Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-04-29
"What Think Ye of Christ ?''

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A SERMON BY MIR. MOODY IN BALTIMORE
on THURSDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 10th,
1879.
My subject, Mr.. Moody said, will be
found in part of the 22d chapter Of
Matthew: "What think ye Of Christ
Whose son is He?" The Pharissees and
Sadducees have gathered together and
are trying to entangle Jesus, who has
sought to instruct them, and now asks,
"What think we of Christi"
Now, suppose that you two thou
sand citizens may be taken rs fair
American jury, and ask that you listen
II little while to some testimony which |
shall present to you in this cause. As
jurors you shall not be stirred by feel
ing, but weigh the testimony well and
let your verdict be impartial. will
not hold Jesus up as a teacher, although
no teacher has ever been who taught as
he taught. The greatest theologians chat
have ever lived have not been able to
explore the depth of the truth and doe
trlne which he taught so plainly and
well that little children understand him.
There was nothing in this world so high,
so low, so simple or so complex that he
did not hang his truth about it. We see
him standing, and yonder man is sowing
in the field, and as he illustrates heav-
ems own sublime philosophy by that in
cident, the truth goes down forever to
appeal TO men throughout the world, for
the sewers of the seed do not belong to
any time or cline. There Is no spot in
Palestine but is eloquent of his sacred
word, for he garlanded his utterances
one very tree and sent them eddying over
every water. Nothing that is essential
in this daily human life but finds its
place In scripture to appeal to man
through every age. There Is more truth
in that one sermon on the Mount than
has been uttered in eighteen hundred
sermons since. How pure il is? 1t has
been attacked over and over again, but
II still remains the truth the same as ev-
cr. will not take him up as physi-
sician, see some doctors before me, but
did you ever hear of amy one who never
lost II caseg Christ was such one.
He was n wonderful healer. His meth
od was more reliable than allopathy or
homeopathy. lie had but to will and
disease fled before him. His voice call
ed back the very dead. I'd like to take
him up as comforter, lie has wiped
away more tears from human eyes than
all the inhdels that ever scolled the God
who gave them voice and being.
THE ONE DIVINE.
No, will not speak Of him as teacher,
nor us doctor, nor as comforter, but |
will speak Of him as One Divine. Ev-
cry city and many n house Is divided on
this question. Was Jesus what he
claimed to bep Was he the son of God |?
Was he with God before the morning
stars sang their orsons togctherY And
was he, Is he, the God of Abraham and
of Isaac and of Jacob9 All, my friends
that subject Is of momentous interest to
you and me. Upon It depends every
thing that is and is to be.
| shall not call upon the friends of
this man whose character and identity
you shall determine. If the electoral
commission which examined the title Of
your President was fair, II heard both
sides. That you may not think me par
tisan will call the bittercst enemies
this man encountered on the earth
The Pharisees and Sadducees were those
who sought his life, but there are too
many Of these. CaH up 0didphds, the
High Priest and the President Of the
Council ofSonhedrim. What stir there
would be on the gallery there should he
come stalking down this isle In full Gu
nonicals, with his robe trailing round
about himl Let him come forward,
"Calaphas, tell Us on what grounds did
you condemn Jesus Christ, to death" "
Hear him. al put him under oath, :"
he says, and asked him If he was tie
Son of God, and lie said, 81 am, and
thou shalt see me coming at the right
hand of the Father; condemned by His
own evidence lie was found guilty" "
IN those days, you know, they did not
affirm with upllflcd hand. The form OF
oath was, al ALLURE thee by the living
God" and you will believe Jesus on
Ills oathY YOU sec the charge made
against Him and what lie had to say,
DO you ilnd anything In hattestImony ?
Call Governor Plate. "Governor,
you passed sentence on Jesus Christ.
What have you TO say for yourselfy You
were not jew, aud surely not prejudi-
cod In favor Of this monY" See what an
attempt at self classification he tells you
"l am innocent Of the blood Of this just
person. | find no fault with him.
An, plate, thou didst sentence Him tc
death. and many sit now IN judgement