The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-13

tendance. Capacity audiences will
doubtless be the rule at the Bclasco.
Pastor Russell, as usual, delivered Il
discourse, taking for his text, 81 be
seech you, brethren, by the mercies OF
God that ye present your bodies a
living sacrifice. holy, acceptable unto
God-yOur reasonable service. ."-Ro-
mans 121.
The Pastor declared that the Apostle
is not addressing mankind in general,
but only those who are trusting in the
blood OF Christ as their Ransom price
those who have been justified by faith.
In the typical sacrifices offered accord
ing to Gods instructions through
Moses, every animal brought to the
altar must be without blemish-the
Lord thus indicating that no imperfect
person is acceptable to Him. The
speaker then showed that God had ar
ranged that the natural blemishes Of
the Church of this Age might be cover
ed with the robe of Christ's righteous
ness-fgurative of forgiveness of sin.
The Tabernacle Picture.
The Pastor then described briefly Is
raes Tabernacle in the wilderness,
and said that it was a picture OF the
Divine Plan of Salvation. Gods pres
ence in the Tabernacle was represent
ed by the Shekinah light in the Most
Holy. In the antitype, whoever desires
t. a IN a
atively to be approaching the Taberna-
cle-typical Of spiritual conditions. In
the type, the sacrifcial altar was di-
rectly inside of the gate. In the anti
type, no one can approach God with
out first seeing and recognizing the
fact that Christ died for our sins ac-
cording to the Scriptures"
Those who accept the Sacrifice pro
vided for sin are then privileged to go
on to the antitypical Laver. There
they make the effort to cleanse
thoughts, words and actions, In order
to he more pleasing to God Going
still further in their desire to please
Him. they come to the door of the an
tltypical TaDernacle.
Two Glasses of the Consecrated.
The Pastor then showed that Israel
had merely typical justification and
a typical relationship with God; for un.
til Christ offered the real sacrifice for
sin there could be no actual jIstiflca'
ton. But justification is n progressive
matter. one who merely sees Christs
sacrifice is not justified. Every step
Of faith, obedience and desire to please
God is a step toward complete justii-
cation, however.
Isracl's Atonement Day, the speaker
declared, typihed the work of this Age
In the antitypc Gods cOnsecrated peo-
pie are represented by the two goats
that took part in the ceremony. These
are either the Lords goat class or the
scapegoat class. In the type, the high
priest cast lots upon the goats, and then
offered the Lords goat in sacrifice. In
the antitype, this signifies Gods accept
ance of the COnSecrated. From that
moment onward the person is reckoned
dead. Thenceforth the goat represents
the old naturc-the desh-counted dead.
The New Creature is represented in
the members of the high priests body.
The Pastor explained carefully that
as in the type the sacrifice of the bul-
lock preceded that Of the Lords goat
and made it possible, so in the antitype
Christs sacrifice preceded that of the
Church and made it possible. During
this Gospel Age God has been accept
ing only those who desire to follow in
Jesus footsteps Others will have op
portunity during the next Age.
present Your Bodies"
Referring again to his text the Pas
tor showed that the Apostles argument
relates to conservation. In the type,
only the high priest could offer the
Atonement Day sacrifices. In the anti
type. our Lord offers those who pre-
sent themselves IN conservation.
In this connection, the Pastor ex'
plained that the Aaronic Order OF
Priests. consisting Of the high priest
and the underpriests, represented
Christ and the Church. The Scrip
lures declare that the Church is a Roy
al Priesthood. of which Jesus is High
Priest. In the typical Atonement Day
sacrifices the animals represented the
human nature of Jesus and the Church
but Aaron and his sons represented
the New Creatures. All who have pre-
yented their bodies living sacrifices
and have been accepted and begotten
Of the Holy Spirit, are the antitypica
underpriests, and as such have access
to the antitypical Holy. There they
walk by the light Of the antitypica
Golden Candlestick. eat the antitypica
Shew-bread and offer incense at the
antitypical Golden Altar-representing
spiritual blessings.