The Doctrine of Salvation: Cleansing by The Word, the Blood and the Spirit

Notes from Myer Pearlmen Pps 250 and 251

The word “holy”, is used mainly in connection with worship. When applied to men or things it expresses the thought that they are used in His service and dedicated to Him. You know that in a special sense, they are His property.

Publish His Deeds

 

Israel as a holy nation because it was dedicated to the service of Jehovah. 

The Levites are holy because specially dedicated to the services of the temple.

The Sabbath and Feast days were holy because they represent the dedication or consecration of time to God.

c) purification. 

While the primary meaning of ‘holy’ is that of separation unto service, the idea of purification is also involved.  Jehovah's character reacted upon whatever was devoted to Him, Therefore, men dedicated to Him must share His nature. Inanimate things devoted to him must be clean. Cleanliness is a condition of holiness but not the holiness itself which is primarily Separation and Dedication.

When Jehovah selects and separates a person or object for His service; He does something or causes it to be done which constitutes the person or object holy.

Inanimate objects are consecrated by being  anointed with oil.  Exodus 40: 9 to 11.

The Israelite nation was sanctified by the blood of the Covenant sacrifice.  Exodus 24 V8  compare Hebrews 10:29

The priests were sanctified by a representative, Moses, who washed them with water and anointed them with oil and sprinkled them with the blood of consecration read Leviticus chapter 8.

As Old Testament sacrifices were typical of the one sacrifice of Jesus Christ they show the various washings and and anointings of the Mosaic system were typical of the real sanctification made possible to the work of Christ.

Thus, as Israel was sanctified by the blood of the Covenant so “Jesus, also, that he might sanctify the people with His own blood suffered without the gate. Hebrews 13 12 Jehovah sanctified the Sons of Aaron to the priesthood through the mediation of Moses and by the means of water or oil and blood.

God the Father, sanctifies believers to a spiritual priesthood 1 Peter 25 through the mediation of His Son 1 Corinthians 1:2 and 1 Corinthians 1:30 and by means of His Word(John 17:17 and the blood(Heb 10:29) and the Spirit.

Rom 15:16  that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the nations, ministering the gospel of God, so that the offering up of the nations might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

1Co 6:11  And such were some of you. But you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.