Apr 1989 - Editorial

Our main article shows that as the Passover was God's final answer to the Egyptian tyrant and taskmaster so also it was God's answer to leaven. Christ our Passover dealt the crushing blow to tyrant and taskmaster by putting away sin at Calvary. The leaven in mankind puffs up human character and is offensive to God. He redeemed us out of the bondage of sin by paying the price. Now we are new creatures in Christ and free. New creatures need new food. Overnight we were given a different manhood and such a change needs different food.

The Passover gave to Israel a right position before God and the Feast of Unleavened Bread brought about a change in conditions, new aspirations, new desires and the prospect of new service. Those who are begotten again (1 Pet. 1:23) need to put away the old food and feed upon the spiritual milk in order to grow and enter upon new service (1 Pet. 2:1-5). As we put away the old and feed on the new, our characters will become like His. As Israel fed for seven days so we are to feed for the rest of our lives. Every remembrance of the Passover involved eating before Jehovah. Our feeding demands cleanliness (Num. 9:6-13) and to be in the right place (Deut. 12:5-7; 16:5-6) and separated unto the Lord with joy (Ezra 6:20--22).

In Focus this month we have an example of how truth for today has been adulterated in the same way as a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. Whatever religious philosophy is added to the whole it cannot purify something which is already tainted with a lie.

unknown | Apr 1989
Editorial