Chapter 47—The Redemption Price
Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he
entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal
redemption for us.
Hebrews 9:12
.
Every soul is precious, because it has been purchased by the precious
blood of Jesus Christ.
Some speak of the Jewish age as a Christless period, without mercy or
grace. To such are applicable the words of Christ to the Sadducees, “Ye know
not the Scriptures, neither the power of God” (
Mark 12:24
). The period of
the Jewish economy was one of wonderful manifestations of divine power....
The very system of sacrifices was devised by Christ, and given to Adam
as typifying a Saviour to come, who would bear the sins of the world, and
die for its redemption....
The blood of the Son of God was symbolized by the blood of the slain
victim, and God would have clear and definite ideas preserved between
the sacred and the common. Blood was sacred, inasmuch as through the
shedding of the blood of the Son of God alone could there be atonement for
sin. Blood was also used to cleanse the sanctuary from the sins of the people,
thus typifying the blood of Christ which alone can cleanse from sin.
Our Saviour declares that He brought from heaven as a donation eternal
life. He was to be lifted up upon the cross of Calvary to draw all men
unto Him. How then shall we treat the purchased inheritance of Christ?
Tenderness, appreciation, kindness, sympathy, and love should be shown to
them. Then we may work to help and bless one another. In this work we
have more than human brotherhood. We have the exalted companionship of
heavenly angels. They cooperate with us in the work of enlightening high
and low....
Christ determined in council with His Father to spare nothing, however
costly, to withhold nothing however highly it might be estimated, that would
rescue the poor sinner. He would give all heaven to this work of salvation,
of restoring the moral image of God in man.... To be a child of God is to be
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