The worship of the Heathen amounted to this-bribing their gods to countenance sin. All their offerings had this character upon them.
The Church ought to have been a witness for God in the world, exhibiting that "God is light," "God is love," and "God is one."
Nicodemus comes to Christ as a teacher; but he must be sent to the brazen serpent to learn the secret of life for the dead sinner before he can be taught anything else.