Correspondence.

E.S. —Please explain Matt. 16:2626For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? (Matthew 16:26); especially “What shall a man give in exchange for his soul.” The general thought conveyed is that eternal realities totally eclipse temporal advantages in point of importance, however great their degree. Suppose a man possessed of the whole world, of what advantage is it to him if his soul is lost? And is he able, even with all his wealth, to ransom his soul from going down to the pit?
E.H.B. —Is it correct for a Christian when praying to repeat the Lord’s prayer? Refer to Believer’s Monthly Magazine for March, page 60.
Swansea. —Was the sin offering consumed on the altar? No: the fat only was burnt on the altar (Lev. 4:88And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, (Leviticus 4:8) — 10, 19:26, 31, 35). The bodies were burnt without the camp in the case of offerings for the priest or for the whole congregation (Lev. 4:12, 2112Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt. (Leviticus 4:12)
21And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation. (Leviticus 4:21)), but eaten by the sons of Aaron (Lev. 6:25-2925Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the Lord: it is most holy. 26The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation. 27Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place. 28But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brazen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water. 29All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy. (Leviticus 6:25‑29)) in the case of offerings for individuals, when the blood was not taken into the sanctuary (Lev. 6:3030And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire. (Leviticus 6:30); Heb. 13:1111For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. (Hebrews 13:11)). Why was the fat burnt on the altar? The fat was the best part of the sacrifice and from the very beginning was offered to Jehovah as His portion. (Gen. 4:44And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: (Genesis 4:4)). Explain 1 Thessalonians 5:11But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. (1 Thessalonians 5:1) in connection with Acts 1:77And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. (Acts 1:7). The apostle had no need to instruct the Thessalonian saints as to the times and seasons, since that theme is the burden of Old Testament prophecy. The rapture of the church however was unrevealed until apostolic times. In Acts 1:77And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. (Acts 1:7) the Lord turns the thoughts of the disciples away from the times and the seasons which are connected with the setting up of the kingdom on earth, and which they expected immediately to take place.
F. W. R — Is there any connection between Leviticus 5:11And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity. (Leviticus 5:1) and Matthew 26:63-6563But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. 64Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 65Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. (Matthew 26:63‑65)? In Leviticus 5:11And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity. (Leviticus 5:1) we have the case of one who, in spite of being adjured, refused to give evidence of what he has seen or known. In the R.V. the verse reads, “But if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.” This was a sin for which an appointed sacrifice was to be offered. The Lord, Who always magnified the law and honored its institutions, on being adjured by the high priest, uttered the testimony to His own person and office, which was immediately used to. His unrighteous condemnation.