KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE:

God Gives Grace, to His Glory - blog 4/19/24
The truth about grace is that it is designed for people who understand their own depravity and, therefore, their dire need for a Savior.

God Gives Grace, to His Glory - blog 4/19/24
To pervert grace is to ruin the whole of Holy Scripture’s good intentions, starting with the Gospel.
The punchline is what the Spirit closed out this week’s blog with.

God Gives Grace, to His Glory - blog 4/19/24
Our introduction to God’s grace is through mercy, not a cookie jar solution to our worldly woes.

OT sacrifices were merely a shadow (a type) of Christ’s work on the Cross to come.

There were some stringent qualifications to be a priest.

2 things immediately worth noting:
1) High priests were “appointed”, not elected by men
2) Levitical high priests were sinners, so they had empathy for those whom they were representing during the Day of Atonement.