Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-05-14

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Pastor Russell, as usual, delivered
discourse. taking for his text, IL be
sseech you. brethren, by the mercies o
God, that We present your bodies {
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto
'God-your reasonable service."-Ro
mans 12:1.
The Pastor declared that the Apostl
is not addressing mankind in general
but only those who are trusting in tn
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 b~lemisb-the
Lord thus indicating that no imperfect
person is acceptable TO Hin. 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-tigurative of forgiveness OF sin.
Tho Tabernacle a Picture.
The Pastor then described briefly Is
Tael's Tabernacle In the wilderness.
and said that 1t was a picture OF the
Divine Plan of Salvation. Gods pres.
enc in the Tabernacle was represent
ed by the Shekinah light In the Most
Holy. In the antitype, whoever desires
TO draw near to God may be said figur-
atively to be approaching the Taberna-
cle-typical of spiritual conditions. In
the type, the sacrificiai altar was d.
rectig inside of the gate. In the anti
type, no one al 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-
vtded for sin are then privileged to go
on TO the antitypical LAYER. There
they make the effort to cleanse
thoughts, words and actions, in order
to be more pleasing to God. Gong
still further In their desire to please
Him, they come to the door of the an
htypical Tabernacle.
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The Pastor then showed that Israel
had merely a typical justification and
"a typical relationship with God; for I'M
TIL Christ offered the real sacrifice for
sin there could be no actual jnstifica-
ton. But justification is a progressive
matter. One who merely sees Christ's
sacrifice ii not justified. Every step
of faith, obedience and desire to please
God is a step toward complete justsfi-
cation, however.
Israers Atonement Day, the speaker
declared, tys1ified the work of this Age.
In the antique, Gods consecrated peo-
rpae are represented by the two goats
that took part in the ceremony. These
are either tLe Lords goat class or the
fscapegoat class. In the type, the high
priest cast lots upon the goats, and then
offered the Lords goat In sacrifice. In
Hhe antitype, this signifies Gods accept
Ance Of the consecrated. From that
moment onward the person is reckoned
dead, Thenceforth the goat represents
Che old nature-the flesh--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 bull
lock preceded that OF the Lords goat
and made it possible, so In the antique
Christ's sacrifice preceded that OF the
Church and mBde 1t 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- consecration, 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 thar the Aaronic Order O
Priests. consisting of the high prizes
md the nnderpriests, represented
Christ aud the Church, The Scrip
lures decinre that the Church is d Roy
al Priesthood. Of which Jesus Is Higl
PRIEST Iii the typical Atonernent Da,
sacrifices the animals represented til
human nature of Jesus and the Church
but Aaron and his sons represente,
The NeM Creatures. All who have pre-
scented their bodies living sacrifices
ana have been accepted and begotte'
IL the Holy Spirit, are the antitypics
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