Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-05-31
TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson in the international Series 20.
June 2, 1sO1-Jesus Our High
Priest in Heaven.
Prepared by H. G. Lexington. ]
THE LESSON TEXT.
Hebrews 9:11-14, 24-8.l


Hebrews 9:u-14, A-2Sl
u. But Christ being come an high priest
of good things to come, by greater anc
more perfect tabernacle, not made with
hands. that is to say. not of his building;
II. Neither by the blood of goats and
calves, but by His own blood He entered
In once into the holy place, having obtained
eternal redemption for US.
IL. For if the blood of bulls and of goats.
and the ashes of heifer sprinkling the
| uHclean. sanetifeth to the purifying of the
| flesh:
Il. How much more shall the blood of
Christ, who through the eternal Spirit Of
| fered Himself without spot to God, purge
| your conscience from dead works to serve
| the living God?
! "a For Christ is not entered into the
| holy places made with hands, which are
! the figures of the true; but into Heaven
| Itself, now TO appear in the presence of
.. Nor yet that He should ofrer Him
self often, as the high priest entereth into
the holy place every year with blood of
26. For then must He often have suf-
| fered since the foundation of the world:
| but now once in the end of the world hath
he appeared to put away sin by the sacri-
q. And as it is appointed unto men once
to die, but after this the judgment:
%. So Christ was once offered to bear
the sins OF many; and unto them that look
Without sin unto salvation
GOLDEN TEXTr-He ever Hveth tic
make intercessiOn for us.-Heb. 1925
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. It 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 it's Maker through sin and will.
full 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 a noble character. He
made the sacrifice of the ages 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 to 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, receiv-
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:11-I4
His Holy CHARACTER. Heb. g:2l-2S
The New Holy of Holes. Heb. 9:24-2S
Christ the Mediator. 12:A
Christ Our High Priest.-The bet
ter priesthood of Christ is seen
in it's better sanctuary (verse 11);
its better offering (verse 12);
its better purifying oversees 10, 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 Gomez" better prizes thood
and offering a better hope, a COM
plete salvation. The Jews had tab
ernacle, then 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 i'm
perfect. 1t was Divine command to
use blood of calves, but it 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 OF the Son
of God, of infinite worth, procuring
eternal redemption from the power
and love of sin to life of holiness.
. His Holy Chara sin
Iessness 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 OF Jesus our confess
sions of trouble and trial and short
coming are safe. He loves to forgive
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 Holies.-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 God.
Christ the Mediator-This is an.
/ other phase of Christ's priestly func
ton, and really the heart of the mat
| ter. Sin has separated us from God
Christ, the sinless One, brings vi
again to that condition in which
alone we can have communion with
Sod.
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