Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16

sins could not be forgiven except
through the merit OF the Sacrifice
which God has provided freely for US.
Until tlIls sacrilce Is seen and accept
ed, thero Gun be no further progress to-
ward God on the part OF the one seek
ing to dray near Him.
Those who see and accept the Sacri-
fee provided for US are then privileged
to go on to the nntitypicnl Laver.
When they turn away from sin. they
find that certain flthinesses OF the
flesh remains with them; and they
endeavor to rid themselves Of these
weaknesses. They make the effort to
cleanse their thoughts. words nnd nc-
tlons. I'm order TO be more pleasing to
God. Going still further In their desire
to draw near to God. they come to the
Door OF the antitypical Tabernacle.
Two Glasses Of tho conseerated.
The Pastor next showed that during
the Jewish Age 10 Jew was fully jus
tilted. All that Israel had was typical
justification and Il typical relationship
with God: for until the real sacrifice
for sin had been offered by our Lord
Jesus Christ and had been presented
to'the Father. there could be no actual
justification. Justification. he declared.
Is progressive matter. When one
merely secs the sacrifice of Christ. he is
not justified But rs he draws nearer
und nearer. he Is coming more and more
into thnt condition which is right.
Every step toward God--every step OF
faith. obedience nnd desire to please
Him-is n step toward complete justifl-
cation.
Referring again to the typical Taber-
nucle. the Pastor discussed the sacri-
fees ON the Day Of Atonement. In the
antitype, he declared, NIL Of the people
Of God who have come to Him In con
sec1tlon nre represented by the two
goats that took part In the ceremony OF
that day. They are either the Lords
goat class or the scape-goat class. After
they have passed through the antltyp-
lcal Court-after they have entered the
antitypical Gate, passed the antitypical
Altar and washed Mt the antitypical
Laver-they are tied. as 1t were, at the
Door OF the antitypical Tabernacle;
that is to say. they consecrnte them
selves to God.
In the type. the goats were brought
to the Door Of the Tabernacle, and
there waited for the high priest to cast
lots upon them. As soon rs he had
done so, lie offered the Lords goat In
sacrifice. In the antitype this signifies
Gods acceptance of the sacrifice of the
consecrated: and from that moment
onward the person is reckoned dead.
As the Apostle says, "Ye nre dead. and
your life Is hid with Christ In God"
Thenceforth the goat represents mere
| ly the old nature-the 1esh-cOunted
dead. The New Creature is thereafter
represented in the body of the high
priest--a member Of his body.
The P6stor, then carefully explained
that as the sacrifice Of the bullock pre-.
ceded the sacrifice of the gOnt. and
made 1t possible, so IN the antitype
Christ's sacrifice preceded the sacrifice
of the Church. and made theirs posi-
BILE. Those who do not care to present
their bodies us living sacrifices are not
invited now. Their opportunity will
come during the next Age. At present
the call is for those who desire to fol.
low in the footsteps Of Jesus-those
who will lay down life itself in His
service This Is the class to which
reference Is made In the text which
kreads: I'VE have an Advocate with the
Father, Jesus Christ, the Righteous.
This class have forsaken sin, drawn
nigh unto God. and have come to the
place where they say. 20 Lord, l give
myself to Thee" Then the Lord ac
cepts their Offering.
This is the antitypical Staying of thC
goat; this is the death Of the old ma
ture; and just at the moment when thu
old nature Is reckonedly dead, at thai
same moment the New Creature be
gins-begotten Of the Holy Spirit, tha
these may be children of God, spiritua
sons of God. These have become the
Lords In two senses: first, In the sens
that they are New Creatures, begotteT
of the Holy Spirit, and will be glorifie(
in the First Resurrection by and by, 1
faithful; and second. that they are alst
reckoned as members of the Body o.
| fNh,.i,t an tha human ploua
@Present Your Bodies.'
Referring again to his text, the Pas
tor demonstrated that the Apostle
argument in the context relates pr
marily to the presenting Of the huma
nature in sacrifice. Only the hig
priest could offer the sacrifice in tn
type. In the antitype. the great Hig
, Priest offers those who present them
selves. Each one who presents hi
body living sacrifice in consecratio
is then taken in hand by our Lore
Thenceforth the sacrifice is reckone
dead.
In this connection, the Pastor ais
. showed that the Aaronic Order
3 priests consisted Of two classes, tn
/ high priest and the under priest
! This Arrangement was typical of Chris
D and the Church, He quoted Scril
, lures to demonstrate that the Churc
q is Royal Priesthood, Of which Jesr
is the great High Priest In the typ
: cal Day of Atonement sacrifices, Il
! animals offered In sacrifice represente