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Christ our Sanctification; "A Body Thou hast
preparedfor Me" (Hebrews 10:1-17)
beautiful unity ane harmony between C).T and the N I' finds its golden link in the plan of God ta send Christ as our rnercifül Redeemer Scripture attests tothe faci in many places that Cud's plan setud Hi* begotten Son was formed in eternit
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pasl(Titus L 1-3; 2 Tim 1:9).
We shall designate this divine plan (formed before time) to send the Son the In eternity lhe Fethcr and the Son entered agreement, or covenant if you will, with onc another The Father pmrniscd to hive a people to the Son upon ceriain conditions fulfilled by the San,
The promise give LO Christ c.cpeople was contingent upon the Son*s obedience. 'Ille *on' s incarnetion and sacrificial deaLh constituted the work of redemption Ohc work given Him hy the Father) This promise given to lie Son is cot'ldenscd in a number of Scripture passages Iseiah 53: IO is one of the most sublime- Bui errtsh Him, 'o grref.' He '--vOuld render Himself as a g"i/t offering, wilt see Hrs Offspnng, He wiltprolongHISdcry:c, and 'he goodplecourc ofthe Lord wild prosper in flis
It was said or the O.T prophetic authors or Seripture (among whom was David}. spoke he"er lhan they knew. This cepcciallytrue in the Messianic po..yptxxics. David
(in Psalm from which ourN_T_ text is taken) expresses his inspired recogn ilian of the fact that aninmzl sacrifices cannot communicate dev (Mign (u God — so David speaks 'as ifself•tTering will bc the sacrifice end all When David penned this he wrote better than he knew. For th.c Psalm prophetically points forward the only Onc who could bring to rulfillmcnt• Christ the Lord, ror in the fulfillment ofthis PM Inv Jesus is consciously offering up I body a sacrifice.
We will sec ill our text this mgrning thc conditions necessary Son to fulfill the eternal counsels Of redemption centered upon the incarnation. A body must be prepared for the second person of the Godhead
Our purpose thus morning is 10 the of 'he f'ålher
lhHt u thigh: develop an ever stronger hope in the Lord and assurance
your fhith_
was east hv Christ in the (vy- 1-4).
V. — A isa dim representation of an actual object The closer the abject, the
more defined theedge orthe shadow (the further away. the fuzzier). The
good things fo come is (the st E liras•etf and the mercy and tl-,c Church
receives by I the flesh (O_T_ types and prophecies Christ but a shadmt•
orChrist•, lhc substance) The constant repetition of the O .T. sacrifices was,
evidence of their total inability 10 make the shipper perfect.
that
shadow
coming