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Rom. 5:14) throws great light upon the meaning of the title. As the Son of Man, He has the deepest interest and most profound sympathy with every man of every age and every nation. All that belongs to humanity as such belongs to Him. Nineteen different names or titles are given to Jesus in this one chapter: “The Word,” . “God,” “Life,” “Light,” “True Light,” “Only begotten of the Father,” “Jesus,” “Christ,” “Jesus Christ,” “The only begotten Son” (or, “God only begotten”) “Lord,” “Lamb of God,” “The baptizer in the Holy Ghost,” “Jesus of Nazareth,” ^‘Son of Joseph,” “Son of God,” “Rabbi,” “King of Israel,” ‘ Son of Man.” But blessings manifold, past all deserving, Kind words and helpful deeds, a countless throng, The fault o’ercome, the rectitude unswerv ing, ■ 2 Let us remember long. The sacrifice of love, the genelrous giving, When friends were few, the handclasp warm and strong, The fragrance of each life of holy living, . Let us remember long. Whatever things were good and true and gracious, Whate’er of right has triumphed over wrong, , . , What love of G<3d or man has rendered precious,Let us remember long.
that revelation of His Person which has been given step by step in the chapter, especially in the closing verses, where He has been called, “The Lamb of God,” “The Son of God,” “The Christ,” “The King of Israel.” All these titles have been given by others but He chose for Himself the one which set forth His intimate relation to man. The title was a new one, though it is related to a similar expression in Daniel 7 :13, but the two titles are not the same. The thought of the true humanity of Jesus’ Christ doubtless lies at the foundation of the title. The title which Paul applies to Jesus in 1 Corinthians 15:45, “The last Adam” (cf. Let us forget the things that vexed and tried us, The worrying things that caused our souls to fret; The hopes that, cherished long, were still dained us, Let us forget Let us forget the little slights that pained us> The greater wrongs that rankle sometimes yet; The pride with which some lofty one dis- denied us, Let us forget. Let us forget our brother’s fault and failing, The yielding to temptation that beset, That he perchance, though grief be unavailing,Cannot forget.
Memories.
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