Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-05-29
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
June =. isoi-Je-u. Our High
Priest I'm Heaven.
Prepared by IL. c. Lenington.l
THE LESSON TENT.


IL. For N the blood OF bulls and OF goats
ana the ashes OF an heller sprinkIing the
flesh:
IA. How much more shall the blood of
~hriSt. who through the eternal Spirit Of
fered Himself without spot TO God. purge
your conscience from dead works 10 serve
the living God?
u. For Christ Is not entered into the
holy places made with hands, which are
the hsurss OF the true: but into Heaven
itseif. now TO appear In the presence OF
:. Nor yet that lie should offer Him
sell otten. az the high priest entereth into
ne hoiS place every year with blood OF
". For then must He often have SUI
leteu since the foundation OF the world
9nt now once In the end OF the world hath
nee OF Himself
10 ole, but after tins the Judgment:
>. 80 christ was once offered TO bear
w, me I IiIs OF many; aud unto them that look
without sin unto salvation
GOLDEN rENT,-He ever nveth TO
make intercessiou for us.-Heb. 7i25
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The true significance of the life,
death and resurrection of the Saw
Jour is the essence of the lesson
given for to-day. 1t shows that Jesus
did not finish or complete His work
when He left this world of ours. In
a very real sense He had but begun
IT. The world had wandered far
from its Maker through sin aud will
tul disobedience. Jesus came TO show
the world the WAY back to God. The
mission of Jesus was TO bring all
men into intimate relations with the
all-wise Father. To do this Jesus
came TO earth TO give an example in
right living, of noble character. He
made the sacrifice of the eyes on the
altar OF human ignorance and big
otry, and then rose triumphant from
the grave in which His enemies had
put Him. But this was not enough.
While in the physical form on earth
the work of Jesus was localized. So
He assembled 10 the Father. sending
the Holy Spirit to instruct the hearts
and consciences of His followers the
world over. Nor was this enough. He
had become the sacrifice for human
sin; at the right hand of His Father
IN Heaven He became the great high
priest hearing the confessions of
stumbling. falling Christians, roceiv.
ing the repentance of those tired of
sin, and acting as mediator between
all and the great Father of whom sin
had made the world afraid. This we
take it is the central truth to be pre-
scented.
In making an analysis OF the les.
son we would present not alone the
lesson text as printed, but also GER
tain other references bearing on the
priesthood of Christ:
Christ Our High Priest...... Heb. s:l1-14
His Holy Character. Heb 7:2l-2S
The New Holy OF Holes Heb 9:24-2s
Ohrist the mediator ................ Heb. 1924
Christ Our High Priest.-The bet.
ter priesthood of Christ is seen
in its better sanctuary (verse ~;
its better offering (verse 12);
its better purifying oversees 13, 14)
The high priest among the Jews rep
resented the people before God; he
was imperfect in nature. sometimes
wicked. In contrast is Christ being
come, etc, rather "of good things
that are come" a better priesthood
and Offering better hope, com.
plete salvation. The Jews had a tab.
ernacle. then temple. great and Clio.
rious. with courts, holy and most
through the outer courts into the
hottest, so Jesus passed through the
skies into the true temple, Heaven,
far more glorious than earthly tenn
Pile. The Lord is the maker of the
true temple, all human works are i'm
perfect. 1t was Divine command to
use blood of calves, but IL was a
temporary arrangement; they could
bring sins to remembrance, but
could not remove sin GO:3. Con.
trast with the blood of animals
Jesus own blood, that or the Son
of God, OF infinite worth, procuring
eternal redemption from the power
and love OF sin TO life Of holiness.
His Holy -Christ's sin
lessnCss is point not to be over.
looked. The priests OF the olden
time were human and faulty. often
grossly unrighteoUs. Into the pure
ear and heart OIL Jesus our confes-
sions Of trouble and trial and short.
coming are safe. He loves to for rive
and bless. But not only is there
purity. but in that He was tempted
as a man like as we are tempted. so
Christ can enter sympathetically into
all our experiences.
The New Holy Of Christ, in
contrast with the jewish hig!. priest,
did not enter any material place con
structed by mems hands. The new
holy OF holes is at the very throne
Of God.
Christ the Mediator This is an
other phase OF Christ's priesuy func-
ton, and really the heart OF the mat
ter. Sin has separated us from God.
Christ. the sinless One brings us
again to that condition IN which
alone we can have communion with
God.
spear Points.
Only the clean can see clear.
Fast living is really but slow diving.
Only be is IT to lead who can be
led.