Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-24
CHRISTIANS THOUGHTS.

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com. -n.n A.. Roman ,mnI,, WINS n,
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naaI., n. carr. wh.n Jus.s had
,n.. h.,on. . d.,endoncy Of tba,
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prophecy. that Shiloh should com,
when the scepter had departed from
Judah. His birthplace was Bethlehem,
M announced by Micah. lilo WINS
descendant of David, as the genealogy
proves, q fact appealed to by the early
defendants OF ChrIptianity, Justin
MARTYR and Tertullian, M we'll known
10 IN, general public. And yet,
though a descendant OF the most cele.
brated ROYAL house Of Judah, He cam.
--as tho Prophets had forctoId-sur.
rounded by most humilinting circum.
stances. "He Ia despised and rejected
of man: a man Of SORROWS and nc.
ou,Ipted with grief and va hid. mn II
va,e an, f.c.s rom him. He was de.
snI..d and va esteemed Him moi, y
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ho,r IN wh,ch n,onh.,,c statement.
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literally fulfilled ms In Jesus OF Mana
retb?
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ainlcu,t N Iss,n,-.r. p,ss.n,ed 4.
m.nh,na In m. mann., IN which
CbrIst .nt.ra M. world n. came n
,avs Waived with 4. m,r.lv bum.p
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,,ndhs.rs.a Jo..nh cor,,wnI.,.a IN,
pronris,v NJ pr,vs,o,v aban.
ion,nv IN. you,hfu, mother M,
entrance into the world Aud III. vhoI.
life were such that His claim TO divin.
ity seemed incomprehsnsible. Ia this
not the son Of Joseph, the carpenter,
whom wc all know? How can he b,
the promised Messiah?
Bat He was viewed In q different
light By the Inhabitants of celestial
worlds. They wsro not deceived BY
lppearances. They knew tina, tru,
,rsasness docs not depend on wealth
nor en- earthly glory and on what men
generally approve and admire. til
,lso clear that God,s work for the nc.
Of His plans aud pur.
poses on earth docs not depend on what
men would deem esssn initial. When
mankind is to DO redeemed, not one OF
hose who by the world were cousid.
sred noble and great are chosen as ia.
'trumen Ia, but one OF whom no man
would have thought for that purpo...
Never was no grrai work performed by
nan - that which Jesus did.
with Ill., .dv.,, mas.
IN Tho .arlh A ,.,,,,on ,r,n,,ah,. a.,
beauty and full OF love WINS placed he. |
orc our view. In contrast with other /
ystems, His was free from ,vrnnny.
he proposed TO break the fetters of soul
md body and 10 extend the hand of
ellowship 10 all natIona and nj, I'm.
Iiylduals. And He was Himself IN, |
wing decentralization o. the prineipIes |
10 taught. preJuiices fell befor, m,
lybt Of His ;oapeI. Ho r,buk.d m.
ride of mighty ones md unmarked |
he bypocrisy OF N false orthodoxy
Ia laid the foundations of polltlcaI NJ
yell ma relirious liberty. prenared IN.
,sy for the frcs deyelopment nj m.
,culties of man and To IN, oxt.ns,on q, |