The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-19
a SUNDAY SERMON.
whereas Christ Fills the Require
ment or H. sacrinciai Lamb.
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sThe Lamb OF God" John | %.
The word Lamb conveyed more to the
Jews, than it does ordinarily to us. We
think OF chlldlike innocence and purity,
but the Jews thought of sacrifice. For
1000 years the lamb had been the APP
pointed victim to sacrifice to God, when
they wished to approach him in worship.
There we're certain requirements Ia the
sacriticial lamb, and il Christ is hence
forth to be the Lamb, he must meet
these requirements, for the laws of God
change not.
He must be Holy. A Lamb with
out spot and blemish," wa the Levitical
requirement. So Christ must be. Was
he? His birth, his triumph over every
temptation, his character and constant
spirit all give evidence of his purity.
Even his enemies, and modern skeptics,
agree that they Sind no fault in him at
all.
2-The Jewish law required that the
sins OF the offerer must be transferred to
the victim. The priests were appointed
to make this transfer. SO Jesus must
take the worlds sins il he is to become
legally the worlds Saviour. Did he do
it? Gethsemane answers the question.
The only way to properly account for
the agonies Of the Saviour in the garden,
is through the explanation furnished by
Isaiah: 3The Lord hath laid on him the
iniquities Of us ALL" Rather than fear OF
death, or disappointment as some try to
prove, this is the real cause of his sor-
rows. The aggregate OF the worlds sins
we're laid upon him.
3-The law required that the lamb
should be slain. "Without the shedding
OF blood there 10 no remission OF SIM"
Calvary proves that Jesus answered the
demands of the law in this particular.
He shed his life-biood, his heart-blood.
He died of a broken heart, produced by
agony and grief. We mistake il we think
he died as a result Of crucifixion.
Strangely, in six hours they found him
dead, and did not need to break his lego.
All were surprised. The spear-thrust Ill
his side, which brought forth water and
blood, revealed with scientific truth that
his heart had literally burst from some
cause. 1t was grief. He would have
died In Gethsemane il the angel had not
strengthened him. There the agonies
commenced. On Calvary, all forsook him,
even the Father, and he was o~verpowered.
Then who caused Christ's death? The
Jews are guilty in particular, because OF
their intent, but the human race in gen.
eral, since u sins, and not the spikes
through his hands and feet, were the
cause of his dissolution. Fearful
thought!
I'VE would not lose sight Of the ex-
tent OF the atonement purchased by his
death, awho taketh away the sins OF the
world" No longer is the lamb a family,
tribal or national sacrifice, but world
wide. The worlds sins caused his
death. "God 30 loved the world, etc
Ills death atoneS Tor he worlds sins, to
actually take them away.
5-To receive personal benefit from
this stupendous transaction, we must
behold him with the eye OF faith. We
must see him as the Lamb, This priv
ilege is only possible in a saving sense,
to those who like the disciples OF John,
"bring forth fruits meet for repentance
Repent and believe is everywhere the
order OF scripture.
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