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Show SAGRiRiito NOT REQUIRED BY GOO Sacrifices Under Jewish Lew and Their Antitypes. Pastor Russell's Preaching Why Not , "Fashionable" Why It l Doctrinal, i Eating God's Word Unrequired and Undeelrsblo Sacrifice Acceptable Sacrifices The Reward of Accepted ' Sacrifices The "Better Sacrifices" Ej Jyfjfe- ' 'B report one of TV 1 Mf jB&fci ' fl Russell's dl Eart'i courses for tod.n;. BflK-J w from jCViflfl ' "ri !':- and ol jSj??'' ,Wm ferliij and burnt iHKK&w.vJrfl offerings and of- fljcLg. JH ferli for h bJ neither hadst . f BBBft. mBP, therein, PASTOR RUSSELL) which are offered ' by the Law."-Hebrews Law."-Hebrews 10:8. " Before discussing his text, the Pas tor answered the Queries of those who ask why he does not preach "fashionable" "fashion-able" sermons digests of Iwidlng mag azlne articles, dissertations on scientific scien-tific progress, public parks, better bousing bous-ing for the poor, discourses on intemperance, intem-perance, the social evil etc. nis reply Is that he has a different ordination, which reads, "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because Ho hath anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek " The Master and the Apostles set the standard which he believes should be followed He follows their example, not considering himself wise enough to Improve upon their methods. Jesus' preaching was along the simplest doctrinal doc-trinal lines, because none of His hear ers were begotten of the Holy Spirit. The Divine thought is expressed that beginners In the Christian way should "desire the sincere milk of the Word." whereas advanced Christians should feed upon strong meat Nothing else can satisfy souls hungering and thirsting thirst-ing after righteousness. Uni-equired and Undesirable Sacrifices The Pastor then discussed his text St. Paul is quoting from the fortieth Psslm. Through the Prophet David. God declared that the sacrifices of the Law. which could never really cancel j sin. were not to His pleasement Christ Is here represented as noting that the typical sacrifices could not remove re-move sin. but that Ills own body had 1 V.wn ocnnHnllv ri rfn:l rfd ns n Sin-Of- ferine to provide the better sacrifice necessary to redeem Adam and his i race. Further, we read of the Master's con I secrntlon at thirty years of age. E-- -erythiuc written in the Law and In r the Prophets respecting the bearing of the penalty of Adam's sin by a Savior Jesus pledged Himself to carry out "Then uld L Lo. I come to do Thy will. O God " The Pastor then showed that St Paul points out that the unacceptable sacrifices were those of the Law-, and that when Jsus offered Himself as the antltypical sacrifice, it meant the j taking awny of the first; or typical, to put into their place the nntityplcal. "Better Sacrifices" Plural. Pastor Russell reminded his hearers that the Atonement Day sacrifices were plural, and that the Apostle speaks of "better sacrifices than L these." This same lesson he declared I to be set forth elsewhere in Scripture; namely, that from tho beirlnnins it hnd been the Divine purpose, that our Lord should have associates, who would pass through similar experiences. The Pastor cited many Scriptural 1 proofs of this assertion. Christ Is 1 styled "the Captain of our salvation," i I "the Rridegroom." the "High Priest I of our profession." etc. The Church l are the under-prlests. now sacrificing. I nrennrine as He did, for the glorious I future work These priests St Peter styles a Royal Priesthood, because they will have kingly power combined with priestly service-Holy service-Holy and Acceptable Sacrifices. Pastor Russell next explained why Israel's Atonement Day sacrifices were I merely types. The Law read. "A I man's life for a man's life." Henc a bullock and a goat could never be ac cep table to God as a substitutionary HCTiflce for Adam and his family. Then the Pastor demonstrated that God prepared Jesus with an acceptable oody; and our Lord "offered up Himself Him-self an acceptable sacrifice. Divine acceptance was manifested, (li At Jesus' consecration, by the lm- j j partition of the Holy Spirit: (2) By Jesus' resurrection, born of the 8plrit to glory and Immortality. As In the Atonement Day sacrifice ! ! there was an offering of a bullock, rep-! rep-! resenting Jesus' death, so there was a ' subsequent offering of a goat typifying typify-ing the Church's sacrifice. Jesus' sacrifice continued during th..' three and a half years of His ministry I and ended with His deatb. Forty dsy after. Uv ascended on High. Tbeu He ' made application "f the merit of His : sacrifice on behnlf of nil who desire t i I become His footstep followers. Tbose In the upper room It Pente cost were the first to be bejrotten of th. Holy Spirit and to become acccptab! sacrifices Since then, others hav,- peel received from every nutlon. Soon th foreordained number of such Itcrlflc i ers. or priests, will have completed tb Body of Chrtt bvyond the veil. Fortb with the Messianic Kingdom will b-stabllshed b-stabllshed for the blomlng of all. The Pastor Russell's letters for six I weeks past have gone estray, and , I have just urrlved. They will now be published dally until all the missing letters have appeared. |