Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-29
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. THE TESTIMONY or JESUS >
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(sermon by Rev. G o. Beckman at
the First Methodist Episcopal
Church, Sunday Morning,
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Himself That lie Is the Christ, the
son Of God. Text. John a: $500:
The woman saith unto Him, I know
that Messias cometh which Ia called
Christ; when lie Is come. He will tell
us an Things. Jesus smith unto her.
that speak unto thee am He"
The only authentic accounts of
Chrlsts life and t. lhings are those
given by the four eyangclists. No
biographies were ever pennod that
were more Trustworthy than these.
because Jesus said TO them; THE
I Holy Ghost shall bring to your remom.
brance all things whatsoever ! have
said unto YOU" Al biographies are
written after the death OF the party,
so from these four biographies shall
be taken the testimony Of Jesus HIM
self that lie was the son OF God.
According to his biographers, Jesus
was not reformer, but a Regeneration.
and lie stands seh-aecused OF the
fact that lie made himself equal with
God one OF the earliest and most
notable OF the testimonies given by
Jesus concerning himself was In the
beginning of Ills ministry. when he
went into the synagogus on the sab
bath day and began 20 read from the
book OF the prophet lsaih: The spirit
of the Lord God rs upon Me because
lie hath Amounted me TO preach the
gospel 10 the poor He hath sent me
TO heal the broken hearted, to preach
deliyerance TO the captives, and re-
covering of sight to the blind. to set
at liberty them that are bruised, TO
preach the acceptable year OF the
Lord
Closing the book. the eyes OF all
them that were la the synagogue were
fastened on Him Then Jesus made
this wonderful declaration. This dag
lis this scripture fulfilled In your
lears" These Jews OF Nazareth under
IstoOd perfectly that Jesus meant lie
was he Messiah
But knowing AIN as the son OF
Joseph, they were filled with anger
and led Him 20 the brow OF a hill
10 cast Him down headlong
To the question Whence CONTEST
lThou?" Jesus answers Il am the Nv
Inns bread which came down from
Heaven: u any man eat OF this bre adj
ne shall live forever, and the pread
that ! will give rs my flesh. which
! viii give for the life OF the world
In the synagogue az Capernaum, the
Jews asked Jesus How old art Thou?
Art Tnou older than our father Abra-
ham?" Jesus replied Before Abra.
ham was. ! am"
/ Aafufrt sssl.
Jesus meant, because Exodus 3 a..
reads thus And God said unto
Moses, i am that ] am; and lie said
Thus shalt Thou say until the chit
Idren Of Israel AN hath sent me
unto YOU " Moreover The jews said
lamong themselves. He makoth him
self 20 be equal with God"
Ia the first verse Of his gospel. ST.
John declares, In the beginning was
the word, and the word was with God
and the word was God
Also In Revelations. John heard the
voice OF Christ saying to him. ~ am
Alpha and Omega, the beginning and
the endlng, the first and the last"
Jesus took divine honors upon him
self for lie said "Io call me Lord and
Master, and yo DO Well for SO ] am
Did Jesus claim straight out that
Tie was the Christ? Phillip said. Lord
show us the father? And Jesus re-
piled, lie that hath seen me- hath
seen the Father"
The woman OF Samaria at Jacobs
wen said to Jesus. II know that Mes
sias cometh, which is called Christ:
when He is come. He viii tell AS all
I'hlngs' Note the reply Of our redeem
or: II thnt speak unto thee am lie. :"
How about the Gcntiles coming I'M
der the shopherdlng care of Christie
Jesus said Il have other sheen whicS
are not OF this fold. for there shall be
one flock. and one shepherd"
When brought before Caiaphag. thai
high priest said Il adiure thee by
the living God that thou tell as wheth.
er thou be- the Christ. the son of God
being answered In the affirmative the
nigh priest rent his clothes and cried
behold now ye have heard his BIAS
phcny Tie Is guilty pf death"
The prophet OF old said Ills bodv
shall not see corruption" and Jost,a
himself said Il have mower Ia Ian
down my lfe and ! have power no
take 10 up again
WIN an his false claims. Alexander
Dowie never said that he had mower
IN himself TO rise from the dead
Arraigned before Pontius plate and
asked Art thou klng2" Jesus an.
s"ered' TO this end was I born. ana
TO this end came / into the world"
Ihe events Of Chrlst's life. passion
death ara resurrection, are so paral-
I.ied by the Old Testament prophecies
,nal " Christ was an imposter then
Mesias Is not come. neither need No.
look for another But Christ has como
the Mossiah-the deliverer and lof,
ps this, among His parting words
where TWO or three are gathered 10.
lie'her In my name. there am IN the
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