29.03.2013 Views

The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

SORROW, SHAME, CONFESSION,<br />

lOXPIATION.<br />

511<br />

pain, which might open <strong>the</strong> gate <strong>of</strong> mercy. <strong>The</strong>se<br />

are <strong>the</strong> so-called CHAP. ' advocates' (Peraqlitin,<br />

pD^^p'TD) <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> penitent sinner. In a classi- XVII<br />

cal passage on <strong>the</strong> subject,* repentance is viewed<br />

in its bearing on .j^^^y^ four different spiritual *<br />

conditions, which are supposed to be respec- '^«<br />

tively referred to in Jer. iii. 22; Lev. xvi. 30; Is.<br />

xxii. 14; <strong>and</strong> Ps. Izxxix. 32. <strong>The</strong> first <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se refers<br />

to a breach <strong>of</strong> a comm<strong>and</strong>^ with immediate <strong>and</strong><br />

persistent cry for forgiveness, which is at once<br />

granted. <strong>The</strong> second is that <strong>of</strong> a breach <strong>of</strong> a<br />

prohibition^ when, besides repentance, <strong>the</strong> Day <strong>of</strong><br />

Atonement is required. <strong>The</strong> third is that <strong>of</strong><br />

purposed «in, on which death or cutting <strong>of</strong>f had<br />

been threatened, when, besides repentance <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Day <strong>of</strong> Atonement, sufferings are required; while<br />

in open pr<strong>of</strong>anation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Name <strong>of</strong> God, only<br />

death can make final atonement.^ i> see aiso

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!