To Be a Prophet
The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken. Deuteronomy 18:15. The hope of Israel was embodied in the promise made at the time of the call of Abraham, and afterward repeated again and again to his posterity, […]
The True Character of God in Christ
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel. Genesis 3:15, RSV. The enmity referred to in the prophecy in Eden was not to be confined merely to Satan and the Prince of life. It was to be […]
The Hope of the Ages
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. Romans 5:5, 6. Through the long centuries of “trouble and darkness” and “dimness of anguish” (Isaiah […]
Sacrifices and Ordinances Revealed God’s Divine Love
Every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God. Hebrews 10:11, 12, RSV. In patriarchal times the sacrificial offerings connected with divine worship constituted a […]
A Perfect Sacrifice
An altar of earth you shall make for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen; in every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and bless you. Exodus 20:24, RSV. When Adam, according to God’s special directions, made an […]
Christ Alone Satisfies the Claims of God’s Law
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Jesus Christ; who gave himself a ransom for all. 1 Timothy 2:5, 6. The Son of God was next in authority to the great Lawgiver. He knew that His life alone could be sufficient to ransom fallen man. He was of as […]
