Momentarily Offering Sacrifice

[Thompson, Darryl]

Momentarily Offering Sacrifice 

     Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that
is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh
intercession for us. Rom. 8:34.  

     Christ Jesus is represented as continually standing at the altar,
momentarily offering up the sacrifice for the sins of the world. He is a
minister of the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man. . .
. A daily and yearly typical atonement is no longer to be made, but the
atoning sacrifice through a mediator is essential because of the
constant commission of sin. Jesus is officiating in the presence of God,
offering up His shed blood, as it had been a lamb slain. . . .  

     Christ, our Mediator, and the Holy Spirit are constantly
interceding in man's behalf, but the Spirit pleads not for us as does
Christ who presents His blood, shed from the foundation of the world;
the Spirit works upon our hearts, drawing out prayers and penitence,
praise and thanksgiving. . . .  

     The religious services, the prayers, the praise, the penitent
confession of sin ascend from true believers as incense to the heavenly
sanctuary; but passing through the corrupt channels of humanity, they
are so defiled that unless purified by blood, they can never be of value
with God. They ascend not in spotless purity, and unless the Intercessor
who is at God's right hand presents and purifies all by His
righteousness, it is not acceptable to God. All incense from earthly
tabernacles must be moist with the cleansing drops of the blood of
Christ. He holds before the Father the censer of His own merits, in
which there is no taint of earthly corruption. He gathers into this
censer the prayers, the praise, and the confessions of His people, and
with these He puts His own spotless righteousness. Then, perfumed with
the merits of Christ's propitiation, the incense comes up before God
wholly and entirely acceptable. . . .  

     O, that all may see that everything in obedience, in penitence, in
praise and thanksgiving must be placed upon the glowing fire of the
righteousness of Christ. The fragrance of this righteousness ascends
like a cloud around the mercy seat.  

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