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temple were sanctified. They were
first purified seven times however,
even to the tongs. In Scripture sev-
en- times means perfection. The orig
inal meaning of seven times was full,
sufficient, complete. To be cleansed
seven times was symbolic pnrifca-
ton. Besides that they were sprink-
led with blood from hysop, which was
symbolic of parlfieation through
Christ.
In the text Paul is alluding to Ger
emonies that were well understood by
the Jews. Perhaps all here uhaer-
standIwhat an sltar %, and il is mot
necessary to describe it.. It IVES
made of stone and wood, and there
was fire on it that was not suffered to
go out neither ysnight nor by day.
There was the High Priest also to
offer sacrifice, and there were the sin
offerings, and the trespass offerings,
and other offerings which, as a whole,
were called burnt offerings. All were
symbolic of purging, and through
them those that offered them, were
justified. Now, wl1ieh-is greater, the
altar or the gift? The gift was sancti-
fed when it was placed on the altar,
and God answered by fire. To take
anything from the altar was sacrilege
stealing from God. Jesus said the
altar sanctitied the gift. The old
altar, whether composed Of stcne, or
wood, or gold, was a achateoer. The
new altar is a person, achoeUer. 1t
is Jesus that does the sanetifying now
and he that sinctifieth and they that
are sanctified are one. ''Sanctify
them through thy truth, that they all
may be one, as thou Father art in me
and / in thee, that they also may be
one in U.S. John: II, II and 21.
He calls them brethren not servants
Jesus is our elder brother. Oh, how
that harmonizes with Christ's prayer.
Now, consider, beloved, this one
nesss comes through sanctitication.
This will be more clear as I proceed.
Paul in Hebrews calls sanctification a
rest, and compares this spiritual rest
ITO the temporal rest in Canaan. In
the third and fourth chapters of He
brews, Paul says, "seeing they could
not enter in because of unbelief.'
OF whom was this spoken? Of those
that had had faith enough to get out
of Egypt; of those whom the Lord
guided and took care of; but, because
OF unbelief, they could not go in
only two had faith. The Scriptures
use soul rest, sanctification and per-
fection interchaRgeably as figure of
spiritual rest, but Paul says of such
as fail ia faith, now for the time when
they ought to be teachers they must
have milk and must be taught which
he the first principles, but he never
theless exhorts them to leave 1.-THE
principles of the doctrine of Christ
and go on to perfection; not laying
again the foundation Of dead works
and faith toward God, of the doctrine
, of baptism, and of laying on of hands
and of the resurrection and of eternal
judgment.
Heb: s, l and 2: This will we do
if God permits.
How does this suit the modern
, church! When q sinner believes is he
/ never to get beyond baptism? Some
preachers never preach anything else,
and some members never talk any
thing else. Only begin with sanctifi,
cation and they are sure to lugg in
baptism, or some other: to the m
cardinal point. Few christians of The
present day can get any further. Now
won't object to baptism Ga voice
, not to baptism by the Holy Ghost)
Beloved, Paul is n better preacher
than am. Hear him. He asks:
I Heb;7, IL. If, therefore, perfec
ton were by the Levitical priesthood
(for under it the people received thu
law) what further need was there tina
e another priest should rise after the
: order of Melchieedec and not h'
called after the order of Aaron?
/ ask the sameqaestion If by th'
Levitical priesthood they had justifi
4 caticn by putting their sins upon 1
scape- goat for him to run away with
# the justification by the law mad,
nothing perfect? Oh, L am so glat
Paul put that in. / will read thu
It again. eff therefore perfection wer
!, by the Levitical priesthood what fur
u ther need was there that anothe
priest should rise?'
Beloved, draw nigh to God. TIL
churches have song, "Nearcr m
God to Thee" They sing this SON
all their lives, but don't get any nearer
Let them think of what Paul says:
Heb: Z. 25. "Wherefore He is ais
able to save them to the uttermost
rs that come to God by Him, seeing tina
t. He ever liveth to make intercessio
;, for them" ... ...
p To the uttermost! What does tbs
ii mean? Learn lesson from a river
Is man. When in the Ohio they appreac
d a bar, the bell is tapped and the lea
le is thrown. ''Seyen feet" cries out th
is man. "Seven feet" responds the on
,. on deck. For heavily laden boat
W this is shallow water. sEight feet,