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 Good morning, church.

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 If you will join me in your copy of God's Word, we'll be in Hebrews chapter 10.

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 Hebrews chapter 10, verses 1 through 18.

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 So far in Hebrews, especially the last couple of chapters, we've seen the superiority of

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 Christ's priesthood over the Levitical order, the Levitical priesthood, the superiority of

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 the new covenant He ushered in, and of the heavenly permanent tabernacle, or dwelling

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 place with God, over the man-made tent and temple.

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 And today, we'll continue to see the superiority of Christ's sacrifice over those offered in

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 the Old Testament.

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 So let's read our text.

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 Hebrews 10, 1 through 18.

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 And this is the Word of God.

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 And it reads,

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 For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come, instead of the true form of

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 these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered,

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 every year, make perfect those who draw near.

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 Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once

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 been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sin.

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 But in these sacrifices, there is a reminder of sins every year, for it is impossible for

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 the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

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 Consequently, when Christ came into the world, He said,

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 Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body you have prepared for me.

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 In burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure.

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 Then I said, Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written of me in the

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 scroll of the book.

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 When He said above, You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings

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 and burnt offerings and sin offerings.

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 These are offered according to the law.

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 Then He added, Behold, I have come to do your will.

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 He abolishes the first in order to establish the second.

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 And by that will, we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ

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 once for all.

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 And every priest stands daily at His service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which

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 can never take away sin.

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 But when Christ had offered for a single time, a single, sorry, for all time, a single sacrifice

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 for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God, waiting from that time until His enemies

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 should be made a footstool for His feet.

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 For by a single offering, He has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.

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 And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us.

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 For after saying, This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares

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 the Lord, I will put my law on their hearts and write them on their minds.

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 Then He adds, I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.

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 Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.

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 Amen.

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 So, to understand this text this morning, we're actually going to do it by answering a series

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 of questions.

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 The first two questions, the text explicitly answers.

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 It's really obvious and straightforward.

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 And then there are four questions I believe the text begs for us to understand the old and

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 new sacrifices under the old and new covenants.

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 So, normally I try to have points of very practical applications as I prepare for teaching.

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 But in many ways, the next chunk of text after our text this morning provides the application

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 for our passage.

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 That doesn't mean that there's not application.

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 It just means that you may have to wait a little bit to really answer the question, what

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 do I do about that today?

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 So, the application of a text like ours, which focuses on the superiority of Christ, specifically

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 in His sacrificial work, demands a generic but often overlooked response of awe, of worship,

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 and of obedience.

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 So, our first question that we'll be answering this morning, in what ways were the old sacrifices

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 inadequate?

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 In what ways were the old sacrifices inadequate?

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 Two reasons that appear obvious in the text this morning.

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 First reason, and I'll repeat them as I go, they could not bring access to God.

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 And second reason, they could not remove sin or guilt.

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 So, first sub point, they could not bring access to God.

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 This is in verses 1 through 2.

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 And it reads,

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 So, this morning, as I was, not this morning, but as I was deciding what book we would read

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 in the Aletheia way, today was actually the day for the church history moment.

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 But I decided that we'd read a book that actually demonstrates a point that I wanted to make in the sermon,

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 that the entirety of Scripture, you could argue, is themed by and is characterized by this idea of dwelling

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 or communing with God.

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 Man dwelt with God in the garden.

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 And as Tim Mackey from the Bible Project puts it, God's space and man's space over here were totally overlapping.

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 So, if you think about God's space and man's space like a Venn diagram, it would be two perfectly overlapping circles in the garden.

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 And then as man fell in sin, those spaces were separated.

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 Man could no longer be in the presence of God.

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 And thank God this is not the end of the story.

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 And in fact, we actually have a picture or viewpoint of the end of the story in Revelation.

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 So, listen to these words from chapter 21.

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 It says,

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 It says,

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 So, from the beginning, from God immediately sacrificing an animal to clothe Adam and Eve in Genesis 3 after the fall,

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 until this beautiful snapshot into the future from Revelation,

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 God has been working out His plan to create a place for God and man to dwell together once more.

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 And throughout history, especially in the Old Testament history,

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 there were these pockets of space where this Venn diagram,

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 where God's space and man's space could overlap.

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 God and man could draw near to the presence of God.

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 Namely, those spaces were the tabernacle and the temple.

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 This Old Testament access was there,

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 but it was extremely limited.

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 One man, once a year, could access to God.

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 All others had to stay outside of God and man's overlapping space.

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 And so it remained until the right sacrifice would appear.

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 So, reason number two,

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 why the Old Testament sacrifices were not adequate.

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 They could not remove sin or guilt.

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 And this is found throughout a couple of different places in our text,

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 verses 2 through 4 and verse 11.

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 Let's read those.

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 Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered sacrifices,

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 since the worshippers, having once been cleansed,

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 would no longer have any consciousness of sin.

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 But in these sacrifices, there is a reminder of sin every year.

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 For it is impossible for the blood of goats and bulls to take away sin.

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 And then he repeats it in verse 11,

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 offering repeatedly the same sacrifices,

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 which can never take away sin.

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 So in order to access God, to draw near to Him,

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 one must be completely sinless.

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 We know that all have sinned,

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 choosing to define right and wrong for ourselves,

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 and all have rebelled against God.

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 We know that God, being just,

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 cannot simply look past sin,

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 or even forgive sin just willy-nilly.

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 But to be just, He must punish sin,

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 so our sin must be paid for.

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 Animals were not adequate for this task.

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 A person who did not have a debt to pay himself

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 had to take our place,

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 to pay our debt,

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 to take our sin,

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 and to give us His righteousness.

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 The Old Testament sacrifices were a mere shadow

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 of the true sacrifice, Christ.

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 And the shadow of something is meaningless

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 without the substance itself.

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 So if you remember who this book is being written to,

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 it's this church of primarily Hebrews

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 who are being tempted to practice

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 the culturally acceptable version of Christianity,

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 which at that time basically meant practice Judaism,

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 and tag Christ on to the end of it.

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 And so the author is writing a response to that,

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 saying,

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 no, the old has passed away,

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 the new has been ushered in.

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 And so again,

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 the shadow of something is meaningless

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 without the substance of that shadow.

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 So these sacrifices had to be offered continually,

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 which meant that they were unable to cleanse

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 the worshiper from their sins.

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 And these continual sacrifices

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 were a constant reminder of sin

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 and lacked real atonement.

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 They were unable to perfect the conscience

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 of the worshiper,

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 so they were left feeling guilty.

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 They were wondering,

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 they would have been left wondering

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 how it was that they could actually

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 enter into the presence of God.

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 And I think looking back

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 into the Old Testament,

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 you might assume,

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 if you aren't paying attention to this idea,

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 that the people are continually

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 offering sacrifices

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 as if they were atoning for sin.

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 But God sent prophets over and over

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 to tell them that this was not the case.

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 So in Psalm 51,

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 David talks about this.

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 Let's go ahead and turn there this morning.

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 Psalm 51.

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 Starting in verse 16.

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 He writes,

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 For you will not delight in sacrifice,

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 or I would give it.

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 You will not be pleased with the burnt offering.

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 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,

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 a broken and contrite heart.

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 O God, you will not despise.

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 Then skipping down.

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 He says,

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 Then you will delight in right sacrifices,

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 and burnt offerings,

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 and in whole burnt offerings,

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 and then bulls will be offered on your altar.

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 So, how is it that these Old Testament sacrifices

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 were pleasing to God?

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 David clearly understood that the animal itself

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 did nothing to take away the sin.

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 Why else would he be running to God,

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 begging for mercy in verses 1-2,

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 if you look back.

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 He says,

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 Have mercy on me, O God,

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 according to your steadfast love,

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 according to your abundant mercy.

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 Blot out my transgressions.

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 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,

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 and cleanse me from my sin.

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 So, David is saying

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 that these Old Testament sacrifices,

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 he knows that they don't atone for sin,

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 because if he did,

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 he would just offer the animal,

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 and that would be the end of the story.

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 But he's going to God,

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 begging him for mercy.

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 He's doing the action,

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 but he knows that he has to go to God,

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 for he's the one who grants mercy.

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 And so, this was the point.

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 God had made promises to his people

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 that a redeemer had come.

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 Israel was meant to be waiting for this Messiah,

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 but instead settled for the shadow over the substance,

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 for empty ritual rather than repentant hearts.

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 They took what was supposed to be

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 an outward symbol of faith,

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 and made it into a substitute for faith.

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 So again,

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 they took what was supposed to be

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 this outward symbol of inward faith,

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 and made it into a substitute for faith itself.

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 So back to our text today,

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 our second question.

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 And I have to admit,

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 this is the one that,

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 if I was going to regret framing

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 the sermon around questions,

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 this question is probably the worst worded one.

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 It says,

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 Jesus' sacrifice was effective in what ways?

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 So Jesus' sacrifice was effective in what ways?

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 Some of these are going to be brief.

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 There are six of them found in our text this morning.

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 So firstly,

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 the six ways.

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 It reflects God's eternal will.

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 It reflects God's eternal will.

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 This is found in verses 5 through 7.

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 Before I read it,

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 I want to emphasize the importance

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 of what's going on in this text.

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 So this is from Psalm 40,

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 which Doug read this morning.

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 And note that the author is saying

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 that Christ said these words

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 when he came into the world of himself.

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 So what David wrote in first person

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 a thousand years ago,

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 Christ is saying,

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 I am the fulfillment of these words.

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 And this is not the only example

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 of this happening in the scriptures.

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 Psalm 16 and Psalm 22

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 are some other examples

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 of this type of phenomenon taking place.

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 So let's read verses 5 through 7.

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 It says,

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 Consequently,

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 when Christ came into the world,

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 he said,

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 Sacrifices and offerings

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 you have not desired,

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 but a body you have prepared for me.

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 In burnt offerings,

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 in sin offerings,

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 you have taken no pleasure.

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 Then I said,

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 Behold,

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 I have come to do your will,

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 O God,

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 as it is written to me

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 in the scroll of the book.

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 Now,

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 if you're an astute listener

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 and you are listening to

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 Pastor Doug

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 read from Psalm 40

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 this morning,

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 you'll notice that there's actually

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 a slight difference

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 in what's in this text

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 as the Hebrew author

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 records it

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 in what is in

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 Psalm 40

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 in the Old Testament.

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 Namely,

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 in verse 5,

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 our translator

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 or our writer says,

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 A body you have prepared for me.

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 In Psalm 40,

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 it says,

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 Ears you have given me.

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 And so that's kind of,

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 it seems like it's a different thing,

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 but in Hebrew,

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 there was an idiom

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 of this idea.

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 Literally,

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 he's saying,

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 Ears you have dug for me.

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 So it's this idea

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 that God prepared a body.

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 It was a Hebrew idiom again

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 for the entire body.

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 So he's saying the same thing.

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 So as the author of Hebrews

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 is writing now in Greek

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 to these people,

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 he's saying what

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 the Old Testament author meant

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 as he's recording it

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 in this passage.

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 Just want to point that out.

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 So again,

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 Christ's sacrifice

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 reflects God's eternal will.

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 Paul speaks of this idea

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 in Ephesians chapter 3

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 verses 8 through 12.

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 So if you'll turn with me there,

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 we'll note a couple of things.

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 He writes,

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 To me,

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 though in the very least

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 of all the saints,

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 this grace was given

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 to preach to the Gentiles

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 the unsearchable riches of Christ

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 and to bring to light

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 for everyone

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 what is the plan

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 of the mystery

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 hidden for ages in God

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 who created all things

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 so that through the church

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 the manifold wisdom of God

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 might now be made known

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 to the rulers and authorities

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 in the heavenly places.

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 This was according

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 to the eternal purpose

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 that he has realized

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 in Christ Jesus our Lord

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 in whom we have boldness

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 and access with confidence

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 through our faith in him.

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 So it says here

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 that the eternal purpose of God

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 has been realized

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 in the sacrifice

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 and then in the resurrection

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 of Christ.

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 The eternal purpose.

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 So everything else

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 in all of time and creation

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 centers around Christ

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 as a supreme priest,

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 king, servant,

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 and sacrifice

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 for his people.

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 Why?

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 So that the manifold wisdom

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 of God might be on display

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 for all to see

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 as we bow down

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 in worship

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 and in awe.

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 So the second reason

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 why Christ's sacrifice

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 or what Christ's sacrifice

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 accomplishes

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 it replaces

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 the inadequate system

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 before it.

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 And this is really simple

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 and straightforward.

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 Verses 8 through 9

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 back in our text.

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 The author is expositing

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 this quote from Psalm 40.

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 He said,

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 When he said above,

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 You have neither desired

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 nor taken pleasure

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 in sacrifices

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 and offerings

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 and burnt offerings

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 and sin offerings,

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 these offered according

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 to the law.

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 Then he added,

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 Behold, I have come

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 to do your will.

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 He abolishes the first

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 in order to establish

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 the second.

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 And by that will

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 we have been sanctified

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 through the offering

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 of the body

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 of Jesus Christ

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 once for all.

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 So he explains

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 that Christ came

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 to do away

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 with the shadow,

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 the old sacrificial system

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 to now reveal

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 the substance

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 of God's purpose

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 for his people.

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 So Christ replaces,

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 his sacrifice

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 replaces

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 the old inadequate system.

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 Thirdly,

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 Christ's sacrifice

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 removes sin

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 and does so permanently.

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 His sacrifice

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 removes sin

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 and does so permanently.

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 This is in verses

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 11 through 12.

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 There's a comparing

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 and contrasting

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 going on

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 between the old system

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 and the new.

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 And it reads,

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 Every priest

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 stands daily

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 at his service

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 offering repeatedly

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 the same sacrifices

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 which can never

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 take away sins.

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 But when Christ

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 had offered

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 for a single time,

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 I said that last time,

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 for all time,

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 a single sacrifice

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 for sins,

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 he sat down

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 at the right hand

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 of God.

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 So we have

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 repeated sacrifices

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 offered by

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 continually standing

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 priests

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 for there was

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 no place to sit

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 since there was

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 always more sin

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 to sacrifice for

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 given over time

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 which couldn't

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 take away sin

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 compared to

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 one sacrifice

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 for all time

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 which perfectly

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 removed sin

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 from God's people.

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 This had been

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 completed as Christ

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 wrested from his work

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 at the right hand

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 of God.

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 And so,

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 the Old Testament,

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 some Old Testament

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 Jews had this idea

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 that there was

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 something mystical

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 about the sacrifice

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 that the animal,

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 as it was given

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 to be sacrificed,

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 that somehow

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 our sin

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 was imputed,

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 literally imputed

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 to that animal.

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 And this was the picture

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 of what was supposed

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 to be going on

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 but wasn't actually

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 what was happening

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 as David expresses.

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 And so,

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 we need to then

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 be able to answer

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 the question,

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 how then does

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 man's death

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 on a cross

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 or a man's death

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 on a cross

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 appease the wrath

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 of God?

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 And in a word,

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 the way that this works

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 is through substitution.

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 So,

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 let's turn to

00:20:56.200 --> 00:20:57.259
 Romans 3

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 verses 21

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 through 28.

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 we'll see this idea

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 of Christ's

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 substitution

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 on our behalf.

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 And I know

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 most of us

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 know this to be true,

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 but what a beautiful thing

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 to glory in

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 and to revel in

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 this morning.

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 Romans 3

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 21 through 28

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 reads,

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 But now the righteousness

00:21:24.080 --> 00:21:24.800
 of God

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 has been manifested

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 apart from the law,

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 although the law

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 and the prophets

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 bear witness to it.

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 The righteousness

00:21:31.480 --> 00:21:32.100
 of God

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 through faith

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 in Jesus Christ

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 for all who believe.

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 For there is no distinction

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 for all have sinned

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 and fall short

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 of the glory of God

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 and are justified

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 by His grace

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 as a gift

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 through the redemption

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 that is in Christ Jesus,

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 whom God put forward

00:21:46.300 --> 00:21:47.420
 as a propitiation

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 by His blood

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 to be received

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 by faith.

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 This was to show

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 God's righteousness

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 because in His

00:21:54.019 --> 00:21:55.319
 divine forbearance

00:21:55.319 --> 00:21:56.400
 He had passed over

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 former sins.

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 It was to show

00:21:58.740 --> 00:21:59.440
 His righteousness

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 at the present time

00:22:00.580 --> 00:22:01.880
 so that He might be

00:22:01.880 --> 00:22:03.279
 just and the justifier

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 of the one

00:22:03.880 --> 00:22:04.660
 who has faith

00:22:04.660 --> 00:22:05.539
 in Jesus.

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 Then what becomes

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 of our boasting?

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 It is excluded.

00:22:10.340 --> 00:22:11.519
 By what kind of law?

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 By a law of works?

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 No,

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 but by a law of faith.

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 For we hold

00:22:17.100 --> 00:22:17.900
 that the one

00:22:17.900 --> 00:22:18.519
 is justified

00:22:18.519 --> 00:22:19.420
 by faith

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 apart from

00:22:20.180 --> 00:22:20.779
 the works

00:22:20.779 --> 00:22:21.700
 of the law.

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 So Paul says here

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 that Christ

00:22:24.039 --> 00:22:25.380
 was a propitiation,

00:22:26.000 --> 00:22:26.360
 which means

00:22:26.360 --> 00:22:27.000
 that His death

00:22:27.000 --> 00:22:28.180
 was not merely physical

00:22:28.180 --> 00:22:29.480
 but was spiritual

00:22:29.480 --> 00:22:31.160
 as His perfect communion

00:22:31.160 --> 00:22:31.740
 with God

00:22:31.740 --> 00:22:32.759
 from eternity past

00:22:32.759 --> 00:22:33.660
 was cut off

00:22:33.660 --> 00:22:34.960
 and the Father

00:22:34.960 --> 00:22:35.519
 poured out

00:22:35.519 --> 00:22:36.539
 His white-hot

00:22:36.539 --> 00:22:37.840
 eternal wrath

00:22:37.840 --> 00:22:39.180
 on His only Son.

00:22:40.380 --> 00:22:41.440
 Christ bore the weight

00:22:41.440 --> 00:22:42.460
 for every sin

00:22:42.460 --> 00:22:43.700
 committed by His people

00:22:43.700 --> 00:22:44.500
 past,

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 present,

00:22:45.220 --> 00:22:45.860
 and future.

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 And our text

00:22:47.060 --> 00:22:47.519
 this morning

00:22:47.519 --> 00:22:48.620
 says that by a single

00:22:48.620 --> 00:22:49.140
 offering,

00:22:49.140 --> 00:22:49.960
 He perfected

00:22:49.960 --> 00:22:50.960
 for all time.

00:22:51.460 --> 00:22:52.120
 And Paul writes

00:22:52.120 --> 00:22:52.880
 here in Romans

00:22:52.880 --> 00:22:54.560
 that God passed over

00:22:54.560 --> 00:22:56.820
 or looked beyond

00:22:56.820 --> 00:22:58.060
 the former sins,

00:22:58.460 --> 00:22:59.520
 delaying His judgment

00:22:59.520 --> 00:23:00.560
 to be poured out

00:23:00.560 --> 00:23:01.720
 either on Christ

00:23:01.720 --> 00:23:03.080
 or on us.

00:23:03.620 --> 00:23:04.620
 He took our place

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 under the crushing

00:23:05.300 --> 00:23:06.400
 weight of sin

00:23:06.400 --> 00:23:07.740
 so that we could be

00:23:07.740 --> 00:23:08.220
 justified

00:23:08.220 --> 00:23:09.580
 before God.

00:23:10.520 --> 00:23:11.400
 Christ died,

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 but the grave

00:23:12.100 --> 00:23:12.920
 could not hold Him.

00:23:13.380 --> 00:23:14.300
 The greatest act

00:23:14.300 --> 00:23:15.259
 of evil ever committed,

00:23:15.380 --> 00:23:15.800
 the murder

00:23:15.800 --> 00:23:17.200
 of the only innocent man

00:23:17.200 --> 00:23:18.520
 ever to walk this earth,

00:23:18.519 --> 00:23:20.079
 was the death blow

00:23:20.079 --> 00:23:20.720
 to Satan.

00:23:21.299 --> 00:23:22.359
 The only power

00:23:22.359 --> 00:23:23.960
 He had over humanity

00:23:23.960 --> 00:23:25.579
 had just been swallowed up

00:23:25.579 --> 00:23:27.539
 as a man was killed

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 and the Father

00:23:28.480 --> 00:23:29.680
 poured out His wrath

00:23:29.680 --> 00:23:31.139
 on His only Son.

00:23:32.680 --> 00:23:33.779
 So this leads to

00:23:33.779 --> 00:23:34.900
 the fourth way

00:23:34.900 --> 00:23:36.119
 that Christ's sacrifice

00:23:36.119 --> 00:23:36.759
 is effective.

00:23:37.420 --> 00:23:38.420
 It destroyed

00:23:38.420 --> 00:23:39.400
 His enemies.

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 It destroyed

00:23:40.660 --> 00:23:41.539
 His enemies.

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 So this is in

00:23:42.339 --> 00:23:44.119
 verse 13

00:23:44.119 --> 00:23:44.720
 of our text

00:23:44.720 --> 00:23:45.200
 this morning.

00:23:49.100 --> 00:23:50.000
 Verse 13,

00:23:50.120 --> 00:23:50.339
 it says,

00:23:50.720 --> 00:23:51.680
 Waiting from that time

00:23:51.680 --> 00:23:52.940
 until His enemies

00:23:52.940 --> 00:23:53.720
 should be made

00:23:53.720 --> 00:23:54.579
 a footstool

00:23:54.579 --> 00:23:56.200
 for His feet.

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 So this is actually

00:23:57.759 --> 00:23:58.960
 quoted or referencing

00:23:58.960 --> 00:24:00.140
 back to a psalm

00:24:00.140 --> 00:24:00.819
 that we've talked about

00:24:00.819 --> 00:24:01.299
 in Hebrews,

00:24:01.860 --> 00:24:02.779
 Psalm 110,

00:24:03.100 --> 00:24:03.839
 where it talks about

00:24:03.839 --> 00:24:06.000
 how Christ would be

00:24:06.000 --> 00:24:06.860
 after the order

00:24:06.860 --> 00:24:07.720
 of Melchizedek.

00:24:08.400 --> 00:24:09.000
 This is from

00:24:09.000 --> 00:24:10.819
 that same psalm.

00:24:11.500 --> 00:24:12.700
 So Paul reflects

00:24:12.700 --> 00:24:13.379
 on the fulfillment

00:24:13.379 --> 00:24:14.379
 of this prophecy

00:24:14.379 --> 00:24:15.379
 in Psalm 110

00:24:15.379 --> 00:24:16.879
 in Philippians 2

00:24:16.879 --> 00:24:18.039
 verses 9 through 11.

00:24:18.639 --> 00:24:19.079
 He says,

00:24:19.079 --> 00:24:19.980
 Therefore God

00:24:19.980 --> 00:24:21.220
 has exalted Him,

00:24:21.379 --> 00:24:21.700
 Christ,

00:24:22.000 --> 00:24:23.259
 and bestowed upon Him

00:24:23.259 --> 00:24:24.259
 the name that is

00:24:24.259 --> 00:24:25.119
 above every name,

00:24:25.599 --> 00:24:26.359
 so that at the name

00:24:26.359 --> 00:24:26.799
 of Jesus

00:24:26.799 --> 00:24:27.980
 every knee should bow

00:24:27.980 --> 00:24:28.960
 in heaven and on earth

00:24:28.960 --> 00:24:29.619
 and under the earth,

00:24:29.939 --> 00:24:31.079
 and every tongue confess

00:24:31.079 --> 00:24:32.399
 that Jesus Christ is Lord

00:24:32.399 --> 00:24:33.379
 to the glory

00:24:33.379 --> 00:24:34.779
 of God the Father.

00:24:35.159 --> 00:24:36.000
 So the question

00:24:36.000 --> 00:24:36.819
 then becomes

00:24:36.819 --> 00:24:38.659
 not if we will

00:24:38.659 --> 00:24:39.599
 submit to God,

00:24:39.679 --> 00:24:40.179
 but rather

00:24:40.180 --> 00:24:41.420
 when we will

00:24:41.420 --> 00:24:42.880
 submit to God.

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 Will it be voluntary

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 and will we rule

00:24:45.100 --> 00:24:45.779
 in the new heaven

00:24:45.779 --> 00:24:46.799
 alongside Him,

00:24:47.220 --> 00:24:48.360
 or will we be forced

00:24:48.360 --> 00:24:49.700
 to bow as His opposition

00:24:49.700 --> 00:24:51.160
 and footstool

00:24:51.160 --> 00:24:52.700
 for His feet?

00:24:53.500 --> 00:24:54.580
 So Christ's sacrifice

00:24:54.580 --> 00:24:56.200
 destroys and disables

00:24:56.200 --> 00:24:57.560
 His enemies.

00:24:58.480 --> 00:24:58.980
 Fifthly,

00:24:59.100 --> 00:24:59.779
 His sacrifice

00:24:59.779 --> 00:25:00.580
 sanctifies

00:25:00.580 --> 00:25:01.980
 and perfects

00:25:01.980 --> 00:25:02.600
 the saints

00:25:02.600 --> 00:25:03.500
 forever.

00:25:04.680 --> 00:25:05.500
 This is found

00:25:05.500 --> 00:25:06.560
 in verses 10

00:25:06.560 --> 00:25:08.700
 and verse 14.

00:25:10.180 --> 00:25:12.980
 Verse 10,

00:25:12.980 --> 00:25:14.039
 And by that will

00:25:14.039 --> 00:25:15.080
 we have been sanctified

00:25:15.080 --> 00:25:15.779
 through the offering

00:25:15.779 --> 00:25:16.240
 of the body

00:25:16.240 --> 00:25:17.039
 of Jesus Christ

00:25:17.039 --> 00:25:17.880
 once for all.

00:25:18.360 --> 00:25:19.580
 And skipping to verse 14,

00:25:20.120 --> 00:25:21.299
 By a single offering

00:25:21.299 --> 00:25:22.519
 He has perfected

00:25:22.519 --> 00:25:23.380
 for all time

00:25:23.380 --> 00:25:25.000
 those who are being

00:25:25.000 --> 00:25:25.980
 sanctified.

00:25:26.440 --> 00:25:27.400
 So our status

00:25:27.400 --> 00:25:28.039
 before God

00:25:28.039 --> 00:25:28.840
 has been set

00:25:28.840 --> 00:25:30.200
 through Christ's sacrifice.

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 He not only took

00:25:31.779 --> 00:25:32.860
 on our guilt

00:25:32.860 --> 00:25:33.400
 and shame,

00:25:33.560 --> 00:25:34.100
 but He also

00:25:34.100 --> 00:25:35.140
 imputed to us

00:25:35.140 --> 00:25:36.100
 His righteousness

00:25:36.099 --> 00:25:37.299
 so that we

00:25:37.299 --> 00:25:37.799
 could have

00:25:37.799 --> 00:25:38.579
 His status

00:25:38.579 --> 00:25:39.480
 as a perfect

00:25:39.480 --> 00:25:39.959
 child

00:25:39.959 --> 00:25:40.980
 before God.

00:25:41.699 --> 00:25:42.379
 As His beloved

00:25:42.379 --> 00:25:42.839
 children,

00:25:43.119 --> 00:25:43.839
 we've been set

00:25:43.839 --> 00:25:44.500
 apart or

00:25:44.500 --> 00:25:45.240
 sanctified

00:25:45.240 --> 00:25:46.740
 for holiness.

00:25:47.919 --> 00:25:48.679
 And the last

00:25:48.679 --> 00:25:49.599
 way that Christ's

00:25:49.599 --> 00:25:50.119
 sacrifice

00:25:50.119 --> 00:25:52.819
 is effective,

00:25:54.740 --> 00:25:55.219
 sixthly,

00:25:55.299 --> 00:25:55.879
 it fulfills

00:25:55.879 --> 00:25:56.619
 the promise

00:25:56.619 --> 00:25:58.199
 of a new covenant.

00:25:58.639 --> 00:25:59.119
 It fulfills

00:25:59.119 --> 00:25:59.819
 the promise

00:25:59.819 --> 00:26:00.859
 of a new covenant.

00:26:01.059 --> 00:26:01.939
 So, again,

00:26:02.039 --> 00:26:02.740
 the Old Testament

00:26:02.740 --> 00:26:03.500
 believers,

00:26:03.500 --> 00:26:04.099
 the Old Testament

00:26:04.099 --> 00:26:04.599
 saints,

00:26:04.660 --> 00:26:05.019
 were to be

00:26:05.019 --> 00:26:05.700
 looking forward

00:26:05.700 --> 00:26:06.339
 to the day

00:26:06.339 --> 00:26:07.940
 when a new covenant

00:26:07.940 --> 00:26:08.599
 would come.

00:26:09.079 --> 00:26:09.640
 This covenant

00:26:09.640 --> 00:26:10.180
 is talked about

00:26:10.180 --> 00:26:11.180
 in several places,

00:26:11.400 --> 00:26:12.160
 Jeremiah 31,

00:26:12.420 --> 00:26:13.880
 the prophet Ezekiel,

00:26:14.339 --> 00:26:15.759
 and so forth.

00:26:16.019 --> 00:26:16.740
 So the author

00:26:16.740 --> 00:26:17.079
 of Hebrews

00:26:17.079 --> 00:26:17.599
 is actually

00:26:17.599 --> 00:26:18.460
 re-quoting

00:26:18.460 --> 00:26:19.400
 or recycling

00:26:19.400 --> 00:26:20.380
 a quote

00:26:20.380 --> 00:26:21.000
 that he's already

00:26:21.000 --> 00:26:21.819
 talked about,

00:26:21.960 --> 00:26:23.200
 Jeremiah 31.

00:26:23.599 --> 00:26:24.140
 He's making

00:26:24.140 --> 00:26:25.740
 a specific point

00:26:25.740 --> 00:26:26.380
 with it.

00:26:26.720 --> 00:26:27.259
 The point is

00:26:27.259 --> 00:26:27.779
 that the new

00:26:27.779 --> 00:26:28.240
 sacrifice

00:26:28.240 --> 00:26:29.259
 had to be made

00:26:29.259 --> 00:26:29.900
 and had to be

00:26:29.900 --> 00:26:30.319
 effective

00:26:30.319 --> 00:26:31.980
 because God

00:26:31.980 --> 00:26:32.559
 promised

00:26:32.559 --> 00:26:33.799
 that it would

00:26:33.799 --> 00:26:34.039
 be.

00:26:34.240 --> 00:26:34.579
 And this is

00:26:34.579 --> 00:26:35.179
 really simple,

00:26:35.679 --> 00:26:36.460
 but let's

00:26:36.460 --> 00:26:37.119
 read our text

00:26:37.119 --> 00:26:37.619
 and see

00:26:37.619 --> 00:26:38.259
 how the new

00:26:38.259 --> 00:26:38.559
 covenant

00:26:38.559 --> 00:26:39.679
 is fulfilled

00:26:39.679 --> 00:26:41.039
 through Christ.

00:26:42.139 --> 00:26:43.019
 Verses 15

00:26:43.019 --> 00:26:43.500
 through 18.

00:26:45.299 --> 00:26:46.000
 It says,

00:26:46.099 --> 00:26:46.740
 And the Holy Spirit

00:26:46.740 --> 00:26:47.740
 also bears witness

00:26:47.740 --> 00:26:48.299
 to us,

00:26:48.379 --> 00:26:49.220
 for after saying,

00:26:49.599 --> 00:26:50.359
 This is the covenant

00:26:50.359 --> 00:26:50.980
 that I will make

00:26:50.980 --> 00:26:51.399
 with them

00:26:51.399 --> 00:26:52.559
 after those days,

00:26:52.639 --> 00:26:53.379
 declares the Lord.

00:26:53.720 --> 00:26:54.879
 I will put my laws

00:26:54.879 --> 00:26:55.720
 on their hearts

00:26:55.720 --> 00:26:56.960
 and write them

00:26:56.960 --> 00:26:57.799
 on their minds.

00:26:58.220 --> 00:26:58.940
 Then he adds,

00:26:59.200 --> 00:26:59.819
 I will remember

00:26:59.819 --> 00:27:00.419
 their sins

00:27:00.419 --> 00:27:01.519
 and their lawless deeds

00:27:01.519 --> 00:27:02.440
 no more.

00:27:03.079 --> 00:27:03.759
 Where there is

00:27:03.759 --> 00:27:04.279
 any forgiveness

00:27:04.279 --> 00:27:04.940
 of these,

00:27:05.019 --> 00:27:05.879
 there is no longer

00:27:05.879 --> 00:27:06.899
 any offering

00:27:06.899 --> 00:27:07.599
 for sin.

00:27:08.019 --> 00:27:08.799
 So it is as if

00:27:08.799 --> 00:27:09.619
 the author is saying

00:27:09.619 --> 00:27:10.319
 to these Hebrews

00:27:10.319 --> 00:27:10.879
 who are tempted

00:27:10.879 --> 00:27:11.619
 to go back

00:27:11.619 --> 00:27:12.579
 to the ways

00:27:12.579 --> 00:27:13.220
 of Jerusalem,

00:27:14.359 --> 00:27:15.319
 God promised

00:27:15.319 --> 00:27:15.960
 long ago

00:27:15.960 --> 00:27:16.440
 that he would

00:27:16.440 --> 00:27:17.039
 make a new

00:27:17.039 --> 00:27:17.799
 and a better covenant

00:27:17.799 --> 00:27:19.519
 and here it is.

00:27:20.179 --> 00:27:21.079
 Under the old covenant

00:27:21.079 --> 00:27:21.960
 there was a constant

00:27:21.960 --> 00:27:23.259
 reminder of sin,

00:27:23.659 --> 00:27:24.700
 as we saw in verse 3,

00:27:24.819 --> 00:27:25.740
 but under the new covenant

00:27:25.740 --> 00:27:26.720
 because of the effective

00:27:26.720 --> 00:27:27.960
 sacrifice that has

00:27:27.960 --> 00:27:28.539
 been made,

00:27:29.039 --> 00:27:29.899
 God remembers

00:27:29.899 --> 00:27:30.940
 our sin

00:27:30.940 --> 00:27:31.960
 no more.

00:27:32.559 --> 00:27:34.980
 So the next question,

00:27:35.079 --> 00:27:35.899
 I believe this text

00:27:35.899 --> 00:27:36.659
 begs,

00:27:36.700 --> 00:27:37.220
 we've kind of,

00:27:37.339 --> 00:27:38.059
 if you're paying attention,

00:27:38.179 --> 00:27:38.839
 we've made our way

00:27:38.839 --> 00:27:39.440
 all the way through

00:27:39.440 --> 00:27:39.960
 the text

00:27:39.960 --> 00:27:41.200
 in its straightforward

00:27:41.200 --> 00:27:41.819
 fashion,

00:27:41.899 --> 00:27:42.720
 but I believe it begs

00:27:42.720 --> 00:27:43.619
 a few more questions

00:27:43.619 --> 00:27:44.240
 that will help us

00:27:44.240 --> 00:27:45.019
 to understand

00:27:45.019 --> 00:27:46.139
 the greatness

00:27:46.139 --> 00:27:46.899
 and the magnitude

00:27:46.900 --> 00:27:48.800
 of Christ's sacrifice.

00:27:49.500 --> 00:27:50.680
 So the next question,

00:27:50.820 --> 00:27:51.360
 question 3,

00:27:51.820 --> 00:27:52.980
 what was the role

00:27:52.980 --> 00:27:54.160
 of Levitical sacrifice?

00:27:54.460 --> 00:27:56.019
 If it didn't take away sins,

00:27:56.620 --> 00:27:58.560
 then what were they doing?

00:27:58.740 --> 00:27:59.720
 Why all the death

00:27:59.720 --> 00:28:01.280
 of animals?

00:28:02.880 --> 00:28:03.920
 To answer this question,

00:28:04.420 --> 00:28:05.720
 let's turn to Galatians

00:28:05.720 --> 00:28:06.360
 chapter 3,

00:28:06.740 --> 00:28:07.640
 as Paul writes

00:28:07.640 --> 00:28:08.500
 about this subject.

00:28:20.160 --> 00:28:21.160
 Galatians 3,

00:28:21.740 --> 00:28:23.740
 21 through 25,

00:28:23.740 --> 00:28:28.240
 and it reads,

00:28:28.460 --> 00:28:29.940
 is the law then contrary

00:28:29.940 --> 00:28:31.460
 to the promises of God?

00:28:32.079 --> 00:28:33.000
 Certainly not.

00:28:33.640 --> 00:28:35.019
 For if a law had been given

00:28:35.019 --> 00:28:36.079
 that could give life,

00:28:36.299 --> 00:28:36.960
 then righteousness

00:28:36.960 --> 00:28:38.660
 would indeed be by the law.

00:28:39.220 --> 00:28:40.059
 But the scripture

00:28:40.059 --> 00:28:41.380
 imprisoned everything

00:28:41.380 --> 00:28:42.240
 under sin,

00:28:42.660 --> 00:28:43.819
 so that the promise

00:28:43.819 --> 00:28:45.420
 by faith in Jesus Christ

00:28:45.420 --> 00:28:46.019
 might be given

00:28:46.019 --> 00:28:47.059
 to those who believe.

00:28:47.700 --> 00:28:49.160
 Now before faith came,

00:28:49.259 --> 00:28:50.319
 we were held captive

00:28:50.319 --> 00:28:51.259
 under the law,

00:28:51.259 --> 00:28:53.539
 imprisoned until the coming faith

00:28:53.539 --> 00:28:54.220
 would be revealed.

00:28:55.099 --> 00:28:55.700
 So then,

00:28:55.759 --> 00:28:56.879
 the law was our guardian

00:28:56.879 --> 00:28:58.259
 until Christ came,

00:28:58.700 --> 00:28:59.519
 in order that we might

00:28:59.519 --> 00:29:00.859
 be justified by faith.

00:29:01.379 --> 00:29:02.879
 But now that faith has come,

00:29:03.180 --> 00:29:04.039
 we are no longer

00:29:04.039 --> 00:29:05.299
 under a guardian.

00:29:06.240 --> 00:29:07.039
 So John MacArthur

00:29:07.039 --> 00:29:08.759
 comments on this text,

00:29:08.980 --> 00:29:09.559
 and I'll try to read

00:29:09.559 --> 00:29:10.180
 this quote well.

00:29:11.819 --> 00:29:13.539
 The Greek word for guardian

00:29:13.539 --> 00:29:14.859
 denotes a slave

00:29:14.859 --> 00:29:16.000
 whose duty it was

00:29:16.000 --> 00:29:17.119
 to take care of a child

00:29:17.119 --> 00:29:17.859
 until adulthood.

00:29:18.819 --> 00:29:20.019
 The guardian escorted

00:29:20.019 --> 00:29:20.599
 the children

00:29:20.599 --> 00:29:21.719
 to and from school

00:29:21.719 --> 00:29:22.619
 and watched over

00:29:22.619 --> 00:29:23.599
 their behavior at home.

00:29:24.379 --> 00:29:25.219
 Guardians were often

00:29:25.219 --> 00:29:26.599
 strict disciplinarians,

00:29:26.959 --> 00:29:27.639
 causing those

00:29:27.639 --> 00:29:28.459
 under their care

00:29:28.459 --> 00:29:29.480
 to yearn for the day

00:29:29.480 --> 00:29:30.379
 when they would be free

00:29:30.379 --> 00:29:31.659
 from their guardian's custody.

00:29:32.959 --> 00:29:34.199
 The law was our tutor,

00:29:34.500 --> 00:29:35.559
 which by showing us

00:29:35.559 --> 00:29:36.299
 our sins

00:29:36.299 --> 00:29:37.919
 was escorting us

00:29:37.919 --> 00:29:38.959
 to Christ.

00:29:40.419 --> 00:29:41.679
 The law was never meant

00:29:41.679 --> 00:29:42.939
 to give us access to God.

00:29:43.219 --> 00:29:43.879
 And over and over

00:29:43.879 --> 00:29:44.619
 in the Old Testament,

00:29:44.779 --> 00:29:45.859
 God says to His people,

00:29:46.299 --> 00:29:47.199
 if you keep my covenant

00:29:47.199 --> 00:29:48.459
 and obey my commands,

00:29:48.740 --> 00:29:49.779
 I will be your God

00:29:49.779 --> 00:29:50.619
 and I will have mercy

00:29:50.619 --> 00:29:51.099
 on you.

00:29:51.480 --> 00:29:52.299
 Yet over and over

00:29:52.299 --> 00:29:53.279
 we see Israel

00:29:53.279 --> 00:29:54.779
 and we see ourselves

00:29:54.779 --> 00:29:56.480
 breaking this covenant.

00:29:57.399 --> 00:29:58.139
 These sacrifices

00:29:58.139 --> 00:29:58.799
 were inadequate

00:29:58.799 --> 00:30:00.379
 to rectify the relationship

00:30:00.379 --> 00:30:01.000
 between God

00:30:01.000 --> 00:30:01.539
 and His people.

00:30:02.019 --> 00:30:03.539
 And this was the very role

00:30:03.539 --> 00:30:04.980
 of Levitical sacrifice.

00:30:05.259 --> 00:30:05.559
 Firstly,

00:30:05.759 --> 00:30:07.119
 to paint a picture

00:30:07.119 --> 00:30:08.359
 of the holiness of God,

00:30:08.839 --> 00:30:09.660
 who He is,

00:30:10.039 --> 00:30:11.019
 and what is required

00:30:11.019 --> 00:30:12.200
 to be in His presence.

00:30:12.639 --> 00:30:13.539
 So to paint a picture

00:30:13.539 --> 00:30:14.619
 of the holiness of God

00:30:14.619 --> 00:30:15.879
 and what is required

00:30:15.879 --> 00:30:16.759
 to be in His presence.

00:30:16.759 --> 00:30:18.519
 And to show us

00:30:18.519 --> 00:30:19.299
 that we could not

00:30:19.299 --> 00:30:20.599
 keep the law

00:30:20.599 --> 00:30:22.440
 or to undo sin

00:30:22.440 --> 00:30:23.500
 through good action.

00:30:23.640 --> 00:30:24.240
 So to show us

00:30:24.240 --> 00:30:25.039
 that we could not

00:30:25.039 --> 00:30:26.079
 keep the law.

00:30:27.079 --> 00:30:28.180
 So in a sad case

00:30:28.180 --> 00:30:29.119
 of sinful irony,

00:30:29.299 --> 00:30:29.859
 those Hebrews

00:30:29.859 --> 00:30:30.720
 who were clinging

00:30:30.720 --> 00:30:32.079
 to the sacrificial system

00:30:32.079 --> 00:30:33.019
 as a means

00:30:33.019 --> 00:30:34.299
 of inward cleansing

00:30:34.299 --> 00:30:35.220
 were missing

00:30:35.220 --> 00:30:36.599
 the primary lessons

00:30:36.599 --> 00:30:37.539
 they were meant

00:30:37.539 --> 00:30:39.259
 to learn through it.

00:30:40.180 --> 00:30:41.420
 So I want to reflect

00:30:41.420 --> 00:30:43.379
 on how animal sacrifice

00:30:43.379 --> 00:30:44.680
 was misunderstood

00:30:44.680 --> 00:30:45.940
 and misused

00:30:45.940 --> 00:30:46.680
 in the Old Testament

00:30:46.680 --> 00:30:47.580
 because I think

00:30:47.580 --> 00:30:48.039
 we have something

00:30:48.039 --> 00:30:49.740
 to learn about

00:30:49.740 --> 00:30:51.420
 their sinful tendencies

00:30:51.420 --> 00:30:52.600
 and how we might

00:30:52.600 --> 00:30:53.779
 see the same type

00:30:53.779 --> 00:30:55.240
 of sinful tendencies

00:30:55.240 --> 00:30:56.400
 in us.

00:30:56.460 --> 00:30:57.380
 So our next question,

00:30:58.180 --> 00:30:58.600
 number four,

00:30:58.700 --> 00:30:59.100
 if you're counting,

00:30:59.920 --> 00:31:01.420
 how was animal sacrifice

00:31:01.420 --> 00:31:02.140
 misunderstood

00:31:02.140 --> 00:31:04.200
 and misused?

00:31:06.440 --> 00:31:08.039
 So Old Testament Hebrews

00:31:08.039 --> 00:31:08.740
 were constantly

00:31:08.740 --> 00:31:09.460
 being corrected

00:31:09.460 --> 00:31:10.680
 for treating sacrifice

00:31:10.680 --> 00:31:12.440
 like many pagan religions

00:31:12.440 --> 00:31:13.039
 would,

00:31:13.039 --> 00:31:14.500
 a ritual method

00:31:14.500 --> 00:31:16.259
 to appease God.

00:31:16.420 --> 00:31:17.659
 So the idea was

00:31:17.659 --> 00:31:18.839
 that the gods

00:31:18.839 --> 00:31:20.659
 and the pagan religions

00:31:20.659 --> 00:31:21.220
 around them

00:31:21.220 --> 00:31:22.940
 were angry with them

00:31:22.940 --> 00:31:24.619
 and in order to please them

00:31:24.619 --> 00:31:25.460
 they would sacrifice

00:31:25.460 --> 00:31:26.539
 things.

00:31:26.680 --> 00:31:27.259
 Sometimes they would

00:31:27.259 --> 00:31:28.639
 sacrifice animals,

00:31:29.019 --> 00:31:29.599
 sometimes they would

00:31:29.599 --> 00:31:31.420
 sacrifice their own children

00:31:31.420 --> 00:31:33.319
 to try to appease

00:31:33.319 --> 00:31:34.319
 these gods.

00:31:34.399 --> 00:31:35.339
 And this is not the way

00:31:35.339 --> 00:31:36.379
 that God desired

00:31:36.379 --> 00:31:38.000
 Old Testament Jews

00:31:38.000 --> 00:31:39.279
 to sacrifice to him.

00:31:39.339 --> 00:31:40.779
 It wasn't that he was angry

00:31:40.779 --> 00:31:42.579
 and this made him happy

00:31:42.579 --> 00:31:43.960
 but it was something else

00:31:43.960 --> 00:31:45.480
 going on, right?

00:31:46.920 --> 00:31:48.299
 So our author firmly

00:31:48.299 --> 00:31:50.879
 asserts to that proposition

00:31:50.879 --> 00:31:51.920
 that the blood of animals

00:31:51.920 --> 00:31:53.200
 cannot take away sin.

00:31:53.759 --> 00:31:54.980
 This is not a new idea

00:31:54.980 --> 00:31:55.740
 but many Israelites

00:31:55.740 --> 00:31:56.519
 seem to believe

00:31:56.519 --> 00:31:57.160
 they could act

00:31:57.160 --> 00:31:57.879
 how they wanted

00:31:57.879 --> 00:31:59.519
 and simply go through

00:31:59.519 --> 00:32:01.160
 the religious ritual

00:32:01.160 --> 00:32:02.339
 to undo the wrong

00:32:02.339 --> 00:32:03.339
 that they had committed.

00:32:04.059 --> 00:32:04.740
 Many today

00:32:04.740 --> 00:32:05.680
 view the Old Testament

00:32:05.680 --> 00:32:06.440
 in this light

00:32:06.440 --> 00:32:07.259
 and sadly

00:32:07.259 --> 00:32:08.180
 many today

00:32:08.180 --> 00:32:09.080
 view Christianity

00:32:09.080 --> 00:32:10.480
 in a similar manner.

00:32:10.720 --> 00:32:11.380
 So let's take a look

00:32:11.380 --> 00:32:12.539
 at a couple of texts together

00:32:12.539 --> 00:32:14.039
 to establish this point.

00:32:14.140 --> 00:32:15.759
 Only one to turn to.

00:32:16.640 --> 00:32:17.059
 Isaiah,

00:32:17.200 --> 00:32:17.700
 the first one,

00:32:17.799 --> 00:32:18.420
 Isaiah 1.

00:32:25.620 --> 00:32:27.240
 And after reading this text

00:32:27.240 --> 00:32:29.100
 it would be hard

00:32:29.100 --> 00:32:29.920
 to come away

00:32:29.920 --> 00:32:31.279
 with the idea

00:32:31.279 --> 00:32:31.980
 that God

00:32:31.980 --> 00:32:33.340
 desires

00:32:33.340 --> 00:32:34.360
 animal sacrifice

00:32:34.359 --> 00:32:35.279
 as a means

00:32:35.279 --> 00:32:36.379
 in and of itself

00:32:36.379 --> 00:32:37.639
 to make one pure.

00:32:39.319 --> 00:32:40.599
 So Isaiah 1.

00:32:41.039 --> 00:32:42.639
 Verses 11-18.

00:32:44.519 --> 00:32:46.240
 This is pretty strong language.

00:32:46.679 --> 00:32:47.779
 God's speaking through Isaiah.

00:32:48.379 --> 00:32:49.159
 He says,

00:32:49.519 --> 00:32:50.740
 I have had enough

00:32:50.740 --> 00:32:51.719
 of burnt offerings

00:32:51.719 --> 00:32:52.359
 of rams

00:32:52.359 --> 00:32:53.159
 and of the fat

00:32:53.159 --> 00:32:54.199
 of well-fed beasts.

00:32:54.719 --> 00:32:55.799
 I do not delight

00:32:55.799 --> 00:32:56.439
 in the blood

00:32:56.439 --> 00:32:57.259
 of bulls

00:32:57.259 --> 00:32:58.240
 or of lambs

00:32:58.240 --> 00:32:59.039
 or of goats.

00:32:59.819 --> 00:33:00.500
 When you come

00:33:00.500 --> 00:33:01.799
 to appear before me,

00:33:02.079 --> 00:33:03.339
 who is required of you

00:33:03.339 --> 00:33:04.199
 this trampling

00:33:04.199 --> 00:33:05.159
 of my courts,

00:33:05.720 --> 00:33:06.939
 bring no more

00:33:06.939 --> 00:33:07.779
 vain offerings.

00:33:08.500 --> 00:33:09.659
 Incense is an abomination

00:33:09.659 --> 00:33:10.359
 to me.

00:33:10.819 --> 00:33:11.639
 When you spread out

00:33:11.639 --> 00:33:12.179
 your hands,

00:33:12.240 --> 00:33:13.299
 I will hide my eyes

00:33:13.299 --> 00:33:13.740
 from you.

00:33:14.059 --> 00:33:14.919
 Even though you make

00:33:14.919 --> 00:33:15.599
 many prayers,

00:33:15.740 --> 00:33:16.779
 I will not listen.

00:33:17.459 --> 00:33:18.359
 Your hands are full

00:33:18.359 --> 00:33:18.919
 of blood.

00:33:19.859 --> 00:33:20.659
 Wash yourselves.

00:33:21.019 --> 00:33:21.980
 Make yourselves clean.

00:33:22.500 --> 00:33:23.339
 Remove the evil

00:33:23.339 --> 00:33:24.059
 of your deeds

00:33:24.059 --> 00:33:25.419
 from before my eyes.

00:33:26.059 --> 00:33:27.079
 Cease to do evil.

00:33:27.539 --> 00:33:28.500
 Learn to do good.

00:33:28.980 --> 00:33:29.879
 Seek justice.

00:33:30.139 --> 00:33:30.919
 Correct oppression.

00:33:30.920 --> 00:33:32.740
 Bring justice

00:33:32.740 --> 00:33:33.640
 to the fatherless.

00:33:34.140 --> 00:33:35.320
 Plead the widow's cause.

00:33:36.680 --> 00:33:37.680
 Then this beautiful

00:33:37.680 --> 00:33:38.779
 change.

00:33:40.259 --> 00:33:40.660
 Come now,

00:33:40.740 --> 00:33:41.800
 let us reason together,

00:33:41.920 --> 00:33:42.519
 says the Lord.

00:33:43.080 --> 00:33:43.900
 Though your sins

00:33:43.900 --> 00:33:44.820
 are like scarlet,

00:33:44.900 --> 00:33:45.620
 they shall be white

00:33:45.620 --> 00:33:46.100
 as snow.

00:33:46.700 --> 00:33:47.460
 Though they are red

00:33:47.460 --> 00:33:48.340
 like crimson,

00:33:48.700 --> 00:33:49.620
 they shall become

00:33:49.620 --> 00:33:51.120
 like wool.

00:33:51.539 --> 00:33:52.279
 So again,

00:33:52.420 --> 00:33:53.820
 Israel was seeking

00:33:53.820 --> 00:33:54.680
 to undo

00:33:54.680 --> 00:33:55.660
 the sin that they

00:33:55.660 --> 00:33:56.060
 had committed

00:33:56.060 --> 00:33:57.200
 by going through

00:33:57.200 --> 00:33:58.779
 a religious ritual.

00:33:58.779 --> 00:34:00.220
 As David already

00:34:00.220 --> 00:34:00.819
 reminded us

00:34:00.819 --> 00:34:01.579
 in Psalm 51,

00:34:01.779 --> 00:34:02.639
 that the sacrifices

00:34:02.639 --> 00:34:03.139
 of God

00:34:03.139 --> 00:34:04.319
 are a broken spirit

00:34:04.319 --> 00:34:05.859
 and a contrite heart.

00:34:06.420 --> 00:34:07.440
 Hosea adds to this

00:34:07.440 --> 00:34:08.820
 in Hosea 6,

00:34:08.980 --> 00:34:10.019
 verses 6-7.

00:34:10.139 --> 00:34:10.460
 He says,

00:34:10.880 --> 00:34:12.460
 I desire steadfast love

00:34:12.460 --> 00:34:13.739
 and not sacrifice,

00:34:14.239 --> 00:34:15.279
 the knowledge of God

00:34:15.279 --> 00:34:16.460
 rather than burnt offerings.

00:34:17.099 --> 00:34:17.980
 But like Adam,

00:34:18.219 --> 00:34:19.099
 they transgressed

00:34:19.099 --> 00:34:19.500
 the covenant.

00:34:20.199 --> 00:34:20.779
 There they dealt

00:34:20.779 --> 00:34:21.940
 faithlessly with me.

00:34:22.579 --> 00:34:23.460
 Similar sentiments

00:34:23.460 --> 00:34:24.239
 are expressed

00:34:24.239 --> 00:34:25.539
 in 1 Samuel,

00:34:25.980 --> 00:34:26.539
 other places

00:34:26.539 --> 00:34:27.199
 in Isaiah,

00:34:27.639 --> 00:34:28.019
 Jeremiah,

00:34:28.460 --> 00:34:28.840
 Amos,

00:34:29.000 --> 00:34:29.400
 Micah,

00:34:29.840 --> 00:34:30.659
 and several

00:34:30.659 --> 00:34:31.559
 of the Psalms

00:34:31.559 --> 00:34:32.300
 and so on.

00:34:33.019 --> 00:34:33.920
 Religious actions

00:34:33.920 --> 00:34:34.699
 that they may be

00:34:34.699 --> 00:34:35.840
 commanded by God

00:34:35.840 --> 00:34:37.219
 cannot appease

00:34:37.219 --> 00:34:38.360
 righteous vengeance

00:34:38.360 --> 00:34:39.759
 against sin.

00:34:39.920 --> 00:34:40.239
 So,

00:34:40.559 --> 00:34:41.059
 the actions

00:34:41.059 --> 00:34:41.800
 that we do

00:34:41.800 --> 00:34:43.279
 are not to undo

00:34:43.279 --> 00:34:44.900
 sin that we've committed.

00:34:45.039 --> 00:34:45.539
 The obedience

00:34:45.539 --> 00:34:46.440
 that we have

00:34:46.440 --> 00:34:48.199
 doesn't cover

00:34:48.199 --> 00:34:49.880
 over our sins.

00:34:50.519 --> 00:34:51.579
 This is an important point

00:34:51.579 --> 00:34:53.059
 because we can have

00:34:53.059 --> 00:34:53.659
 this type of

00:34:53.659 --> 00:34:54.500
 debtor's ethic

00:34:54.500 --> 00:34:55.259
 towards God

00:34:55.260 --> 00:34:56.760
 where we do something wrong,

00:34:56.840 --> 00:34:58.400
 we have a bad day,

00:34:58.600 --> 00:35:00.380
 we make a poor decision

00:35:00.380 --> 00:35:01.460
 and we seek to

00:35:01.460 --> 00:35:02.820
 somehow balance out

00:35:02.820 --> 00:35:03.460
 the scales

00:35:03.460 --> 00:35:05.060
 through good works

00:35:05.060 --> 00:35:05.880
 and through action.

00:35:06.020 --> 00:35:06.720
 Even things

00:35:06.720 --> 00:35:07.780
 just like Israel,

00:35:08.040 --> 00:35:08.640
 doing things

00:35:08.640 --> 00:35:09.680
 that God had commanded

00:35:09.680 --> 00:35:10.800
 but doing them

00:35:10.800 --> 00:35:11.400
 with the attitude

00:35:11.400 --> 00:35:12.240
 that it somehow

00:35:12.240 --> 00:35:13.080
 puffs up

00:35:13.080 --> 00:35:14.400
 our position

00:35:14.400 --> 00:35:16.220
 before God

00:35:16.220 --> 00:35:17.740
 and God despises

00:35:17.740 --> 00:35:18.540
 this type

00:35:18.540 --> 00:35:19.360
 of attitude

00:35:19.360 --> 00:35:19.880
 and I think

00:35:19.880 --> 00:35:20.700
 we would do well

00:35:20.700 --> 00:35:21.400
 to consider

00:35:21.400 --> 00:35:22.300
 how we may be

00:35:22.300 --> 00:35:22.820
 doing this

00:35:22.820 --> 00:35:24.660
 in some regard today.

00:35:25.260 --> 00:35:26.800
 So,

00:35:26.960 --> 00:35:27.820
 our fifth question

00:35:27.820 --> 00:35:28.440
 that I believe

00:35:28.440 --> 00:35:29.200
 our text begs

00:35:29.200 --> 00:35:29.700
 this morning,

00:35:31.240 --> 00:35:32.340
 what made sacrifice

00:35:32.340 --> 00:35:33.340
 in the Old Testament

00:35:33.340 --> 00:35:34.660
 acceptable to God?

00:35:35.340 --> 00:35:35.580
 So,

00:35:35.660 --> 00:35:36.340
 what does

00:35:36.340 --> 00:35:38.260
 good sacrifice

00:35:38.260 --> 00:35:38.920
 look like

00:35:38.920 --> 00:35:39.740
 in the Old Testament?

00:35:40.780 --> 00:35:41.460
 In short,

00:35:41.880 --> 00:35:42.900
 what makes it acceptable

00:35:42.900 --> 00:35:44.060
 is the heart

00:35:44.060 --> 00:35:44.700
 and the attitude

00:35:44.700 --> 00:35:45.920
 of the worshiper.

00:35:46.960 --> 00:35:47.080
 Now,

00:35:47.140 --> 00:35:47.380
 Isaiah,

00:35:47.500 --> 00:35:48.700
 the text we just read above,

00:35:49.060 --> 00:35:49.740
 entreats us

00:35:49.740 --> 00:35:50.940
 to cast away sin,

00:35:51.080 --> 00:35:51.900
 to do good,

00:35:52.020 --> 00:35:52.920
 to seek justice,

00:35:53.140 --> 00:35:53.680
 to stand up

00:35:53.679 --> 00:35:54.699
 for those who are oppressed.

00:35:55.379 --> 00:35:56.159
 Hosea stated

00:35:56.159 --> 00:35:57.239
 that steadfast love

00:35:57.239 --> 00:35:58.000
 and knowledge

00:35:58.000 --> 00:35:59.859
 were what God desired

00:35:59.859 --> 00:36:01.480
 and David said again

00:36:01.480 --> 00:36:02.139
 that the sacrifice

00:36:02.139 --> 00:36:02.879
 is of the Lord

00:36:02.879 --> 00:36:03.739
 or a broken spirit

00:36:03.739 --> 00:36:05.079
 and a contrite heart.

00:36:05.500 --> 00:36:05.719
 So,

00:36:05.779 --> 00:36:06.659
 without this attitude,

00:36:06.859 --> 00:36:07.339
 the sacrifice

00:36:07.339 --> 00:36:08.719
 was just an empty ritual.

00:36:09.219 --> 00:36:10.039
 Religious activity

00:36:10.039 --> 00:36:11.359
 with no change of heart,

00:36:11.739 --> 00:36:12.619
 going through the motions

00:36:12.619 --> 00:36:13.699
 because that's what

00:36:13.699 --> 00:36:14.899
 we're supposed to do.

00:36:15.359 --> 00:36:16.039
 But this is not

00:36:16.039 --> 00:36:16.500
 the attitude

00:36:16.500 --> 00:36:17.219
 that God desired

00:36:17.219 --> 00:36:18.079
 of His people then,

00:36:18.460 --> 00:36:19.599
 nor is it the attitude

00:36:19.599 --> 00:36:20.659
 He desires now.

00:36:20.659 --> 00:36:22.460
 Instead of seeking repentance,

00:36:22.739 --> 00:36:23.639
 forsaking sin,

00:36:24.000 --> 00:36:25.239
 and walking in the righteousness

00:36:25.239 --> 00:36:26.420
 God has called us to,

00:36:26.500 --> 00:36:27.639
 we try to undo sin

00:36:27.639 --> 00:36:28.819
 by going to church

00:36:28.819 --> 00:36:29.599
 or Bible study,

00:36:29.739 --> 00:36:30.159
 praying,

00:36:30.539 --> 00:36:31.839
 or reading the Bible.

00:36:33.480 --> 00:36:33.819
 And,

00:36:33.920 --> 00:36:36.500
 to kind of shift gears,

00:36:37.899 --> 00:36:38.779
 many parents

00:36:38.779 --> 00:36:40.639
 across the Southeast

00:36:40.639 --> 00:36:41.659
 and other pockets

00:36:41.659 --> 00:36:42.879
 of cultural Christianity

00:36:42.879 --> 00:36:43.799
 have the attitude

00:36:43.799 --> 00:36:45.619
 that getting their family

00:36:45.619 --> 00:36:46.339
 to church

00:36:46.339 --> 00:36:47.379
 or to youth group

00:36:47.380 --> 00:36:49.220
 is pretty much

00:36:49.220 --> 00:36:50.140
 what their role

00:36:50.140 --> 00:36:51.280
 as spiritual leaders

00:36:51.280 --> 00:36:52.640
 sums up to be.

00:36:53.119 --> 00:36:54.220
 And there's a common trend

00:36:54.220 --> 00:36:55.440
 over the last several decades

00:36:55.440 --> 00:36:56.160
 of teens

00:36:56.160 --> 00:36:57.440
 leaving the church

00:36:57.440 --> 00:36:58.680
 once they go off to college.

00:36:59.000 --> 00:37:00.280
 Many never return,

00:37:00.619 --> 00:37:01.519
 but a high percentage

00:37:01.519 --> 00:37:02.059
 of the ones

00:37:02.059 --> 00:37:03.320
 who do come back

00:37:03.320 --> 00:37:04.740
 once they have kids

00:37:04.740 --> 00:37:05.220
 and realize

00:37:05.220 --> 00:37:06.220
 that someone has to teach

00:37:06.220 --> 00:37:06.920
 them morality,

00:37:07.440 --> 00:37:09.160
 so they enlist the church.

00:37:09.980 --> 00:37:11.119
 And while it would be easy

00:37:11.119 --> 00:37:11.720
 to assume

00:37:11.720 --> 00:37:12.240
 that families

00:37:12.240 --> 00:37:12.880
 bring their kids

00:37:12.880 --> 00:37:13.880
 to church in this way,

00:37:13.980 --> 00:37:14.920
 they're not ideal,

00:37:15.400 --> 00:37:16.240
 isn't that positive,

00:37:16.239 --> 00:37:18.639
 and while certainly

00:37:18.639 --> 00:37:19.919
 God can

00:37:19.919 --> 00:37:20.719
 and has worked

00:37:20.719 --> 00:37:21.879
 through ill-intended worship,

00:37:22.219 --> 00:37:23.379
 I want to push back

00:37:23.379 --> 00:37:24.619
 on this idea

00:37:24.619 --> 00:37:26.679
 that God

00:37:26.679 --> 00:37:28.359
 wants worship

00:37:28.359 --> 00:37:29.459
 or wants the activity

00:37:29.459 --> 00:37:30.479
 without the heart

00:37:30.479 --> 00:37:31.479
 behind it.

00:37:31.819 --> 00:37:31.939
 So,

00:37:32.959 --> 00:37:34.279
 as I was studying this,

00:37:34.339 --> 00:37:35.059
 I just have this

00:37:35.059 --> 00:37:36.839
 like burning question,

00:37:37.379 --> 00:37:38.419
 which is our next question,

00:37:38.559 --> 00:37:39.179
 last one.

00:37:39.939 --> 00:37:41.000
 Why does God

00:37:41.000 --> 00:37:41.819
 despise

00:37:41.819 --> 00:37:43.500
 Israel's empty sacrifice

00:37:43.500 --> 00:37:44.639
 so much?

00:37:44.639 --> 00:37:46.420
 question six.

00:37:46.519 --> 00:37:47.079
 Why does God

00:37:47.079 --> 00:37:48.039
 despise Israel's

00:37:48.039 --> 00:37:48.779
 empty sacrifice

00:37:48.779 --> 00:37:49.559
 so much?

00:37:50.259 --> 00:37:50.980
 It would seem

00:37:50.980 --> 00:37:51.940
 based off of the text

00:37:51.940 --> 00:37:52.679
 that we've read

00:37:52.679 --> 00:37:54.039
 that worshiping God

00:37:54.039 --> 00:37:54.839
 in the wrong way

00:37:54.839 --> 00:37:55.699
 or with the wrong attitude

00:37:55.699 --> 00:37:56.900
 is actually worse

00:37:56.900 --> 00:37:58.299
 than not attempting

00:37:58.299 --> 00:37:59.279
 to worship Him

00:37:59.279 --> 00:38:00.239
 at all.

00:38:00.699 --> 00:38:00.940
 Right?

00:38:01.059 --> 00:38:02.019
 These Israelites

00:38:02.019 --> 00:38:03.739
 were trampling

00:38:03.739 --> 00:38:04.799
 God's courts

00:38:04.799 --> 00:38:06.460
 according to Him.

00:38:07.460 --> 00:38:08.420
 In Isaiah 1,

00:38:08.500 --> 00:38:08.779
 again,

00:38:09.119 --> 00:38:09.659
 He said He had

00:38:09.659 --> 00:38:10.779
 enough burnt offerings

00:38:10.780 --> 00:38:12.460
 to no longer

00:38:12.460 --> 00:38:14.120
 bring vain offerings.

00:38:14.260 --> 00:38:14.760
 The incense

00:38:14.760 --> 00:38:15.840
 is an abomination

00:38:15.840 --> 00:38:17.200
 that He says

00:38:17.200 --> 00:38:18.340
 I cannot endure

00:38:18.340 --> 00:38:19.460
 iniquity

00:38:19.460 --> 00:38:20.640
 and solemn assembly

00:38:20.640 --> 00:38:21.160
 together,

00:38:21.380 --> 00:38:22.120
 that my soul

00:38:22.120 --> 00:38:22.820
 hates them

00:38:22.820 --> 00:38:24.120
 and they are

00:38:24.120 --> 00:38:24.760
 a burden.

00:38:25.140 --> 00:38:25.440
 So,

00:38:25.519 --> 00:38:26.060
 Israel

00:38:26.060 --> 00:38:27.100
 attempting to do

00:38:27.100 --> 00:38:27.900
 the right thing

00:38:27.900 --> 00:38:29.080
 but doing it

00:38:29.080 --> 00:38:30.800
 seeking to gain

00:38:30.800 --> 00:38:32.120
 favor before God

00:38:32.120 --> 00:38:33.500
 was absolutely

00:38:33.500 --> 00:38:34.100
 unacceptable

00:38:34.100 --> 00:38:34.740
 to Him.

00:38:35.460 --> 00:38:35.740
 So,

00:38:35.820 --> 00:38:36.680
 however this idea

00:38:36.680 --> 00:38:37.760
 relates to our worship

00:38:37.760 --> 00:38:38.180
 today,

00:38:38.179 --> 00:38:39.319
 I'm not totally sure

00:38:39.319 --> 00:38:40.599
 100% what that

00:38:40.599 --> 00:38:41.419
 connection is

00:38:41.419 --> 00:38:42.179
 but however it

00:38:42.179 --> 00:38:43.159
 relates to us today,

00:38:43.359 --> 00:38:44.239
 we want to make sure

00:38:44.239 --> 00:38:45.000
 that we're not making

00:38:45.000 --> 00:38:45.739
 the same error

00:38:45.739 --> 00:38:46.519
 that these Israelites

00:38:46.519 --> 00:38:47.099
 were.

00:38:47.619 --> 00:38:48.259
 Keep in mind

00:38:48.259 --> 00:38:48.980
 that they thought

00:38:48.980 --> 00:38:49.960
 they were in the right

00:38:49.960 --> 00:38:50.819
 in some regard.

00:38:51.239 --> 00:38:51.779
 They thought that

00:38:51.779 --> 00:38:52.279
 their worship

00:38:52.279 --> 00:38:53.199
 was acceptable

00:38:53.199 --> 00:38:53.859
 because they were

00:38:53.859 --> 00:38:55.679
 doing the right things

00:38:55.679 --> 00:38:57.179
 but their understanding

00:38:57.179 --> 00:38:58.559
 was deeply flawed.

00:38:59.799 --> 00:39:01.219
 And as I explored

00:39:01.219 --> 00:39:01.879
 this question,

00:39:02.159 --> 00:39:03.239
 I was under a great deal

00:39:03.239 --> 00:39:03.819
 of conviction

00:39:03.819 --> 00:39:04.759
 in my own attitude

00:39:04.759 --> 00:39:06.159
 which if I'm honest

00:39:06.159 --> 00:39:07.500
 sometimes reflects

00:39:07.500 --> 00:39:08.219
 empty ritual

00:39:08.219 --> 00:39:08.860
 more than

00:39:08.860 --> 00:39:09.699
 a broken

00:39:09.699 --> 00:39:11.039
 and contrite heart.

00:39:11.119 --> 00:39:11.940
 It's really easy

00:39:11.940 --> 00:39:12.880
 to go through the motions

00:39:12.880 --> 00:39:13.800
 and it's really easy

00:39:13.800 --> 00:39:14.539
 to get stuck

00:39:14.539 --> 00:39:15.380
 in a rut

00:39:15.380 --> 00:39:15.980
 to come

00:39:15.980 --> 00:39:16.739
 and to attend

00:39:16.739 --> 00:39:17.860
 to be doing

00:39:17.860 --> 00:39:18.840
 the right things

00:39:18.840 --> 00:39:19.920
 but to do so

00:39:19.920 --> 00:39:21.000
 with the wrong

00:39:21.000 --> 00:39:21.539
 attitude.

00:39:23.539 --> 00:39:24.000
 So,

00:39:24.059 --> 00:39:24.679
 I think we can answer

00:39:24.679 --> 00:39:25.400
 this question

00:39:25.400 --> 00:39:28.079
 of why does God

00:39:28.079 --> 00:39:29.260
 despise it so much

00:39:29.260 --> 00:39:31.099
 in a couple

00:39:31.099 --> 00:39:31.880
 of right ways.

00:39:33.340 --> 00:39:33.800
 Certainly,

00:39:33.960 --> 00:39:34.739
 Israel's sacrifice

00:39:34.739 --> 00:39:35.679
 as an excuse

00:39:35.679 --> 00:39:36.380
 to continue

00:39:36.380 --> 00:39:37.220
 and known sin

00:39:37.220 --> 00:39:38.640
 was presumptuous,

00:39:39.160 --> 00:39:39.700
 dismissing

00:39:39.700 --> 00:39:40.440
 of God's holiness

00:39:40.440 --> 00:39:41.240
 and flippant

00:39:41.240 --> 00:39:41.880
 towards sin.

00:39:42.519 --> 00:39:42.920
 But I think

00:39:42.920 --> 00:39:43.360
 the answer

00:39:43.360 --> 00:39:44.180
 cuts even more

00:39:44.180 --> 00:39:45.599
 deeply

00:39:45.599 --> 00:39:46.740
 than apathy

00:39:46.740 --> 00:39:47.200
 and a lack

00:39:47.200 --> 00:39:47.740
 of zeal.

00:39:47.900 --> 00:39:48.260
 And I think

00:39:48.260 --> 00:39:48.619
 if we look

00:39:48.619 --> 00:39:49.079
 into Hebrews

00:39:49.079 --> 00:39:49.840
 more closely,

00:39:50.260 --> 00:39:50.640
 we'll see

00:39:50.640 --> 00:39:51.160
 the depth

00:39:51.160 --> 00:39:52.260
 of the corruption

00:39:52.260 --> 00:39:53.180
 both in the heart

00:39:53.180 --> 00:39:53.780
 of Israel

00:39:53.780 --> 00:39:54.900
 and if we're willing

00:39:54.900 --> 00:39:55.619
 in our heart

00:39:55.619 --> 00:39:56.160
 as well.

00:39:56.780 --> 00:39:57.059
 So,

00:39:57.119 --> 00:39:57.920
 I believe this concept

00:39:57.920 --> 00:39:58.900
 circles back

00:39:58.900 --> 00:39:59.539
 to the idea

00:39:59.539 --> 00:40:00.539
 of drawing near

00:40:00.539 --> 00:40:01.579
 to God.

00:40:01.860 --> 00:40:02.579
 In our text,

00:40:03.160 --> 00:40:03.760
 circling back

00:40:03.760 --> 00:40:04.599
 to chapter 1,

00:40:04.760 --> 00:40:05.000
 it says,

00:40:05.000 --> 00:40:06.199
 For since the law

00:40:06.199 --> 00:40:07.039
 has but a shadow

00:40:07.039 --> 00:40:07.800
 of the good things

00:40:07.800 --> 00:40:08.219
 to come

00:40:08.219 --> 00:40:08.960
 instead of the true

00:40:08.960 --> 00:40:10.059
 form of these realities,

00:40:10.760 --> 00:40:11.300
 it can never

00:40:11.300 --> 00:40:12.559
 by the same sacrifices

00:40:12.559 --> 00:40:13.420
 that are continually

00:40:13.420 --> 00:40:14.460
 offered every year

00:40:14.460 --> 00:40:15.440
 make perfect

00:40:15.440 --> 00:40:16.360
 those who

00:40:16.360 --> 00:40:17.400
 draw near.

00:40:18.199 --> 00:40:18.639
 So,

00:40:18.719 --> 00:40:19.119
 the purpose

00:40:19.119 --> 00:40:19.840
 of sacrifice,

00:40:20.119 --> 00:40:20.300
 again,

00:40:20.380 --> 00:40:21.280
 is to be able

00:40:21.280 --> 00:40:22.380
 to draw near

00:40:22.380 --> 00:40:23.380
 to God.

00:40:23.900 --> 00:40:24.679
 The author of Hebrews

00:40:24.679 --> 00:40:25.460
 has been dealing

00:40:25.460 --> 00:40:26.420
 with a great deal

00:40:26.420 --> 00:40:27.199
 of heavy doctrine.

00:40:27.860 --> 00:40:28.719
 While he has paused

00:40:28.719 --> 00:40:30.219
 to give us a few exhortations

00:40:30.219 --> 00:40:30.900
 along the way,

00:40:31.000 --> 00:40:32.000
 he's mostly been building

00:40:32.000 --> 00:40:33.599
 a case of Christ's superiority.

00:40:33.599 --> 00:40:35.239
 But if you look

00:40:35.239 --> 00:40:36.319
 after verse 18

00:40:36.319 --> 00:40:37.360
 in our text today,

00:40:37.739 --> 00:40:38.559
 the author turns

00:40:38.559 --> 00:40:39.339
 that focus

00:40:39.339 --> 00:40:40.639
 on the application

00:40:40.639 --> 00:40:41.619
 of this doctrine

00:40:41.619 --> 00:40:42.480
 that he's been teaching.

00:40:43.000 --> 00:40:43.940
 He sums up

00:40:43.940 --> 00:40:44.579
 what he has taught

00:40:44.579 --> 00:40:45.279
 so far

00:40:45.279 --> 00:40:46.319
 in Hebrews 10,

00:40:46.779 --> 00:40:48.440
 19 through 21.

00:40:49.719 --> 00:40:50.299
 He says,

00:40:50.380 --> 00:40:50.559
 Therefore,

00:40:50.739 --> 00:40:51.079
 brothers,

00:40:51.199 --> 00:40:52.139
 since we have confidence

00:40:52.139 --> 00:40:53.480
 to enter the holy places

00:40:53.480 --> 00:40:54.539
 by the blood of Jesus,

00:40:55.239 --> 00:40:56.719
 by the new and living way

00:40:56.719 --> 00:40:57.779
 that he's opened for us

00:40:57.779 --> 00:40:58.380
 through the curtain

00:40:58.380 --> 00:40:59.639
 that is through his flesh,

00:41:00.039 --> 00:41:00.759
 and since we have

00:41:00.759 --> 00:41:01.940
 a great high priest

00:41:01.940 --> 00:41:03.039
 over the house of God,

00:41:03.039 --> 00:41:03.500
 so again,

00:41:03.639 --> 00:41:04.239
 summing up

00:41:04.239 --> 00:41:06.179
 where we are so far.

00:41:06.920 --> 00:41:07.759
 He concludes,

00:41:07.900 --> 00:41:08.739
 based off of everything

00:41:08.739 --> 00:41:09.500
 we've studied,

00:41:10.000 --> 00:41:11.219
 let us draw near

00:41:11.219 --> 00:41:12.400
 with a true heart

00:41:12.400 --> 00:41:14.000
 and a full assurance

00:41:14.000 --> 00:41:14.659
 of faith.

00:41:15.019 --> 00:41:16.000
 So we've already talked

00:41:16.000 --> 00:41:17.059
 about access to God,

00:41:17.159 --> 00:41:17.920
 but this phrase,

00:41:18.059 --> 00:41:18.639
 drawing near,

00:41:18.679 --> 00:41:19.300
 is a favorite

00:41:19.300 --> 00:41:20.599
 of the author of Hebrews.

00:41:20.800 --> 00:41:22.199
 He uses it seven times

00:41:22.199 --> 00:41:23.179
 in his epistle.

00:41:23.719 --> 00:41:24.320
 Chapter 4,

00:41:24.400 --> 00:41:24.960
 verse 16,

00:41:25.039 --> 00:41:25.300
 he says,

00:41:25.380 --> 00:41:26.340
 Let us draw near

00:41:26.340 --> 00:41:27.099
 with confidence

00:41:27.099 --> 00:41:28.119
 through the throne of grace

00:41:28.119 --> 00:41:29.259
 that we may receive mercy

00:41:29.259 --> 00:41:30.279
 and find grace

00:41:30.279 --> 00:41:31.880
 to help in time of need.

00:41:31.880 --> 00:41:33.160
 Chapter 7,

00:41:33.240 --> 00:41:33.920
 verse 25,

00:41:34.160 --> 00:41:34.619
 he says,

00:41:34.760 --> 00:41:35.960
 He's able to save forever

00:41:35.960 --> 00:41:37.019
 those who draw near

00:41:37.019 --> 00:41:38.000
 to God through him

00:41:38.000 --> 00:41:39.380
 since he always lives

00:41:39.380 --> 00:41:40.119
 to make intercession

00:41:40.119 --> 00:41:40.599
 for them.

00:41:41.119 --> 00:41:41.860
 In chapter 11,

00:41:41.940 --> 00:41:42.460
 verse 6,

00:41:42.559 --> 00:41:43.260
 Without faith,

00:41:43.599 --> 00:41:44.320
 it is impossible

00:41:44.320 --> 00:41:45.280
 to please God,

00:41:45.340 --> 00:41:46.619
 for he who draws near

00:41:46.619 --> 00:41:47.160
 to God

00:41:47.160 --> 00:41:48.700
 must believe that he is

00:41:48.700 --> 00:41:50.320
 and that he is a rewarder

00:41:50.320 --> 00:41:52.059
 of those who seek him.

00:41:52.619 --> 00:41:53.160
 And again,

00:41:53.320 --> 00:41:54.380
 circling back to this idea

00:41:54.380 --> 00:41:55.340
 of access to God,

00:41:55.840 --> 00:41:57.200
 one of Christ's names,

00:41:57.539 --> 00:41:58.059
 Emmanuel,

00:41:58.059 --> 00:41:59.500
 God with us.

00:42:00.000 --> 00:42:01.279
 Christ drew near to us,

00:42:01.299 --> 00:42:02.579
 as John says in his gospel.

00:42:02.960 --> 00:42:03.420
 He literally,

00:42:03.559 --> 00:42:03.880
 it says,

00:42:03.940 --> 00:42:05.679
 he tabernacled with us

00:42:05.679 --> 00:42:06.659
 and made a dwelling place

00:42:06.659 --> 00:42:07.119
 with us

00:42:07.119 --> 00:42:07.719
 so that through

00:42:07.719 --> 00:42:08.880
 his perfect righteousness

00:42:08.880 --> 00:42:09.960
 imputed to us

00:42:09.960 --> 00:42:11.920
 and our sin imputed to him,

00:42:12.279 --> 00:42:13.759
 we might now draw near

00:42:13.759 --> 00:42:14.440
 to God.

00:42:15.019 --> 00:42:15.940
 And we can do this

00:42:15.940 --> 00:42:16.880
 to some degree now,

00:42:16.980 --> 00:42:17.559
 but Revelation,

00:42:17.739 --> 00:42:18.219
 as we read,

00:42:18.320 --> 00:42:19.340
 shows us that one day

00:42:19.340 --> 00:42:20.259
 we will dwell with God

00:42:20.259 --> 00:42:20.820
 perfectly

00:42:20.820 --> 00:42:22.059
 as our space

00:42:22.059 --> 00:42:22.759
 and God's space

00:42:22.759 --> 00:42:23.840
 can once again overlap

00:42:23.840 --> 00:42:25.420
 because Christ's sacrifice

00:42:25.420 --> 00:42:26.019
 was perfect

00:42:26.019 --> 00:42:27.940
 and actually took away sin.

00:42:28.720 --> 00:42:29.800
 So the point is this,

00:42:30.240 --> 00:42:31.200
 drawing near to God

00:42:31.200 --> 00:42:31.840
 is the essence

00:42:31.840 --> 00:42:33.200
 of the gospel itself

00:42:33.200 --> 00:42:34.240
 and the purpose

00:42:34.240 --> 00:42:35.720
 for which we were created.

00:42:36.160 --> 00:42:37.340
 So let's answer this question,

00:42:37.539 --> 00:42:39.000
 why was Israel's vain sacrifice

00:42:39.000 --> 00:42:40.559
 such an abomination to God?

00:42:41.260 --> 00:42:42.059
 They were attempting

00:42:42.059 --> 00:42:43.500
 to draw near to God

00:42:43.500 --> 00:42:44.120
 flippantly,

00:42:44.680 --> 00:42:45.760
 under their own merit

00:42:45.760 --> 00:42:47.420
 and for selfish gain

00:42:47.420 --> 00:42:49.220
 instead of for humble submission

00:42:49.220 --> 00:42:49.960
 and worship

00:42:49.960 --> 00:42:51.579
 for his great mercy.

00:42:51.579 --> 00:42:52.220
 So again,

00:42:52.280 --> 00:42:52.840
 they were attempting

00:42:52.840 --> 00:42:54.120
 to draw near to God

00:42:54.120 --> 00:42:54.760
 flippantly.

00:42:55.920 --> 00:42:56.900
 They weren't considering

00:42:56.900 --> 00:42:57.860
 what it took

00:42:57.860 --> 00:42:59.140
 for us to be

00:42:59.140 --> 00:43:00.019
 in the presence of God.

00:43:00.100 --> 00:43:00.820
 They weren't considering

00:43:00.820 --> 00:43:02.120
 who God was

00:43:02.120 --> 00:43:02.740
 and his holiness

00:43:02.740 --> 00:43:04.059
 and they were believing

00:43:04.059 --> 00:43:05.400
 that they could undo sin

00:43:05.400 --> 00:43:06.220
 through enough

00:43:06.220 --> 00:43:07.620
 good action

00:43:07.620 --> 00:43:09.820
 thus appeasing God.

00:43:10.579 --> 00:43:11.000
 And beloved,

00:43:11.660 --> 00:43:12.360
 I think sometimes

00:43:12.360 --> 00:43:13.539
 we have the same tendencies.

00:43:14.440 --> 00:43:15.480
 We walk into

00:43:15.480 --> 00:43:17.460
 the blood-bought presence

00:43:17.460 --> 00:43:18.100
 of God

00:43:18.100 --> 00:43:19.700
 as if we are owed something.

00:43:19.700 --> 00:43:20.539
 We go through

00:43:20.539 --> 00:43:21.340
 the empty routine

00:43:21.340 --> 00:43:22.000
 of church

00:43:22.000 --> 00:43:23.300
 glazing through scripture,

00:43:23.480 --> 00:43:24.300
 not taking the time

00:43:24.300 --> 00:43:25.440
 to get our mind right

00:43:25.440 --> 00:43:26.840
 before a holy God.

00:43:27.460 --> 00:43:28.619
 If we've had a good week

00:43:28.619 --> 00:43:29.119
 spiritually

00:43:29.119 --> 00:43:30.420
 by whatever measuring stick

00:43:30.420 --> 00:43:30.940
 we're using

00:43:30.940 --> 00:43:32.219
 and we feel like

00:43:32.219 --> 00:43:33.760
 we deserve God's love

00:43:33.760 --> 00:43:34.860
 and if we struggle

00:43:34.860 --> 00:43:35.420
 with sin

00:43:35.420 --> 00:43:36.260
 we feel ashamed

00:43:36.260 --> 00:43:37.219
 to approach God

00:43:37.219 --> 00:43:38.659
 as if we ever deserve

00:43:38.659 --> 00:43:39.659
 to be in his presence

00:43:39.659 --> 00:43:41.079
 in the first place.

00:43:41.619 --> 00:43:43.239
 And this is the exact opposite

00:43:43.239 --> 00:43:43.920
 of the message

00:43:43.920 --> 00:43:44.659
 of the gospel

00:43:44.659 --> 00:43:45.719
 and ignores

00:43:45.719 --> 00:43:47.219
 our great need of God

00:43:47.219 --> 00:43:48.280
 to show us

00:43:48.280 --> 00:43:49.139
 mercy.

00:43:49.139 --> 00:43:51.119
 Under the old covenant

00:43:51.119 --> 00:43:52.079
 they knew that God

00:43:52.079 --> 00:43:52.659
 was merciful

00:43:52.659 --> 00:43:53.920
 but they did not know

00:43:53.920 --> 00:43:54.639
 how it was

00:43:54.639 --> 00:43:55.179
 that he would deal

00:43:55.179 --> 00:43:55.699
 with sin

00:43:55.699 --> 00:43:56.739
 but on this side

00:43:56.739 --> 00:43:57.159
 of grace

00:43:57.159 --> 00:43:58.079
 we get to see it

00:43:58.079 --> 00:43:59.179
 and celebrate it

00:43:59.179 --> 00:44:00.019
 in all its glory.

00:44:01.059 --> 00:44:02.019
 Through Christ's sacrifice

00:44:02.019 --> 00:44:03.039
 we have a glorious

00:44:03.039 --> 00:44:04.480
 access to God

00:44:04.480 --> 00:44:06.000
 so let us draw near.

00:44:07.079 --> 00:44:07.920
 Piper writes

00:44:07.920 --> 00:44:08.639
 of this text

00:44:08.639 --> 00:44:10.859
 The great aim

00:44:10.859 --> 00:44:11.559
 of this writer

00:44:11.559 --> 00:44:12.000
 of Hebrews

00:44:12.000 --> 00:44:13.460
 is that we get near

00:44:13.460 --> 00:44:14.019
 to God

00:44:14.019 --> 00:44:14.900
 that we have fellowship

00:44:14.900 --> 00:44:15.519
 with him

00:44:15.519 --> 00:44:16.759
 that we not settle

00:44:16.759 --> 00:44:17.859
 for a Christian life

00:44:17.859 --> 00:44:19.119
 at a distance from God.

00:44:19.679 --> 00:44:20.599
 This drawing near

00:44:20.599 --> 00:44:21.739
 is not a physical act

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 it's not a building

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 the tower of Babel

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 by your achievements

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 to get to heaven

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 it's not necessarily

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 going to a church building

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 or walking to an altar

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 at the front

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 but it's an invisible

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 act of the heart

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 it's a directing

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 of the heart

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 into the presence

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 of God

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 who is as distant

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 as the Holy of Holies

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 in heaven

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 and yet as near

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 as the door of faith.

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 He is commanding us

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 to come

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 to approach him

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 and to draw near

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 to God.

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 Let us not worship

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 God vainly

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 as Old Testament Israel did

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 going through the right

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 actions

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 without forsaking sin

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 seeking to undo

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 that sin

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 by going to church

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 reading the word

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 and fellowshipping

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 with believers.

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 And this morning

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 if you're dealing

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 with guilt

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 and the weight

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 of your own sin

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 let us remember

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 that Christ's sacrifice

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 has removed our sin

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 cleansed this

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 from its effects

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 and absorbed

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 the wrath

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 of God.

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 It is finished

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 Christ has accomplished

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 this

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 so let's praise

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 the Lord together.

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 Let's pray.