‘Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.'

Therefore now when we wish to offer up a sacrifice to God we must do it through Him. For it is there, outside the camp that we can fulfil our priestly service, being as it is outside the old order priesthood and having no connection with it. There we can offer up a sacrifice to God continually, a sacrifice of praise, through Him. We are not earthly priests, offering earthly sacrifices. Legally we could not do that. But what we offer is a heavenly sacrifice, the fruit of our lips, ‘making confession to His name', declaring ourselves to be His, and proclaiming Him to men. This is a sweet savour to God.

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