The Faith of Jesus Brings True
Commandment Keeping
But
of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and
righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption. 1 Corinthians 1:30.
The
great thought and purpose of the true sanctuary, its priesthood, and
ministry, is that God shall dwell in the hearts of the people. What now is
the great thought and purpose of His dwelling in the hearts of the people?
The answer is, Perfection. The moral and spiritual perfection of the
worshiper.
Therefore,
since the will of God is the sanctification and the perfection of the
worshipers; since the will of God is that His worshipers shall be so
cleansed that they shall have no more conscience of sin; and since the
service and the offerings in that earthly sanctuary could not do this, He
took it all away that He may establish the will of God. "By the which
will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once
for all."
The
will of God is "even your sanctification." Sanctification is the
true keeping of all the commandments of God. This is to say that the will of
God concerning man is that His will shall be perfectly fulfilled in man.
The
sacrifices and the service in the earthly sanctuary could not take away the
sins of men and so could not bring them to this perfection. But the
sacrifice and the ministry of the true High Priest in the heavenly sanctuary
do accomplish this. This does utterly take away every sin. And the worshiper
is so truly purged that he has no more conscience of sins.
By
the sacrifice, the offering, and the service of Himself, Christ took away
the earthly sacrifices and the offerings and the earthly service which could
never take away sins. By His perfect doing of the perfect will of God He
established the will of God. "By the which will we are sanctified
through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." Hebrews
10:10.
The Consecrated Way to Christian
Perfection, pgs. 76-81 |
