New Post: Where's the Power?

The question that I put out at the end of class last Sunday was a simple one: Where is the power of the sacrifices located?

To flesh that out a little more, where does the power to forgive come from? Does blood, especially animal blood, inherently contain the power to forgive sins and make atonement for guilt? Can blood, all by itself, restore the relationship between humans and God that is broken by our iniquity?

Or does the power lie somewhere else?

Read I Samuel 3:10-15

In speaking to young Samuel, God announces his judgment against the High Priest Eli for the sins of his sons and for his tolerating of their actions. Eli did not hold the office of priest holy and stop his sons from taking advantage of their position and incurring God's wrath.

But pay attention to verse 14 and what God promises about Eli's sacrifices.

What does this tell us about the power of the sacrifices to forgive? Where is the power? And what are the implications of that?

Stay Holy,
Len