The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-03-13

God. and know my heart; try me and know
my thoughts, and see If there be any
wicked way IN me-" ought 20 be the cry
Of every Christian everywhere.
The old law touching the priesthood ia q
good thing for us 70 remember lLevitlcua
xxi: / 10 - "And the Lord spake unto
Moses saying: Speak unto Aaron and 20
his SONS, that they separate themselves
from the holy things of the children OF
lsrtel, and that they prolane not My holy
name in those things which they hallow
unto Me- / am the Lord. Say unto them,
Wh0soever he be of all your seed among
your generations, that goeth unto the holy
things which the children Of Israel hallow
unto the Lord, having his uncleannesa
upon him. that soul shall be cut oil from
Ny presence i am the Lord" The doc
trine Of separation in the Old Testament
for the priests Is for as I'm the New Iesta-
ment, for Peter tells as that believers are
priests unto God, every one Of MS. The
Old Testament doctrine has, however,
been intensified by the teaching and the
touch of Jesus Christ.
and thou shalt put the mitre upon his
head. and put the holy crown upon the
mitre. Then thou shalt take the amounting
oil and pour it upon his head and auoinJ
him." Exodus xxx 9, y. The amounting
oil pat upon the head of the priest was a
sign that he was separated from all world
Ia service, and every selfish principle Of
life. Henceforth he was not his own man,
but Gods The oil in the Old Testament
represents the Holy Ghost IN the New,
and whether we have recognized It or not.
| nevertheless it is true. BY the Spirit Oh
| God we have been regenerated, by that
same Spirit we have been quickened, ana
! by the same Spirit nave been sealed or
/ anonted as Gods own special treasure. II
! we have not allowed Him to use us we
! have robbed Him of His right, and at the
/ great day of awards shall be called to a
| strict account.
'aAnd he that is the high priest among
| his brethren. upon whose head the anolnt
| inc oil was poured and that Is consecrated
to put on the garments, shall not uncover
| bis head, nor rend his clothes; neither
shall he 90 in to any dead body, nor denl'
himself for his father, or for his mother
neither shall he 90 out o. the sanctuary
nor profane the sanctuary OF his God 10
the crown Of the amounting oil OF his 90
is upon him: / am the Lord" (LeWucu
xxi: 1912. How close this. @aehlpg ,.
and how completely many OF or
demned as we apply it to our own't H.hn
And vet there is no reason for q, VA
agement. In the olden times, when a
priests or the people were IN touch W.T.
sin, the ashes OF the req helIeI "Cl
sprinkled upon them for cleansing, an
Immediately they stepped back into te
, lowghip, and God clothed them with pow
: er. In the New Testament a better prov
: sion is made-Hebrews tx: 10, IA: For
| the blood of bulls and Of goats, and I'll
ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unceall
sanctifeth to the purifying Of the iiesf
/ how much more shall the blood OF Chris
who through the eternal Spirit. ottert
e Himself without spot unto God, purl
= your conscience from dead works, to SER
f the living God"
+ I have not been able to find in the Ne
+ Testament, with the exception OF Il
e Lords Prayer, any place where. 1t IS sa
4 that the Christian must ask for forgivene
:. Of sins, but do read in John /: 7, g..
It fIf we walk in the light, as He IS IN t
IS light. we have fellowship one with anoth6t
IS and the blood of Jesus Christ His -
l. cleanseth us from all sin. If we say tn
IS we have no sin we deceive ourselves, a.
II the truth is not in US If we confess o
d sins. He is faithful and just to forgive
y our sins. and to cleanse us from all !
e. righteousness" I learn then that II
n confess nv sins He is faithful and just
h forgive them and cleanse me perfectly, a
o. when He forgives sin He always torgets