John the Baptist, under the leading of the Holy Spirit, cried out, “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). The original meaning is even more force ful in the sense, “Who taketh away once for all the sin of the world.” The Lord Jesus Christ, as our High Priest, was different from any other priest who has ever ministered for He gave Himself as the atonement. In doing so, the sacrifice is of such a nature and quality that every sin man would commit has been cared for. Re ligion, denominations, church back ground, does not enter into it at all. There is a coming day when each will ÿtand before God. We will be asked the one question which cannot remain unanswered: “On what basis do you WAITING This year, this day, this hour may be The longed for time for you and me To see our Saviour's blessed face And know the fulness of His grace. To His devoted, waiting throng; With ears attuned, with eager eyes They wait and shout, they search the skies. Men's hearts are failing them for fear; They dread the "Something" draw ing near. Christ's own alone stand unashamed To meet the hour before ordained. Come, King of kings, and lovely Lord; Come quickly and redeem Thy Word; We're listening now to hear the shout That calls Thy dead and living out. seek eternal life and to enter heaven?” We will not be able to plead church membership, recite a creed or ritual, or show income tax reports of charit able gifts. There is only one answer God will accept. Have you accepted the Saviour whom He sent, even His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ? Do you know this Sin-bearer as your own personal Redeemer? Will you be able to say, “My right to heaven is the shed blood of Christ”? 4 The days, the months, the years seem long
Our Blessed Hope (continued) men,) to do thy will, O God” (Hebrews 10:5). The Book to which He refers is the Old Testament which reveals God, in His marvelous grace, as the divine and only Sovereign who could send man a Redeemer, the Messiah of Israel, the Saviour of thè world, the Lord Jesus Christ. Another part of the blessed truth of Christ’s coming and fulfilling prophecy is that His coming was to make us holy. “Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt-offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law; Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. By the which will we are sanctified through the offer ing Of the body of Jesus Christ once for all” (Hebrews 10:8-10). The law was able to give good advice and direct in the offering of proper sacrifices, but it could never take away sin nor justify man before God and make him good. When the Lord Jesus came it was not only to cover our sins by His blood as atonement, but also He came to make us holy, spotless and without blame, righteous before God. To see how efficient His work on Calvary’s cross really was we read, “And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacri fice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God” (Hebrews 10:11, 12 ). The coming of Christ to this earth was undeniable proof that God loved man, and a further testimony that man needed a Saviour. In the final analysis it was also a testimony that religion, as it is known by man, is not sufficient for salvation and eternal life. The work of the priestly Old Testament order was never finished; their sacri fices could never take away sin and change the hearts of people. This is why when our Lord came He was the perfect peace offering, sin offering, and trespass offering to God. No wonder
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