WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:09.359 Jesus says doesn't he that God hides his wisdom from the wise and clever. That he reveals it to babies and children. 00:00:09.359 --> 00:00:17.000 ! And that is the reason I think why it is only adults have problems with the Old Testament. 00:00:17.000 --> 00:00:32.939 Children don't seem to have any problems with the Old Testament. In fact, I don't know what your experience is with teaching children, the more perplexing and the more morally challenging it becomes, the more the children love it. 00:00:34.400 --> 00:00:42.640 And when it comes to the book of Leviticus in particular, I can't tell you the amount of people who have just skipped it when reading the Bible. 00:00:42.640 --> 00:00:54.920 I don't think those daily Bible reading plans often help, is it? So you end up doing one reading from Leviticus, one from Proverbs, one from the Gospels, one from the Epistles. 00:00:55.700 --> 00:01:02.159 And I don't think Leviticus is meant to be read in kind of one chapter chunks. I think in the end it can be discouraging. 00:01:02.780 --> 00:01:12.560 And so it's often people skip it. Or when they get to the book of Leviticus, which is in the daily reading plans, it's probably about mid-February, isn't it? 00:01:12.640 --> 00:01:21.060 But they give up reading the Bible altogether. And that was a pity. Because the book of Leviticus, if you actually read it, is not intellectually challenging. 00:01:22.099 --> 00:01:32.099 But it is spiritually challenging. It's actually one of the most important books for us as Christians, because it teaches you and I how we should understand the cross of Jesus Christ. 00:01:32.099 --> 00:01:40.560 So let me recap. When we get to the book of Exodus, halfway through the book of Exodus, God announces to Moses, he wants to live with his people. 00:01:41.739 --> 00:01:47.579 He's rescued them from slavery with his mighty power, an outstretched arm. He's brought them to Sinai, he's given them the law. 00:01:47.919 --> 00:01:55.739 But before they go into the land, God says, I am the Lord of all the earth, the creator of the ends of time. 00:01:55.739 --> 00:01:59.119 And I want to come and dwell with my people. That's the second half of Exodus. 00:02:00.339 --> 00:02:03.439 And there's this detailed plan that's given twice that we've seen. 00:02:03.780 --> 00:02:06.479 To build a tent for God. To build a tabernacle. 00:02:07.439 --> 00:02:09.780 And the book finishes, as we saw this morning, 00:02:10.240 --> 00:02:12.840 with the glory of God coming down from heaven 00:02:12.840 --> 00:02:15.500 and dwelling in the tabernacle. It's wonderful. 00:02:15.500 --> 00:02:17.500 But there's a problem, isn't there? 00:02:18.699 --> 00:02:22.379 The problem is this. God is holy and the people of Israel are not. 00:02:24.259 --> 00:02:28.259 In fact, we note in the Bible that God burdens with such purity, 00:02:28.800 --> 00:02:31.479 with such purity of love and holiness, 00:02:31.639 --> 00:02:33.520 that no human being can see God and live. 00:02:36.560 --> 00:02:38.099 Which is a major problem, isn't it? 00:02:38.099 --> 00:02:39.400 If God wants to come and live with you. 00:02:41.199 --> 00:02:44.840 But in his kindness and in his mercy, God makes a way possible. 00:02:46.120 --> 00:02:47.780 He gives his people a system of life. 00:02:48.659 --> 00:02:51.180 To teach them about the holiness and the seriousness of sin. 00:02:51.500 --> 00:02:55.439 A system that deals with human sin in such a way 00:02:55.439 --> 00:02:58.319 that they might enjoy the presence of God. 00:02:59.900 --> 00:03:01.960 Because the problem is not really God's holiness. 00:03:02.139 --> 00:03:03.780 The problem is our unholiness. 00:03:05.879 --> 00:03:08.240 And it's not possible to break free from that, is it? 00:03:08.280 --> 00:03:10.360 Or to hide it. Or to cleanse ourselves. 00:03:10.800 --> 00:03:14.379 Only God can provide a way for us to draw near to him in love. 00:03:14.379 --> 00:03:18.960 And the way that he gave his people in the Old Testament is the way of sacrifice. 00:03:20.139 --> 00:03:21.859 He gives his people a sacrificial system. 00:03:22.159 --> 00:03:24.919 Not because of the inherent value of human sacrifices. 00:03:25.439 --> 00:03:29.519 But to teach people that sin always demands a death. 00:03:29.520 --> 00:03:34.340 And the only way to be cleansed from sin is by the shedding of blood. 00:03:34.340 --> 00:03:38.979 So if you lived in the Old Testament, if you were part of the Old Testament people of God, 00:03:39.060 --> 00:03:41.140 each week you and your family would go to the tent. 00:03:42.259 --> 00:03:44.759 At the center of the camp, you weren't allowed inside it. 00:03:44.939 --> 00:03:47.460 But at the door of the tabernacle was an altar. 00:03:48.520 --> 00:03:49.219 It was set out. 00:03:49.300 --> 00:03:50.780 And you could purchase a clean animal. 00:03:52.060 --> 00:03:53.439 And you could take it to the priest. 00:03:53.800 --> 00:03:55.879 And the priest would lay his hands on the live animal. 00:03:55.879 --> 00:04:01.939 And confess your sins on the animal in such a way that your sins would be transferred to the animal. 00:04:02.219 --> 00:04:03.460 And then the animal would be killed. 00:04:04.519 --> 00:04:06.759 And you would be sprinkled with its blood. 00:04:07.620 --> 00:04:08.919 The animal would be burned. 00:04:10.120 --> 00:04:11.240 It was a dramatic lesson. 00:04:11.460 --> 00:04:14.599 The penalty for sin was death. 00:04:15.579 --> 00:04:19.939 And before your sins could be forgiven, a death had to be performed. 00:04:19.939 --> 00:04:23.699 The priest could go into the tabernacle. 00:04:24.620 --> 00:04:26.160 But there was one place they couldn't go. 00:04:26.259 --> 00:04:27.540 And that was the Holy of Holies. 00:04:28.279 --> 00:04:30.319 It was the room we talked about this morning. 00:04:30.759 --> 00:04:33.620 In which the very presence of God dwelt. 00:04:34.899 --> 00:04:38.120 There was only one person in all the tribe of Israel who could go in. 00:04:38.139 --> 00:04:39.100 And that was the high priest. 00:04:39.399 --> 00:04:42.220 And he could only go in one day a year. 00:04:43.639 --> 00:04:45.259 And that was the day of atonement. 00:04:46.259 --> 00:04:49.000 And he would have to make sacrifices for his own sins. 00:04:49.000 --> 00:04:51.259 And for the sins of the priests. 00:04:52.360 --> 00:04:54.879 And then he would take some of the blood from the sacrifice of bulls. 00:04:55.100 --> 00:04:56.699 And he would go into the Holy of Holies. 00:04:56.740 --> 00:04:57.959 And he would present that blood. 00:04:59.079 --> 00:05:00.720 And then he would come out of the Holy of Holies. 00:05:00.980 --> 00:05:02.319 And he would take a live goat. 00:05:03.199 --> 00:05:05.139 And he would put his hands on the goat. 00:05:05.439 --> 00:05:08.680 And he would confess the sins of Israel on that goat. 00:05:08.980 --> 00:05:11.759 And then the goat would be sent way out into the wilderness. 00:05:11.759 --> 00:05:12.879 And they would have to return. 00:05:14.339 --> 00:05:15.939 Bearing the sins of the people. 00:05:16.240 --> 00:05:18.620 From which we get the word sleep goat. 00:05:19.000 --> 00:05:20.420 Day after day. 00:05:20.600 --> 00:05:21.240 Week after week. 00:05:21.379 --> 00:05:22.139 Month after month. 00:05:22.439 --> 00:05:23.100 Year after year. 00:05:24.160 --> 00:05:26.860 God's people brought sacrifices for their sins. 00:05:28.199 --> 00:05:29.519 And after they entered the land. 00:05:29.600 --> 00:05:31.399 And the sanctuary was replaced with the temple. 00:05:32.199 --> 00:05:33.920 Sacrifices were offered to God. 00:05:33.920 --> 00:05:38.840 And Israel's whole understanding of reality. 00:05:39.980 --> 00:05:42.319 Was built on these symbols. 00:05:43.759 --> 00:05:45.480 The incalculable gulf. 00:05:46.480 --> 00:05:48.780 Between the holiness of God. 00:05:49.460 --> 00:05:50.700 And my own sinfulness. 00:05:52.120 --> 00:05:55.700 The dramatic need for sacrifice to bridge that gulf. 00:05:55.699 --> 00:05:58.519 And the death. 00:05:58.519 --> 00:06:00.659 The death powerfully formed their understanding. 00:06:02.620 --> 00:06:05.599 And that is why the promise of the new covenant is so precious. 00:06:05.600 --> 00:06:08.980 Because God says. 00:06:08.980 --> 00:06:11.580 There's going to come a time when I'm going to forgive your sins. 00:06:12.520 --> 00:06:14.080 And remember them no more. 00:06:15.200 --> 00:06:16.480 And take them completely away. 00:06:16.740 --> 00:06:18.700 I'm going to deal with that gulf. 00:06:18.860 --> 00:06:20.620 Between God who is holy. 00:06:21.080 --> 00:06:22.540 And you who are sinful. 00:06:23.580 --> 00:06:25.680 Once and forever it will be dealt with. 00:06:26.000 --> 00:06:27.620 And you will have joyful. 00:06:28.760 --> 00:06:29.280 Uninterrupted. 00:06:29.620 --> 00:06:31.580 Access into my presence forever. 00:06:32.020 --> 00:06:33.580 Which brings us to the letter of the Hebrews. 00:06:33.579 --> 00:06:36.199 It's written for a group of Jews. 00:06:36.439 --> 00:06:37.899 Who have converted to Christianity. 00:06:39.120 --> 00:06:40.259 But they're under pressure. 00:06:40.379 --> 00:06:42.659 They are sliding back into Judaism. 00:06:43.279 --> 00:06:44.240 And the writer says. 00:06:44.300 --> 00:06:45.899 That is because you've not grasped. 00:06:45.899 --> 00:06:47.079 What has happened to you. 00:06:47.560 --> 00:06:49.419 In the death of Jesus Christ. 00:06:50.500 --> 00:06:51.379 And chapters 9 and 10. 00:06:51.439 --> 00:06:52.699 Are an explanation of the cross. 00:06:53.039 --> 00:06:54.459 Because in his death. 00:06:54.959 --> 00:06:57.079 Jesus has become our high priest. 00:06:57.799 --> 00:06:59.759 He has become the mediator. 00:07:00.039 --> 00:07:01.419 Of a new covenant. 00:07:01.420 --> 00:07:04.080 And the author wants us to see. 00:07:04.220 --> 00:07:05.699 There are three realities. 00:07:06.340 --> 00:07:07.500 That come to those of us. 00:07:07.580 --> 00:07:09.080 Who are in Christ tonight. 00:07:09.520 --> 00:07:10.819 That have come to us through his death. 00:07:11.280 --> 00:07:11.800 Number one. 00:07:13.220 --> 00:07:14.879 If you are in Christ. 00:07:15.980 --> 00:07:18.340 You have permanent access. 00:07:19.000 --> 00:07:20.100 To the presence. 00:07:20.220 --> 00:07:21.360 To the heavenly presence. 00:07:21.360 --> 00:07:22.240 Of God. 00:07:22.240 --> 00:07:30.220 Look down at chapter 9. 00:07:30.400 --> 00:07:31.879 And verse 11 and 12. 00:07:33.319 --> 00:07:34.220 When Christ. 00:07:34.740 --> 00:07:35.420 Appeared. 00:07:35.960 --> 00:07:37.120 As high priest. 00:07:37.199 --> 00:07:38.199 Of the good things. 00:07:38.800 --> 00:07:39.519 That have come. 00:07:40.879 --> 00:07:42.120 Then through the greater. 00:07:42.340 --> 00:07:43.280 And more perfect tent. 00:07:43.340 --> 00:07:44.300 Not made with hands. 00:07:44.819 --> 00:07:46.660 That is not of this creation. 00:07:46.660 --> 00:07:51.140 He entered once and for all. 00:07:51.260 --> 00:07:52.260 Into the holy place. 00:07:52.939 --> 00:07:54.300 Not by means of the blood. 00:07:54.400 --> 00:07:55.480 Of goats and calves. 00:07:56.140 --> 00:07:58.080 But by means of his own blood. 00:07:58.780 --> 00:07:59.500 Thus securing. 00:08:00.380 --> 00:08:01.320 Eternal redemption. 00:08:03.220 --> 00:08:05.160 You can hear the writer's astonishment. 00:08:06.700 --> 00:08:07.940 All the symbols. 00:08:09.060 --> 00:08:10.540 Of the old covenant. 00:08:11.540 --> 00:08:13.200 Which showed the privilege. 00:08:13.199 --> 00:08:14.879 Of access to God. 00:08:14.939 --> 00:08:15.639 Have come to an end. 00:08:17.019 --> 00:08:18.079 Now that Christ. 00:08:18.639 --> 00:08:19.319 Has appeared. 00:08:19.500 --> 00:08:20.199 Verse 11. 00:08:21.039 --> 00:08:22.240 And has died. 00:08:24.399 --> 00:08:25.319 The shadow. 00:08:25.539 --> 00:08:26.199 And the symbol. 00:08:26.439 --> 00:08:27.199 Have given way. 00:08:27.319 --> 00:08:27.939 To the perfect. 00:08:28.060 --> 00:08:29.060 And eternal reality. 00:08:29.519 --> 00:08:30.639 And Jesus has died. 00:08:30.959 --> 00:08:31.919 Not to win us. 00:08:32.439 --> 00:08:34.220 Access to a human structure. 00:08:34.799 --> 00:08:36.299 Not to the holy of holies. 00:08:36.659 --> 00:08:37.860 But into heaven. 00:08:38.340 --> 00:08:39.700 Into the presence of God. 00:08:40.700 --> 00:08:41.700 And the blood. 00:08:41.779 --> 00:08:43.059 That has opened the way for us. 00:08:43.200 --> 00:08:44.840 It's not the blood of an animal. 00:08:46.100 --> 00:08:47.160 But it is the blood. 00:08:47.220 --> 00:08:48.520 Of the perfect son of God. 00:08:48.700 --> 00:08:50.180 Jesus has gone. 00:08:50.500 --> 00:08:51.440 Through the heavens. 00:08:52.500 --> 00:08:53.720 Into the presence of God. 00:08:53.780 --> 00:08:54.660 Where he is today. 00:08:54.840 --> 00:08:55.660 Where he is tonight. 00:08:55.879 --> 00:08:56.600 Verse 24. 00:08:57.879 --> 00:08:58.960 For Christ has not. 00:08:59.620 --> 00:09:00.100 Entered. 00:09:00.379 --> 00:09:01.300 Not into the holy. 00:09:01.700 --> 00:09:02.860 Places made with hands. 00:09:02.860 --> 00:09:04.480 Which are copies of the true things. 00:09:04.840 --> 00:09:05.860 But into heaven itself. 00:09:06.879 --> 00:09:07.860 Now which will appear. 00:09:08.080 --> 00:09:09.060 In the presence of God. 00:09:09.140 --> 00:09:09.820 On our behalf. 00:09:11.800 --> 00:09:12.800 Under the old covenant. 00:09:12.799 --> 00:09:13.219 We saw it. 00:09:13.219 --> 00:09:13.519 This one. 00:09:13.599 --> 00:09:13.719 We. 00:09:14.079 --> 00:09:15.419 The high priest. 00:09:15.579 --> 00:09:16.879 Went into the holy of holies. 00:09:17.000 --> 00:09:18.439 And came out very smartly. 00:09:18.500 --> 00:09:18.859 Very quickly. 00:09:19.879 --> 00:09:21.179 But Jesus has entered. 00:09:21.359 --> 00:09:22.779 Into the actual presence of God. 00:09:22.879 --> 00:09:23.979 And he stays there. 00:09:24.039 --> 00:09:24.819 On our behalf. 00:09:26.439 --> 00:09:27.419 And that is why. 00:09:27.519 --> 00:09:28.979 When Jesus died on the cross. 00:09:29.579 --> 00:09:30.059 God. 00:09:30.399 --> 00:09:31.379 Tore the curtain. 00:09:32.039 --> 00:09:33.079 From top to bottom. 00:09:34.079 --> 00:09:34.759 To demonstrate. 00:09:34.859 --> 00:09:35.599 That there is no longer. 00:09:35.759 --> 00:09:36.500 Any barrier. 00:09:36.579 --> 00:09:37.339 Between him. 00:09:37.399 --> 00:09:38.279 And his people. 00:09:38.279 --> 00:09:40.000 So long. 00:09:40.000 --> 00:09:41.519 As Jesus has gone to heaven. 00:09:42.720 --> 00:09:43.500 Our sins. 00:09:43.559 --> 00:09:44.600 Can no longer be counted. 00:09:44.600 --> 00:09:45.379 Against us. 00:09:46.279 --> 00:09:47.639 There is no more sacrifice. 00:09:47.639 --> 00:09:48.339 That is needed. 00:09:48.799 --> 00:09:49.759 And if you cast your eyes. 00:09:49.759 --> 00:09:50.600 Down to chapter 10. 00:09:50.679 --> 00:09:51.839 And verses 11 to 13. 00:09:52.500 --> 00:09:54.259 The writer makes a great deal. 00:09:54.319 --> 00:09:55.179 That Jesus is now. 00:09:55.360 --> 00:09:56.319 Seated in heaven. 00:09:57.600 --> 00:09:59.019 He's sitting down there. 00:10:00.579 --> 00:10:01.699 In the old covenant. 00:10:01.860 --> 00:10:02.360 The priests. 00:10:02.519 --> 00:10:03.639 Would never have dared. 00:10:03.639 --> 00:10:04.299 Sit down. 00:10:04.360 --> 00:10:05.279 In the holy of holies. 00:10:05.279 --> 00:10:06.860 Day after day. 00:10:07.120 --> 00:10:07.839 Year after year. 00:10:07.899 --> 00:10:09.639 They keep offering sacrifices. 00:10:10.059 --> 00:10:11.399 But when God raised Jesus. 00:10:11.399 --> 00:10:11.959 From the dead. 00:10:12.059 --> 00:10:12.980 He exalted him. 00:10:13.240 --> 00:10:14.360 And seated him. 00:10:15.399 --> 00:10:16.480 At his own right hand. 00:10:18.039 --> 00:10:18.980 Because of his death. 00:10:19.100 --> 00:10:19.779 Jesus has. 00:10:20.620 --> 00:10:21.139 Achieved. 00:10:21.399 --> 00:10:22.860 What all the generations. 00:10:23.039 --> 00:10:24.100 Of the Levitical priesthood. 00:10:24.159 --> 00:10:24.539 Could not. 00:10:25.779 --> 00:10:26.539 His sacrifice. 00:10:26.659 --> 00:10:27.539 Has purified us. 00:10:27.620 --> 00:10:28.720 For all time. 00:10:29.639 --> 00:10:30.759 And has made those. 00:10:31.480 --> 00:10:31.919 Sacrifices. 00:10:32.199 --> 00:10:32.679 Obsolute. 00:10:32.839 --> 00:10:33.480 Void. 00:10:34.079 --> 00:10:35.220 Nothing can now be added. 00:10:35.279 --> 00:10:37.959 His death. 00:10:38.379 --> 00:10:40.319 Is a single sacrifice. 00:10:41.120 --> 00:10:42.480 Offered for all time. 00:10:43.799 --> 00:10:44.860 And now he sits. 00:10:44.860 --> 00:10:45.799 In God's presence. 00:10:47.120 --> 00:10:48.539 And God has received. 00:10:49.199 --> 00:10:50.419 His work as successful. 00:10:51.779 --> 00:10:53.019 And so if you are his people. 00:10:53.159 --> 00:10:53.799 Our sins. 00:10:53.939 --> 00:10:54.519 Are forgiven. 00:10:54.740 --> 00:10:55.379 And paid for. 00:10:55.379 --> 00:10:56.279 And that is why. 00:10:56.399 --> 00:10:57.459 The author to this letter. 00:10:57.899 --> 00:10:58.699 Urges us. 00:10:58.799 --> 00:10:59.759 To draw near. 00:11:00.220 --> 00:11:01.199 To the throne. 00:11:01.299 --> 00:11:02.039 Of grace. 00:11:02.559 --> 00:11:03.519 With boldness. 00:11:03.519 --> 00:11:06.319 Because we have. 00:11:06.480 --> 00:11:07.500 Somebody who has gone before us. 00:11:07.740 --> 00:11:09.399 Who has gone through the heavens. 00:11:09.460 --> 00:11:10.620 Into the presence of God. 00:11:10.939 --> 00:11:12.199 Jesus the son of God. 00:11:14.379 --> 00:11:15.360 And that means this. 00:11:15.419 --> 00:11:16.340 That when we are tempted. 00:11:16.600 --> 00:11:17.159 To think. 00:11:17.399 --> 00:11:18.340 That our sin. 00:11:18.620 --> 00:11:19.960 Is very deep. 00:11:21.899 --> 00:11:22.779 And when we are tempted. 00:11:22.779 --> 00:11:23.259 To think that. 00:11:23.399 --> 00:11:24.299 I am not welcome. 00:11:24.500 --> 00:11:25.500 In God's presence. 00:11:25.500 --> 00:11:27.700 And what I have done. 00:11:27.779 --> 00:11:28.799 Is beyond forgiving. 00:11:29.039 --> 00:11:30.320 This book says to us. 00:11:30.480 --> 00:11:32.419 Look at Jesus Christ. 00:11:33.299 --> 00:11:33.899 Seated. 00:11:34.320 --> 00:11:35.840 In God's presence. 00:11:36.879 --> 00:11:37.659 He has died. 00:11:37.799 --> 00:11:38.519 Our death. 00:11:39.580 --> 00:11:40.799 He has purified us. 00:11:40.899 --> 00:11:41.539 For all time. 00:11:42.779 --> 00:11:43.919 The one seated. 00:11:45.220 --> 00:11:45.940 Guarantees. 00:11:45.940 --> 00:11:46.480 Our welcome. 00:11:47.779 --> 00:11:49.120 The one seated. 00:11:50.379 --> 00:11:51.059 Guarantees. 00:11:51.120 --> 00:11:51.580 Our welcome. 00:11:52.700 --> 00:11:53.340 And we find. 00:11:53.460 --> 00:11:53.799 Grace. 00:11:53.799 --> 00:11:54.519 Our mercy. 00:11:55.479 --> 00:11:56.500 To help in time of need. 00:11:56.579 --> 00:11:57.039 Jesus died. 00:11:57.099 --> 00:11:58.120 To give us permanent access. 00:11:58.120 --> 00:11:59.199 To the presence of God. 00:11:59.279 --> 00:11:59.620 In heaven. 00:12:00.120 --> 00:12:00.479 Secondly. 00:12:00.620 --> 00:12:01.179 Jesus died. 00:12:01.279 --> 00:12:02.399 To purify our conscience. 00:12:04.699 --> 00:12:05.419 Jesus died. 00:12:05.500 --> 00:12:06.740 To purify our conscience. 00:12:07.759 --> 00:12:08.159 Look down. 00:12:08.240 --> 00:12:09.620 Verses 13 and 14. 00:12:10.079 --> 00:12:10.919 Of chapter 9. 00:12:13.620 --> 00:12:14.479 You see there. 00:12:14.539 --> 00:12:14.679 That. 00:12:17.799 --> 00:12:19.399 The system of sacrifice. 00:12:19.719 --> 00:12:20.659 Under the old covenant. 00:12:20.779 --> 00:12:21.939 Was not just an education. 00:12:21.940 --> 00:12:25.260 They did restore. 00:12:25.460 --> 00:12:26.140 Formal. 00:12:26.540 --> 00:12:26.980 Communion. 00:12:26.980 --> 00:12:27.720 With God. 00:12:28.400 --> 00:12:29.400 But they could never deal. 00:12:29.520 --> 00:12:30.100 With the internal. 00:12:31.960 --> 00:12:32.360 Impurity. 00:12:32.840 --> 00:12:33.000 And. 00:12:33.520 --> 00:12:33.920 Unholiness. 00:12:34.140 --> 00:12:34.920 And guilt. 00:12:36.620 --> 00:12:37.280 So do you remember. 00:12:37.400 --> 00:12:38.120 Psalm 51. 00:12:39.140 --> 00:12:39.580 We read it. 00:12:39.660 --> 00:12:40.440 As our call to worship. 00:12:40.580 --> 00:12:41.120 Oh God. 00:12:41.180 --> 00:12:42.320 You have no delight. 00:12:42.360 --> 00:12:42.780 Oh Lord. 00:12:43.260 --> 00:12:43.900 If I were to. 00:12:44.220 --> 00:12:45.000 If I were to. 00:12:45.180 --> 00:12:46.060 Give a burnt offer. 00:12:46.180 --> 00:12:47.520 You would not be pleased. 00:12:47.519 --> 00:12:49.840 What is the sacrifice. 00:12:49.919 --> 00:12:50.899 That's acceptable to God. 00:12:51.120 --> 00:12:51.659 Oh God. 00:12:51.720 --> 00:12:52.340 The sacrifice. 00:12:52.340 --> 00:12:53.659 That's acceptable to you. 00:12:53.740 --> 00:12:54.840 It's a broken spirit. 00:12:55.240 --> 00:12:56.659 A broken and a contrite heart. 00:12:57.819 --> 00:12:58.179 Oh God. 00:12:58.240 --> 00:12:59.220 You will not despise. 00:13:00.620 --> 00:13:01.819 The death of Jesus. 00:13:01.960 --> 00:13:03.460 Is a different kind of death. 00:13:04.120 --> 00:13:05.220 Than the animal. 00:13:05.659 --> 00:13:06.600 Symbolic death. 00:13:07.960 --> 00:13:08.819 It operates. 00:13:09.019 --> 00:13:09.699 In a moral. 00:13:09.879 --> 00:13:10.840 And spiritual plane. 00:13:10.960 --> 00:13:11.879 It brings inward. 00:13:12.059 --> 00:13:13.059 And spiritual. 00:13:13.480 --> 00:13:13.919 Purification. 00:13:13.919 --> 00:13:16.419 And it makes real. 00:13:16.740 --> 00:13:17.179 Communion. 00:13:17.860 --> 00:13:18.299 Fellowship. 00:13:18.919 --> 00:13:19.399 Friendship. 00:13:19.500 --> 00:13:19.860 With God. 00:13:19.959 --> 00:13:20.360 Possible. 00:13:22.319 --> 00:13:22.979 And that is why. 00:13:23.120 --> 00:13:24.339 You can always tell. 00:13:24.399 --> 00:13:25.139 If Jesus' death. 00:13:25.199 --> 00:13:25.919 Has become real. 00:13:26.000 --> 00:13:26.919 In someone's life. 00:13:27.779 --> 00:13:29.199 Because it changes them. 00:13:29.240 --> 00:13:30.799 At the level of their heart. 00:13:30.959 --> 00:13:32.839 And at the level of their appetites. 00:13:33.699 --> 00:13:35.319 And at the level of their motivation. 00:13:37.000 --> 00:13:38.699 It doesn't make church going. 00:13:38.699 --> 00:13:40.059 And reading God's words. 00:13:40.199 --> 00:13:41.019 Suddenly easily. 00:13:41.319 --> 00:13:42.299 And suddenly easy. 00:13:42.399 --> 00:13:43.480 And always brilliant. 00:13:43.919 --> 00:13:47.379 But it means the reason we do so. 00:13:47.439 --> 00:13:49.079 Is we have an inward desire. 00:13:49.079 --> 00:13:49.819 To do so. 00:13:51.439 --> 00:13:52.259 Jesus' death. 00:13:52.339 --> 00:13:53.579 Not only brings us access. 00:13:53.579 --> 00:13:55.079 To the heavenly presence of God. 00:13:55.159 --> 00:13:56.459 It not only purifies us. 00:13:56.539 --> 00:13:57.279 But thirdly. 00:13:57.579 --> 00:13:58.199 His death. 00:13:58.319 --> 00:13:59.819 Is a single sacrifice. 00:14:00.759 --> 00:14:01.599 An eternal. 00:14:02.000 --> 00:14:03.860 An unrepeatable sacrifice. 00:14:03.979 --> 00:14:04.299 Forever. 00:14:05.000 --> 00:14:06.339 It's a single sacrifice. 00:14:08.500 --> 00:14:09.240 Here's the third one. 00:14:09.319 --> 00:14:10.559 We come to the core of the passage. 00:14:11.819 --> 00:14:13.039 We find it again and again. 00:14:13.159 --> 00:14:13.799 In the book of Hebrews. 00:14:13.919 --> 00:14:15.819 And particularly in these two chapters. 00:14:16.000 --> 00:14:17.219 We are told that Jesus Christ. 00:14:17.379 --> 00:14:18.659 Has died once and for all. 00:14:19.639 --> 00:14:21.819 Or once for all time. 00:14:24.379 --> 00:14:25.299 And that is why. 00:14:25.459 --> 00:14:26.139 Through his death. 00:14:26.259 --> 00:14:27.639 We have an eternal redemption. 00:14:28.799 --> 00:14:30.860 We have an eternal salvation. 00:14:31.899 --> 00:14:33.059 It's an eternal covenant. 00:14:34.659 --> 00:14:35.599 In his death. 00:14:35.699 --> 00:14:37.439 Jesus accomplished our salvation. 00:14:37.439 --> 00:14:38.219 And forgiveness. 00:14:38.539 --> 00:14:39.839 And it needs never to be repeated. 00:14:39.840 --> 00:14:42.639 It is permanent. 00:14:42.639 --> 00:14:44.360 And it is eternally valued. 00:14:45.300 --> 00:14:46.840 And such is its power. 00:14:46.980 --> 00:14:49.019 That even those who sinned under the old covenant. 00:14:49.019 --> 00:14:50.080 They are forgiven through it. 00:14:50.759 --> 00:14:51.639 It works forward. 00:14:52.300 --> 00:14:53.180 As well as backwards. 00:14:54.420 --> 00:14:56.019 That's the point of verse 15. 00:14:56.019 --> 00:15:00.059 And it's not that Jesus has gone to the Father's presence. 00:15:00.319 --> 00:15:01.539 And is offering himself. 00:15:01.679 --> 00:15:03.199 Over and over again to God. 00:15:03.399 --> 00:15:04.840 Rather what the writer is saying. 00:15:05.139 --> 00:15:06.379 That in that one event. 00:15:06.480 --> 00:15:08.259 On a particular Friday afternoon. 00:15:08.399 --> 00:15:09.939 Outside the walls of Jerusalem. 00:15:10.299 --> 00:15:12.000 Under the reign of Pontius Pilate. 00:15:12.000 --> 00:15:15.620 Jesus fully and finally secured our redemption. 00:15:17.279 --> 00:15:18.799 By what he did on the cross. 00:15:20.240 --> 00:15:21.440 And what he did on the cross. 00:15:21.519 --> 00:15:22.700 He did in relation to God. 00:15:24.139 --> 00:15:26.620 And now he has entered into the holy place. 00:15:27.100 --> 00:15:28.659 And for all who trust in him. 00:15:28.720 --> 00:15:30.200 The consequences are eternal. 00:15:31.940 --> 00:15:34.639 Look down at verse 25 of chapter 29. 00:15:36.419 --> 00:15:37.539 Of chapter 9. 00:15:37.720 --> 00:15:38.139 Not 29. 00:15:38.740 --> 00:15:40.019 25 of chapter 9. 00:15:42.000 --> 00:15:43.799 Nor was it. 00:15:43.899 --> 00:15:44.960 To offer himself. 00:15:45.840 --> 00:15:46.279 Repeatedly. 00:15:46.360 --> 00:15:47.019 As the high priest. 00:15:47.100 --> 00:15:47.960 Enteres the holy place. 00:15:48.080 --> 00:15:48.779 Every year. 00:15:48.899 --> 00:15:49.960 With blood not his own. 00:15:50.340 --> 00:15:51.500 For then he would have had to suffer. 00:15:51.679 --> 00:15:52.120 Repeatedly. 00:15:52.159 --> 00:15:53.220 Since the foundation of the world. 00:15:53.299 --> 00:15:53.899 But as it is. 00:15:53.940 --> 00:15:55.019 He has appeared once. 00:15:55.200 --> 00:15:55.840 For all. 00:15:56.120 --> 00:15:57.240 At the end of the ages. 00:15:57.340 --> 00:15:58.139 To put away sin. 00:15:58.200 --> 00:15:59.299 By the sacrifice himself. 00:16:00.440 --> 00:16:01.639 And just as it is appointed. 00:16:01.740 --> 00:16:02.720 For man to die once. 00:16:02.759 --> 00:16:04.100 And after that comes judgment. 00:16:04.639 --> 00:16:05.259 So Christ. 00:16:05.259 --> 00:16:06.360 Having been offered. 00:16:06.740 --> 00:16:07.100 Once. 00:16:07.259 --> 00:16:08.340 To bear the sins of man. 00:16:08.379 --> 00:16:09.379 He will appear a second time. 00:16:09.460 --> 00:16:10.360 Not to deal with sin. 00:16:10.740 --> 00:16:11.559 But to save those. 00:16:11.559 --> 00:16:12.779 Who are eagerly waiting for him. 00:16:13.079 --> 00:16:14.479 Jesus appeared once. 00:16:15.939 --> 00:16:18.139 And the purpose of his appearing. 00:16:18.299 --> 00:16:19.339 Was to conclusively. 00:16:19.699 --> 00:16:20.719 And finally. 00:16:20.899 --> 00:16:22.019 Take away sin. 00:16:22.799 --> 00:16:24.159 By the sacrifice himself. 00:16:25.219 --> 00:16:27.159 By dying in our place. 00:16:28.259 --> 00:16:30.079 Jesus has removed our sin. 00:16:31.079 --> 00:16:32.819 And the atoning work is final. 00:16:32.939 --> 00:16:33.739 And it is finished. 00:16:33.740 --> 00:16:36.560 Let me finish. 00:16:36.620 --> 00:16:37.799 By pointing to three implications. 00:16:38.120 --> 00:16:38.480 For us. 00:16:40.039 --> 00:16:41.039 The first implication. 00:16:41.039 --> 00:16:42.139 Has to do with purgatory. 00:16:42.139 --> 00:16:46.980 We live. 00:16:47.519 --> 00:16:49.720 In an incredibly Catholic borough. 00:16:50.519 --> 00:16:52.179 It amazes me. 00:16:53.059 --> 00:16:54.840 If you go to the Polish Catholic Church. 00:16:55.240 --> 00:16:57.240 I think now there are eight Catholic masses. 00:16:57.240 --> 00:16:58.019 On a Sunday morning. 00:16:58.100 --> 00:16:58.960 That are all packed. 00:16:59.819 --> 00:17:02.519 You can go to a Catholic charismatic service. 00:17:02.519 --> 00:17:03.360 On a Tuesday night. 00:17:03.419 --> 00:17:05.160 In the Polish Catholic Church. 00:17:05.220 --> 00:17:06.019 Where they sing Hillsong. 00:17:06.019 --> 00:17:07.379 And it's remarkable. 00:17:08.119 --> 00:17:09.000 Not that I've been. 00:17:09.139 --> 00:17:10.200 But I've used. 00:17:10.599 --> 00:17:11.799 You can go to Ealing Abbey. 00:17:11.900 --> 00:17:12.599 It is bundled. 00:17:12.660 --> 00:17:13.420 On a Saturday night. 00:17:13.500 --> 00:17:14.000 On a Sunday. 00:17:14.099 --> 00:17:15.619 You can go to St. Joseph's Hanwell. 00:17:15.700 --> 00:17:17.000 It is absolutely packed. 00:17:17.079 --> 00:17:17.799 On a Saturday night. 00:17:17.839 --> 00:17:18.579 On a Sunday morning. 00:17:18.579 --> 00:17:22.619 Now you may be aware. 00:17:22.759 --> 00:17:23.319 Of purgatory. 00:17:23.539 --> 00:17:24.859 Purgatory is an official teaching. 00:17:24.939 --> 00:17:25.980 Of the Roman Catholic Church. 00:17:26.099 --> 00:17:26.740 And it was invented. 00:17:26.919 --> 00:17:27.919 Around the 8th century. 00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:31.319 And purgatory teaches us. 00:17:31.419 --> 00:17:32.379 That after death. 00:17:32.519 --> 00:17:33.659 God kind of offers us. 00:17:33.679 --> 00:17:34.699 A second chance. 00:17:35.939 --> 00:17:36.859 And we get the opportunity. 00:17:36.939 --> 00:17:38.500 Of a period of moral improvement. 00:17:39.439 --> 00:17:41.139 Where we can purify ourselves. 00:17:41.339 --> 00:17:42.259 Before we get to heaven. 00:17:43.879 --> 00:17:44.980 But I want to say to you. 00:17:45.059 --> 00:17:46.220 That the idea of purgatory. 00:17:46.359 --> 00:17:47.240 Or a second chance. 00:17:47.240 --> 00:17:48.660 Not only flies in the face. 00:17:48.680 --> 00:17:49.579 Of the plain teaching. 00:17:49.700 --> 00:17:50.559 Of verse 27. 00:17:50.759 --> 00:17:51.460 If you see it there. 00:17:53.180 --> 00:17:53.660 I want to say. 00:17:53.720 --> 00:17:54.620 Even more importantly. 00:17:54.819 --> 00:17:56.059 Purgatory degrades. 00:17:56.059 --> 00:17:57.140 The death of Jesus. 00:17:58.579 --> 00:17:59.240 From being. 00:17:59.359 --> 00:18:00.680 Our internal redemption. 00:18:01.120 --> 00:18:01.859 Into something. 00:18:01.980 --> 00:18:02.440 That actually. 00:18:02.660 --> 00:18:04.200 Is not quite good enough. 00:18:05.460 --> 00:18:06.420 That Jesus death. 00:18:06.519 --> 00:18:07.799 Is actually not quite good enough. 00:18:07.799 --> 00:18:08.720 To get us into heaven. 00:18:09.099 --> 00:18:09.819 There's something more. 00:18:09.900 --> 00:18:10.460 That is needed. 00:18:12.180 --> 00:18:13.160 Just in case you think. 00:18:13.220 --> 00:18:14.559 I'm being a grumpy Presbyterian. 00:18:14.620 --> 00:18:15.660 Listen to the Church of England. 00:18:15.799 --> 00:18:16.640 Article 22. 00:18:18.140 --> 00:18:19.740 The Romish doctrine. 00:18:19.859 --> 00:18:20.779 Concerning permitting. 00:18:20.920 --> 00:18:21.359 Paths. 00:18:21.440 --> 00:18:22.380 Worshipping and aberration. 00:18:22.759 --> 00:18:23.539 As well as images. 00:18:23.700 --> 00:18:24.319 As of relics. 00:18:24.680 --> 00:18:26.099 And also invocation of saints. 00:18:26.160 --> 00:18:26.940 Don't worry about that. 00:18:27.660 --> 00:18:29.420 Is a fond thing. 00:18:29.960 --> 00:18:30.880 Vainly invented. 00:18:32.000 --> 00:18:32.980 And grounded upon. 00:18:33.140 --> 00:18:34.400 No warranty of scripture. 00:18:34.620 --> 00:18:36.099 But rather repugnant. 00:18:36.099 --> 00:18:37.099 To the word of God. 00:18:39.180 --> 00:18:40.900 What Cranmer is simply saying. 00:18:40.980 --> 00:18:41.599 And what I want to say. 00:18:41.680 --> 00:18:42.339 To you tonight. 00:18:42.579 --> 00:18:43.799 Is that there is a cruelty. 00:18:44.019 --> 00:18:45.019 In the doctrine of purgatory. 00:18:45.019 --> 00:18:46.660 Is very very cruel. 00:18:48.160 --> 00:18:49.440 And it is a vain hope. 00:18:49.519 --> 00:18:50.519 Why is it a vain hope? 00:18:50.700 --> 00:18:52.160 Because it takes our faith. 00:18:52.279 --> 00:18:54.099 Away from the cross of Jesus. 00:18:54.299 --> 00:18:54.720 Doesn't it? 00:18:55.619 --> 00:18:57.319 The one true sacrifice. 00:18:57.319 --> 00:18:57.879 For sin. 00:18:57.880 --> 00:19:00.880 That's the first implication. 00:19:00.880 --> 00:19:03.380 Second implication. 00:19:03.560 --> 00:19:04.200 Is pluralism. 00:19:06.920 --> 00:19:08.200 All of us have friends. 00:19:08.280 --> 00:19:08.560 Don't we? 00:19:08.600 --> 00:19:09.620 You children who are in school. 00:19:09.680 --> 00:19:10.360 You have friends. 00:19:10.920 --> 00:19:12.360 That belong to other religions. 00:19:14.100 --> 00:19:15.040 And it is vital. 00:19:15.140 --> 00:19:15.740 For us as Christians. 00:19:15.860 --> 00:19:16.320 To affirm. 00:19:16.460 --> 00:19:17.220 Much that is good. 00:19:17.280 --> 00:19:17.920 In other religions. 00:19:19.260 --> 00:19:19.920 I think as the man. 00:19:19.980 --> 00:19:20.600 Discovered yesterday. 00:19:20.740 --> 00:19:22.000 Went to the mosque. 00:19:22.160 --> 00:19:22.480 There are. 00:19:22.580 --> 00:19:23.760 There are many people. 00:19:23.760 --> 00:19:24.720 In many other religions. 00:19:24.840 --> 00:19:25.320 That are asking. 00:19:25.480 --> 00:19:26.820 Very perceptive questions. 00:19:26.819 --> 00:19:28.139 We need to build bridges. 00:19:28.759 --> 00:19:29.939 We need to be good listeners. 00:19:31.399 --> 00:19:32.519 But when it is our turn. 00:19:32.599 --> 00:19:33.220 To speak. 00:19:33.419 --> 00:19:35.179 We must be unashamed. 00:19:36.259 --> 00:19:37.539 We must not be ashamed. 00:19:37.619 --> 00:19:38.879 To say that Jesus Christ. 00:19:39.179 --> 00:19:40.939 Has offered for all time. 00:19:41.059 --> 00:19:42.379 A single sacrifice. 00:19:42.500 --> 00:19:43.079 For sins. 00:19:45.159 --> 00:19:46.200 And that apart from his death. 00:19:46.299 --> 00:19:47.619 There is no forgiveness of sins. 00:19:47.939 --> 00:19:49.000 And we need to say. 00:19:49.059 --> 00:19:50.220 With the writer of this book. 00:19:50.480 --> 00:19:51.579 That it is impossible. 00:19:51.579 --> 00:19:53.240 For the blood of bulls. 00:19:53.240 --> 00:19:53.619 And goats. 00:19:53.720 --> 00:19:54.539 To deal with sin. 00:19:54.539 --> 00:19:58.220 It is by the blood of Jesus alone. 00:19:58.480 --> 00:20:00.539 What can wash away my sin? 00:20:00.980 --> 00:20:02.539 Nothing but the blood of Jesus. 00:20:03.819 --> 00:20:05.720 It is by the blood of Jesus alone. 00:20:05.819 --> 00:20:06.960 That we can draw near to God. 00:20:07.259 --> 00:20:08.819 There is deep sincerity. 00:20:09.079 --> 00:20:09.519 Isn't there? 00:20:09.559 --> 00:20:10.519 In many religions. 00:20:10.639 --> 00:20:11.039 Yes. 00:20:11.819 --> 00:20:13.599 There is deep yearning. 00:20:13.740 --> 00:20:14.599 In other religions. 00:20:14.980 --> 00:20:15.420 Yes. 00:20:15.839 --> 00:20:17.039 But we need to be clear. 00:20:17.139 --> 00:20:18.119 That sincerity. 00:20:18.539 --> 00:20:20.039 Is no guarantee of truth. 00:20:22.839 --> 00:20:24.200 I do think we as Christians. 00:20:24.200 --> 00:20:25.680 Have failed in this area. 00:20:27.940 --> 00:20:29.019 But very often. 00:20:29.160 --> 00:20:30.059 When we are called upon. 00:20:30.140 --> 00:20:31.160 To speak about the uniqueness. 00:20:31.160 --> 00:20:32.380 Of Jesus Christ. 00:20:33.319 --> 00:20:34.600 We usually speak about. 00:20:34.819 --> 00:20:36.100 The uniqueness of his person. 00:20:38.059 --> 00:20:39.720 That he is the divine son of God. 00:20:39.799 --> 00:20:41.140 That he did wonderful miracles. 00:20:41.319 --> 00:20:42.140 That is true. 00:20:43.600 --> 00:20:44.799 But I think I will say to you. 00:20:44.819 --> 00:20:46.519 That is less than half the truth actually. 00:20:47.720 --> 00:20:48.680 Because ultimately. 00:20:48.880 --> 00:20:50.039 The reason why you believe. 00:20:50.140 --> 00:20:51.799 That Jesus is the only way to God. 00:20:51.880 --> 00:20:53.160 Is because Jesus has died. 00:20:53.160 --> 00:20:54.160 Our death. 00:20:55.740 --> 00:20:57.420 That it is only Jesus. 00:20:57.420 --> 00:21:00.040 Who now sits in the presence of God. 00:21:00.100 --> 00:21:00.820 On our behalf. 00:21:01.420 --> 00:21:01.779 Behalve. 00:21:01.860 --> 00:21:03.640 It is only in his death. 00:21:03.860 --> 00:21:04.980 That our sins are forgiven. 00:21:05.460 --> 00:21:06.900 And we have access to God. 00:21:07.220 --> 00:21:08.620 And that is why eternal life. 00:21:08.700 --> 00:21:09.580 Cannot be found. 00:21:09.579 --> 00:21:11.000 Anywhere. 00:21:11.720 --> 00:21:13.259 Outside of Jesus and his death. 00:21:14.519 --> 00:21:16.139 We cannot achieve salvation. 00:21:16.139 --> 00:21:17.519 Through the five pillars of Islam. 00:21:18.279 --> 00:21:19.619 Through Hindu renunciation. 00:21:20.119 --> 00:21:21.519 Through Buddhist detachment. 00:21:21.980 --> 00:21:23.359 Through the patterns of Sikhism. 00:21:24.019 --> 00:21:25.500 It is in Christ alone. 00:21:26.359 --> 00:21:28.259 Who has entered the holy place. 00:21:28.519 --> 00:21:29.699 The presence of God. 00:21:29.960 --> 00:21:30.699 Taking with him. 00:21:30.740 --> 00:21:32.359 Not anything that we do. 00:21:32.359 --> 00:21:33.899 But his own blood. 00:21:34.179 --> 00:21:35.259 And thus securing for us. 00:21:35.319 --> 00:21:36.119 An eternal redemption. 00:21:38.219 --> 00:21:39.639 And the third and final implication. 00:21:39.799 --> 00:21:40.899 Is life under the new covenant. 00:21:43.219 --> 00:21:44.339 Life under the new covenant. 00:21:44.479 --> 00:21:45.779 And I've seen in the last couple of weeks. 00:21:45.879 --> 00:21:46.199 In Exodus. 00:21:46.199 --> 00:21:46.819 I've seen a little bit more. 00:21:46.899 --> 00:21:47.240 In the Exodus. 00:21:47.899 --> 00:21:49.219 That life under the old covenant. 00:21:49.359 --> 00:21:50.299 Was full of symbols. 00:21:52.299 --> 00:21:53.740 And all those symbols. 00:21:53.740 --> 00:21:55.299 Pointed forward to Jesus Christ. 00:21:55.299 --> 00:21:58.839 But now that Jesus has appeared. 00:21:59.519 --> 00:22:01.859 As the mediator of the new covenant. 00:22:03.200 --> 00:22:04.819 He's left us two symbols. 00:22:05.960 --> 00:22:08.440 Which point back to his finished work on the cross. 00:22:10.039 --> 00:22:10.639 Baptism. 00:22:10.980 --> 00:22:12.299 And holy communion. 00:22:14.299 --> 00:22:16.079 And it's very very important. 00:22:16.180 --> 00:22:17.779 That when we celebrate communion. 00:22:18.359 --> 00:22:19.079 The Lord's Supper. 00:22:19.079 --> 00:22:20.000 We are not. 00:22:20.119 --> 00:22:21.279 We are not. 00:22:21.399 --> 00:22:22.480 We are not. 00:22:23.099 --> 00:22:23.659 Sacrificing. 00:22:23.980 --> 00:22:24.480 Christ. 00:22:24.480 --> 00:22:25.480 Christ. 00:22:25.480 --> 00:22:25.660 Over again. 00:22:27.900 --> 00:22:28.759 Nor are we. 00:22:28.940 --> 00:22:30.160 Offering to God. 00:22:30.360 --> 00:22:31.500 Christ's sacrifice. 00:22:33.559 --> 00:22:34.279 Rather it is. 00:22:34.360 --> 00:22:34.920 In Cranmer's words. 00:22:35.000 --> 00:22:35.460 A memorial. 00:22:35.839 --> 00:22:36.360 Once for all. 00:22:36.500 --> 00:22:37.299 Finished work. 00:22:37.440 --> 00:22:38.079 On the cross. 00:22:39.660 --> 00:22:40.500 Now I am. 00:22:40.599 --> 00:22:41.500 A grumpy Presbyterian. 00:22:41.559 --> 00:22:41.960 So let me. 00:22:42.140 --> 00:22:42.460 Read to you. 00:22:42.519 --> 00:22:43.019 From the Westlands. 00:22:43.120 --> 00:22:43.940 Confession of faith. 00:22:45.240 --> 00:22:46.039 In this. 00:22:46.140 --> 00:22:46.539 Sacrament. 00:22:47.720 --> 00:22:48.200 Christ. 00:22:48.360 --> 00:22:48.819 Is not. 00:22:48.960 --> 00:22:49.380 Offered. 00:22:49.539 --> 00:22:50.640 Up to his father. 00:22:51.920 --> 00:22:52.799 Nor any. 00:22:52.799 --> 00:22:53.900 Real sacrifice. 00:22:53.900 --> 00:22:55.080 Made it all. 00:22:55.080 --> 00:22:56.240 For remission. 00:22:56.240 --> 00:22:56.920 Of sins. 00:22:56.920 --> 00:22:57.460 Of the quick. 00:22:57.519 --> 00:22:57.920 Of the living. 00:22:58.060 --> 00:22:58.560 Or dead. 00:22:59.620 --> 00:23:00.880 But only a commemoration. 00:23:00.880 --> 00:23:01.700 Of that one. 00:23:01.780 --> 00:23:02.840 Offering up of himself. 00:23:03.040 --> 00:23:03.720 By himself. 00:23:03.800 --> 00:23:04.620 Upon the cross. 00:23:04.780 --> 00:23:05.320 Once. 00:23:05.580 --> 00:23:06.140 For all. 00:23:07.220 --> 00:23:08.160 And a spiritual. 00:23:08.160 --> 00:23:08.800 Oblation. 00:23:09.220 --> 00:23:09.800 A spiritual. 00:23:09.800 --> 00:23:10.259 Offering. 00:23:10.320 --> 00:23:10.920 Of all. 00:23:10.920 --> 00:23:11.360 ikkers. 00:23:11.360 --> 00:23:11.360 00:23:11.360 --> 00:23:11.500 To sin. 00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:11.500 00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:11.500 00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:11.500 00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:11.500 00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:11.500 00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:11.500 00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:11.500 00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:11.500 00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:11.500 00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:11.500 00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:11.500 00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:11.500 00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:11.500 00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:11.500 00:23:11.500 --> 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is most 00:23:17.099 --> 00:23:19.059 abominably injurious 00:23:19.059 --> 00:23:21.759 to Christ's one only sacrifice 00:23:21.759 --> 00:23:23.680 the alone propitiation 00:23:23.680 --> 00:23:25.160 for all the sins of elect 00:23:25.160 --> 00:23:27.740 we don't have an altar 00:23:27.740 --> 00:23:30.680 we have a table 00:23:30.680 --> 00:23:35.559 we will not have an altar 00:23:35.559 --> 00:23:36.920 in the new building 00:23:36.920 --> 00:23:38.720 we have a table 00:23:38.720 --> 00:23:41.940 why do we have a table 00:23:41.940 --> 00:23:44.319 and not an altar 00:23:44.319 --> 00:23:47.100 because there was a once 00:23:47.100 --> 00:23:49.059 and for all sacrifice for sin 00:23:49.059 --> 00:23:52.980 and so let us rest ourselves 00:23:52.980 --> 00:23:54.839 entirely and completely 00:23:54.839 --> 00:23:56.839 on the death of Jesus 00:23:56.839 --> 00:23:58.600 the blood once shed 00:23:58.600 --> 00:24:00.980 let's confess our sins 00:24:00.980 --> 00:24:03.220 confidently that our lives 00:24:03.220 --> 00:24:04.980 will be cleansed by 00:24:04.980 --> 00:24:05.920 that death 00:24:05.920 --> 00:24:08.640 let us draw near to the throne 00:24:08.640 --> 00:24:09.259 of grace 00:24:09.259 --> 00:24:10.800 because the one who loved us 00:24:10.800 --> 00:24:13.060 and the one who died for us 00:24:13.060 --> 00:24:15.300 is there tonight 00:24:15.300 --> 00:24:18.240 seated at the Father's side 00:24:18.240 --> 00:24:20.100 and he has entered 00:24:20.100 --> 00:24:21.640 the presence of heaven 00:24:21.640 --> 00:24:22.900 by his own blood 00:24:22.900 --> 00:24:25.560 and he draws us 00:24:25.560 --> 00:24:26.800 by his grace 00:24:26.800 --> 00:24:28.340 and mercy 00:24:28.340 --> 00:24:31.060 to enjoy the eternal redemption 00:24:31.060 --> 00:24:32.700 that he has secured for us 00:24:32.700 --> 00:24:34.380 let us pray 00:24:34.380 --> 00:24:34.960 and let us pray 00:24:34.960 --> 00:24:35.880 and let us pray 00:24:35.880 --> 00:24:36.500 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