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kind and as profound as human need.”— Strong. * * * “What , man could have fabricated Jesus? None but Jesus.”—Parker. * * * “As the image of God, the holiness of the soul, is the very end and work of a true Savior, so the effecting of it on all true Christians is the standing infallible witness of Christ, which should confound unbelief in all that are indeed His own.” —Baxter. * * * “A thousand attempts to account for the life of Christ without admitting His divinity have been made. They have hardly survived the lives of those who have invented them.”—Van Dyke. * * * “Who is this that plants on the fur ther side of twenty centuries a standard of social order, and bids kings, lawgivers and sages, with their host, march on un til they reach it? It is He of Whom it was foretold that the government should be upon His shoulder.”—Gladden. * * * “Certain it is that no mere man could take the same attitude of supremacy to ward the race, and inherent affinity or oneness with God, without fatally shock ing the confidence of the world by his effrontery.”—Bushnell. Some said:— Thou art a Teacher come from God. John 3 :2. He is a good man. John 7 :12. Never man spake like this man. John 7 :46. Thou hast the words of eternal life. John 6:48. These are not the words o f him that hath a devil. John 10:21. Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. Luke 5 :8. He is a prophet. Sir, I perceive that prophet. John 9:17. thou' art a John 4 :19. Come, see a man which told me all things that ever I did. John 4 :29. Of a truth this is the Prophet. John 7 :40. This is the Christ. John 7 :40. I find no fault in Him. John 19:6. Truly this was the Son of God. Matt. 27:34. We believe and are sure that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. John 6:49.
‘‘No action of Christ has fallen short of the ideal. He is full of surprises, but they are all surprises of perfection. He alone never made a false step, never struck a jarring note.”—Maclaren. * * * “I feel myself listening to a Being such as never before, and never since, spoke in human language. I contemplate His character with a veneration second only to the profound awe with which I look up to God.”—Channing. * * * “I have read, in Plato and Cicero, say ings that are very wise and beautiful, but I never read in either of them: ‘Come unto me, all ye that labor and. are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.’ ” —Augus tine. * * * “As the sun in “summer fills the whole realm of nature, flooding the world from pole to pole with luminance, so Christ filled the realm in which He moved, so that between its either pole, there was at no point lack of radiance.”—Murray. * * * “The image of Christ shall never be ef faced. They have wished to destroy it, but it shall be painted again in the hearts of men by painters abler than myself.”--! Huss. John 9:16. He deceiveth the people. John 7 :12. Why hear ye him? John. 10:20. He hath spoken blasphemy. Matt. 26:65. He hath a devil and is mad. John 10:20. This man is a sinner. John 9 :26. Is not this the carpenter’s son? Matt. 13:55. Is not this the carpenter ? Mark 6:3. Whence hath this man this wis dom? Matt. 13:54. As for this fellow, we know not whence he is. John 9 :29. How knoweth this man letters, hav ing never learned? John 7:15. Others said:— This man is not of God.
Y----------------------------------- 1 --------- * OUTLINES ABOUT CHRIST Jh --------------------------------------------- His Human Limitations 1. He grew —Lk. 2 :52. In Him we grow...:..:..._2 Pet. 3 :18 2. He was weary —Jn. 4:6. He is our Rest Giver.......Mt. 11:28. 3. He slept —Mt. 8:24. He never sleeps to our need......... ......................................... Psa, 121:4-5, He: quenches our thirst.......Jri. 4:14. He succors us in our sufferings.... — i ........i.Psa. 121:4-5 7. He died —1 Cor. 15:3. He is our resurrection__ Jn. 11:25. “And so the Word had breath, and wrought With human hands the creed of creeds In.loveliness of perfect deeds, More strong than all poetic thought.” .:■ —o— Perfection of the Lord Jesus In Him was no sin. And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 1 Jn. 3 :5. He knew no sin. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 2 Cor. 5 :21. He did no sin. Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth. 1 Pet. 2:22. He was without sin. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feel ing of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet with out sin. Heb. 4:15. And yet He His own self bare our sins. Who: his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. 1 Pet. 2:24. —o---- The Suffering Messiah In Isaiah 53 1. The Victim of the Cross V. 1-4 2. The Purpose of the Cross V. 4-6 3. The Death of the Cross V. 7-9 4. The Triumph of the Cross V. 10-12 -Geo. Hall I. Consider His Person —Son. Heb. 1 :5 “My Son.” Heb. 4:14 “Jesus the Son of God.” II. Consider His Office— High Priest. Heb. 7 :17 “Thou art a Priest.” Heb. ‘8 :6 “a more excellent min istry.” III. Consider His Offering —Himself. Heb. 7 :27 “he offered up Himself.” Heb. 8 :3 “of necessity, somewhat to offer.” Heb. 10:10 “offering of the body.” Heb. 10:12 “offered one sacrifice.” IV. Consider His Work —Intercession. Heb. 7 :25 “save to uttermost.” “make intercession.” Heb. 2:18 “able to succor.” 4. He hungered —Mt. 21:18. He is our Bread...... 5. He slept —Mt. 8 :24. 6. He suffered —Lk. 22:44. Jn. 6:33. High Priest of Our Confession (Heb. 3:1)
There Was a Division About Him B y A rthur E. S torrie
He is guilty of death. Matt. 26:66. Behold a man gluttonous, and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. Matt. 11:19. Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a devil? John 8 :48.
WHAT DO YOU SAY ABOUT JESUS CHRIST?
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