The Perfect Priest with The Perfect Sacrifice
In
Leviticus ch.
21
&
22 the Lord instructed Moses and Aaron with the most vital and
fundamental information on how to approach and worship Him. The high
priest could not have any defect, deformity or blemish (Lev.
21:16-21).
Likewise, the sacrifice could not have any blemish at all (Lev.
22: 17-24).
If the priest had no defect, yet brought a sacrifice with blemishes
it would not be accepted, for it "must
be perfect to be accepted"
(Lev.
22:21).
Likewise, if the sacrifice had no blemish, but the priest that
offered it had any blemish, the sacrifice would not be accepted at
all, because it "must
be perfect to be accepted."
All of this declares the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the perfect and great High Priest without blemish, spot, defect, deformity or sin (Hebrews 4:14-15; 7:26; 8:1). Not only is that true, but He is also the perfect sacrifice. He is the Lamb without blemish or spot (John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:18-20). It is only through the Lord Jesus Christ and His glorious sacrifice, that we can be justified from all sin (Acts 13:38-39; Heb. 9:12). In the Lord Jesus Christ every believer is a priest with no blemish, no sin (Rev. 1:5-6; 5:9-10).
All of this declares the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the perfect and great High Priest without blemish, spot, defect, deformity or sin (Hebrews 4:14-15; 7:26; 8:1). Not only is that true, but He is also the perfect sacrifice. He is the Lamb without blemish or spot (John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:18-20). It is only through the Lord Jesus Christ and His glorious sacrifice, that we can be justified from all sin (Acts 13:38-39; Heb. 9:12). In the Lord Jesus Christ every believer is a priest with no blemish, no sin (Rev. 1:5-6; 5:9-10).
Likewise,
in Christ's precious blood atonement we can approach the throne of
grace with boldness (Heb.
4:16),
because we have a perfect sacrifice that fully, eternally satisfies
the holy justice of God (Rom.
3:24-26; Col. 1:19-22; Jude 1:24-25).
Through Christ, we meet God's standard, "IT
MUST BE PERFECT TO BE ACCEPTED,"
all of this, "To
the praise of the glory of His
grace, wherein HE
HATH MADE US ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED"
(Ephesians
1:6).
-Gospel
report by preacher Tom Harding
Zebulon
Grace church of Pikeville, Kentucky USA
Audio
Gospel Sermon, “THE SURE FOUNDATION” (Isaiah ch.
28)
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