Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-06
MIL, WHlTTLE;S PREACHING.
His Discussion Last Evenlng-The Atone
mcnt of Christ.

mcnt of Christ.
After the usual opening exercises last
night Mr.. McGranahan sang recent com
position suggested by the death of two chill
dsen of the Rev. Mr.. Pentaois, after which
Maj. Whittle spoke FROM John l: "Whom
do men say that +, the Son Of God, am?''
The replies, as you we'll know, were various.
He that said Christ was John the Baptist,
or one of the prophets, was wrong. BE was
not Christian because he did not believe
in Christ. 10 believe Christ good and
perfect man is not enough. John said the
next day, "Behold the Lamb of God" He
on the cross bore our sins. He was a sacri-
fee. am to take Christ as my example,
and as the Son of God-God manifest in the
flesh. havesnever seen converted man but
what his testimony agreed with others-that
he saw Christ as the Lamb who was sacri-
feed for him. ... .~.sa ...
It is peculiar name to give to mana
lamb, but when you remember that John
was Jew, we have the key to the name.
Every Jew understood the significance of the
word lamb. We find in tho fourth chapter
of Gensis the first mention of the sacri6cial
lamb. Abel was sinner and acknowledged
it, and came to God with his sacrifice, and
God accepted it at his hand. We then read
that Abraham was directed to offer up his
son as an offering-he obeyed-but before
he completed it God gave him lamb in its
place; here in 1900 years after Christ was
offered up on this same mount. Again we
read that the children of Israel were led
down into Egypt, which was type of sin.
Just on the eve of their deliverance from this
bondage we see the lamb. God told the
people that unless the blood of the lamb was
sprinkled on the door posts there would the
angel of death appear. The Jews all obeyed
this law and God kept his word with them.
Undoubtedly many of the first born of the
Jews laid awake all night in fear, but they
need not fear, for Gods word held. How
often is it the case that rather than take
Gods in worry and trouble-it made no diff
ference with the Jews as to the question of
sin-every one that got behind the blood of
the lamb was saved. And what was true of
them is true of rs.
Again, in the time of Christ we see the
lamb twice day in the temple, offered up
for the sins of the people. We also read of
the atonement made at the hands of the
high priest. AS the high priest
went into the holy of holies, so Christ for US
hos entered into heaven, an atonement for US.
A scape-g oat-oh, think of it; Christ coming
down here to be a scape- goat for US.
1t seems very simple to tell man to &C.
cept Christ as his sin offering; but 80 1t is.
The natural heart resists it. Pride always
stands in the way. When Christ was cruel
fed, He bore our sins. He carried our sin
into the grave, but when BE arose from the
grave our sins were left in the grave. AS
the scape- goat bore the sins of the people
into the wilderness, so did Christ bear our
sins into the grave, and there they rest, no
more to worry US, if We only trust in Christ.
Now, my unconverted friend, won't you &C.
cept Christ as the lamb of God who taketh
away the sins of the world?