Wednesday, March 7, 2012

We Have it SO Easy

I have a dog.  I do not, however, have any sheep, goats, doves, pigeons, and I don't even buy the nicer flour from the store when I bake.  So, if God asked me to offer an animal sacrifice to atone for my sins, I'd be going straight to Hell in a hand basket.  As I'm reading Leviticus, and all of these details about how the offering is supposed to be sacrificed, I need to keep in mind how serious sin is.  I'm starting to feel like we have it too easy.  Consider this:

*   Israelites had to provide a sin offering ......................We have Jesus
     (sacrifice a young bull)
*   Israelites had to provide a guilt offering....................We have Jesus
     (sacrifice a lamb or goat)
*   Israelites could make a burnt offering.......................We have Jesus
     (sacrifice a male animal without defect)
*   Israelites could offer a grain offering........................We have Jesus
     (without yeast, which symbolized sin)
*   Israelites could offer a fellowship offering................We have Jesus
     (sacrifice an animal without defect)

If we had to do all these things to be restored with God, maybe we'd take our sin more seriously.  I know I would.  I know being a Christian is not easy...but when I look at all these things that the Israelites had to do, I just feel like having Jesus bridge the gap is so easy.  But do I take it as seriously as I should??


3 comments:

  1. Yeesh! Back then, worshipping God was practically a full time job. Hmmm... too bad we don't think like that today, huh?

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  2. Why a "hand basket," by the way? Is that the fastest way to hell for some reason? Must Google.

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  3. I like the guillotine notion. http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/hell-in-a-handbasket.html
    I'm bored. I should be writing.

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