The Incarnation as Tested by the T emptation* By Dr. A . C. D IXON O F T H E M E TR O P O L ITA N T A B E R N A C L E , LONDON , ENG. A S I asked God for a message for this afternoon Bible hour, my mind has settled down upon the
Incarnation, "God hath sent forth His Son” ; (2 ). The Process of the Incar nation, “ Born of a woman, made un der the law” ; (3 ). The Purpose of the Incarnation, “ To redeem those that are under the law.”
Incarnation, the Incarnation today (Saturday) as Tested by the Tempta tion; Monday, the Transfiguration of
DR. DIXON IN HIS STUDY.
Jesus, the Unveiling o f the Incarna tion; on Tuesday, the Cross of Christ, the Glory o f the Incarnation, and on Thursday, the Second Coming of our Lord, the Consummation of the In carnation. As introductory to it let us read from Galatians 4: 4, 5, “ When the ful ness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, made o f a woman, made under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.” In those words we have three things clearly taught: ( 1 ). The fact of the •An address by Rev. Dr. A. G. Dixon, Sat urday, August 2, 1913, 3 p. m„ at the Mont- rose Bible Conference, Montrose, Penn.
“ God sent forth His Son,” and more than once our Lord said that He came down from Heaven. The Babel pro cess is to build from beneath upward, from the mud to the skies; God’s pro cess is that o f Jacob’s ladder, let down from heaven. “ Ye must be born from above.” Nathanael said to Jesus “ Thou art the Son of God; Thou art the King of Israel.” He had just heard the words of the Lord, “ Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile.” And the response of his heart was, “ Lord, if I am an Israelite, here is the sceptre; here is the crown, here is the throne. Thou art the King of Israel.”
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