The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-05-31

2. And as II Is appointed unto men once
70 ole, but after TINS the Judgment.
~ so Christ was once offered 20 bear
the sins OF many. and unto them that - %
Tor Him shall lie appear the second time
without sin unto salvation.
GOLDEN .ENr;-He ever uSeth Ia
make interces~ion for ~ 7s:5
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The true significance of the life,
death and resurrection Of the Saw
iCar is the essence OF the lesson
given for to-day. 1t shows that Jesus
did not finish or complete His work
when lie left this world of ours. In
q very real sense lie had but begun
IT.. The world had wandered far
from us Maker through sin and will
ful disohedience. 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
nll-wiSe Father. To do this Jesus
came TO earth to give an example in
RICH. living. OF Il noble character. lie
made the sacrifice Of the sgcs 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 ascended To the Father. sending
the Holy Spirit to instruct the hearts
and conScienceS of His followers the
world over. Nor was this enough. lie
had become The sacrifice for human
sin: al 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 il 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 cer-
tain other references bearing on the
priesthood Of Christ:
Christ Our High Pri-st.........He eii-i4
His Holy haracter.:.-.......Heb. I.gl-2s
The New Holy OF Heb. 9:2i-2s
CHRIST the Mediator. Heb. IL -
Christ Our High Rriest.-The bet
ter priesthood of Christ is seen
in its better sanctuary verse I'D:
its better offering (verse 12);
IT'S better purifying (~verses 10, IL.
The high priest amorg 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 a better hope. a com
plete salvation. The Jews had a tab
ernacle. then a temple, great and glo-
rious. with courts. a holy and most
holy place. As the high priest passed
through the outer courts into the
hottest. so Jesus passed through the
skies into the true temple. Heaven,
far more glorious than earthly tenn
pie. The Lord is the maker of the
true temple. all human works are inn
perfect. 1t was a Divine command to
use blood Of calves. but II was a
temporary arrangement; they could
bring sins to remembrance, but
could not remove sin 10:3). 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 10 a life OF holiness.
His Holy Character.-Christ's sim
lessness is a 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 confess
sions OF trouble and trial and short
coming are safe. He loves 10 for rive
and bless. But not only is there
purity. but in hat He was tempted
as n man like rs we are tempted. so
Christ "a enter alphabetically into
all our experiences.
The New Holy Of Holics.-Christ. in
contrast with the Jewish high priest,
did not enter any material place con-
structed by mems hands. The new
holy Of holes is at the very throne
OF Cod.
Christ the Mediator.-This Is an
other phase Of Christ's priestly func-
tion. and really the heart Of the mat
Ter. Sin has separated us from God.
Christ. the sinlcss One, brings us
again to that condition IN which
alone we car have communion with
God.