Leviticus 4:2-35 Speak to the children of Israel, saying… I. MAN'S OWN DISPOSITION IS TO CONDONE INADVERTENT SINS. 1. Ignorance is treated as if synonymous with guiltlessness. 2. The responsibilities which attach to the knowledge become secretly a reason why knowledge is eschewed. II. WHEREIN THE GUILTINESS OF INADVERTENT SINS CONSISTS. 1. What such sinfulness has wrought. The death of the Saviour. 2. Sin in ignorance is the embodiment in action of those dark principles of enmity against God which lie embosomed in the human heart. III. GOD'S EMPHATIC WITNESS AGAINST INADVERTENT SINS. 1. Sources of Divine remonstrance against such sins. Nature. Scripture. Conscience. 2. Man's resistance of the Divine remonstrance. 3. How is such daring ignorance fostered? (1) By the perversion of revealed truth. (2) By erroneous teaching. IV. GODLY SOULS ARE BETRAYED INTO THE COMMISSION OF INADVERTENT SINS. When Christians give themselves up to the guidance of any individual, or of any system, not strictly accordant with God's revealed truth, they will surely act against Christ and His commandments ignorantly. V. SINS IN THE GODLY ARE MOST HEINOUS IN GOD'S ESTEEM. Sin is to be estimated by a man's spiritual elevation. VI. EXPIATION PROVIDED FOR SINS OF INADVERTENCE. 1. Against whom the sins were committed. Blood sprinkled "before the Lord." 2. The process of purging. 3. Its suggestion of death. 4. Its suggestion of wrath. III. TYPICAL INTIMATIONS OF CHRIST'S DEATH FOR MAN'S SINS. 1. God's condemnation of our Substitute. 2. God's acceptance of our Substitute. (The Preacher's Hom. Com.) Parallel Verses KJV: Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: |
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