Righteous Rituals in the Abundant Life
*Who has the full, immeasurable, and unimaginable life?
*Is it a life I even want?
*How do I get it?
I want to contend this morning for ‘righteous rituals in the abundant life.’
Some of you have a negative reaction/response to the word “ritual.”
Resisting legalisms is needed.
Resisting rituals is deadly.
ESV:
Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly place of holiness. 2 For a tent was prepared, the first section, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence. It is called the
Holy Place. 3 Behind the second curtain was a second section called the Most Holy Place, 4 having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden urn holding the manna, and Aaron’s staff that budded, and the tablets of the covenant. 5 Above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.
6 These preparations having thus been made, the priests go regularly into the first section, performing their ritual duties, 7 but into the second only the high priest goes, and he but once a year, and not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins of the people.