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Son of God - broken on the altar of love

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

Starfield - Beauty in the Broken

Starfield - ‘Son Of God’ Windows Media Real Media

Son of God, shaper of the stars
You alone, the dweller of my heart
Mighty king, how beautiful You are,
How beautiful

Son of God, the Father’s gift to us
You alone, were broken on the altar of love
Precious lamb, our freedom’s in Your blood,
It’s in Your blood

Jesus, oh holy one
I sing to You, forgiven
Savior, I’m overcome
With Your great love for me

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A biblical word study - ALTAR

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

Zondervan\'s Pictorial Bible Dictionary

There are no altars recognized in the New Testament Church. While Hebrews 13:10 is sometimes used to prove the contrary, a careful study of this passage in its context is fatal to this idea. The idea in this passage is that Jesus Christ is the true altar of each believer.

There is good reason to feel that the need for altars was revealed to man very early as basic in approaching God. It played a leading role in all OT worship of the true God, and is seen both in and outside the Bible as playing a prominent part in most heathen religions. A careful study of the use of this article of furniture in Israel’s worship furnishes us with many spiritual lessons today. It was the place of sacrifice where God was propitiated and where man was pardoned and sanctified. It looked to the great sacrifice that the Son of God was to make on the cross. The altar of sacrifice being the first thing visible as one approached the tabernacle, spoke loudly to man that without the shedding of blood there would be no access to God and no forgiveness of sin (Heb. 9:9, 22).


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