
00:56:15.10\00:56:17.94
the five offerings
burned, grain, peace,
00:56:17.97\00:56:20.34
sin and reparation, and
they all point to Jesus.
00:56:20.38\00:56:24.38
Amen.
00:56:24.41\00:56:25.75
Scripture I didn't
have an opportunity to read,
00:56:25.78\00:56:27.68
but Hebrews 13:12-13,
says, "Therefore Jesus also,
00:56:27.72\00:56:32.29
that He might sanctify
the people with His own blood
00:56:32.32\00:56:35.62
suffered outside the gate.
00:56:35.66\00:56:37.56
Therefore, let us go forth
to Him outside of the camp,
00:56:37.59\00:56:40.93
bearing His reproach."
00:56:40.96\00:56:42.30
Let us be drawn
to our Savior today.
00:56:42.33\00:56:44.73
Amen.
00:56:44.77\00:56:46.27
My lesson, The Cross
and the Cost of Forgiveness.
00:56:46.30\00:56:49.87
Let me read 1 Peter 2:18-19,
00:56:49.90\00:56:52.91
"Knowing you were not
redeemed with corruptible things
00:56:52.94\00:56:55.68
like silver and gold
from your aimless conduct,
00:56:55.71\00:56:58.61
but with the
precious blood of Christ
00:56:58.65\00:57:01.95
as a lamb without
blemish, and without spot."
00:57:01.98\00:57:05.49
Amen.
00:57:05.52\00:57:06.86
We've heard the phrase,
one for all and all for one,
00:57:06.89\00:57:08.72
I like to turn
it on end and say,
00:57:08.76\00:57:11.63
one, the one
Jesus Christ for all
00:57:11.66\00:57:14.30
so that all
could be for the one.
00:57:14.33\00:57:17.63
Amen. I like that And
thank you so much, everyone.
00:57:17.67\00:57:19.23
And thank you for joining us.
00:57:19.27\00:57:20.60
We have had an exciting study,
00:57:20.64\00:57:23.24
and we still have
some more lessons to go.
00:57:23.27\00:57:26.54
But I'd like to just remind you
00:57:26.57\00:57:28.24
that when we talk about
this beautiful sacrifice,
00:57:28.28\00:57:31.81
why sacrifices were needed,
00:57:31.85\00:57:34.48
let's not forget
that the ultimate,
00:57:34.52\00:57:37.59
the pinnacle of our
salvation is centered in Christ,
00:57:37.62\00:57:41.62
and Christ alone.
00:57:41.66\00:57:42.99
We find in 1 John 5:11,
00:57:43.02\00:57:45.66
"And this is the testimony
00:57:45.69\00:57:48.16
that God has
given us eternal life,
00:57:48.20\00:57:50.20
and this life is in His Son."
00:57:50.23\00:57:53.13
So when you think
about eternal life,
00:57:53.17\00:57:55.60
think about Jesus.
00:57:55.64\00:57:56.97
He's the only
source of eternal life.
00:57:57.01\00:57:59.34
Join us next week
for lesson number 10,
00:57:59.37\00:58:02.11
"Jesus Opens the
Way Through the Veil."
00:58:02.14\00:58:05.61
Amen. Amen.
00:58:05.65\00:58:06.98