The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-01
age Devoted to Religious Matters Of interest
The Virginian's Weekly Sermon

saying, This is my beloved Son. hear
We him" They often heard his own
voice speaking as never man spake,
and wondered at the gracious words
that proceeded out of his mouth. They
Witnessed his miracles and many more
than they have recorded They saw
him heal the sick. open the eyes OF the
blind. and raise the dead TO life. Ihey
saw his glory In the garden, In ma
feeling submission to the will OF God.
In his tender excuse for the infrmtty
of his disciples, in his power In healing
the ear Of Msichus, in his majesty In
causing the soldiers to go backward
and fail to the ground, when no only
said, 81 am he;" In his authority In
stipulatinE for the safety Of the
apostle IT gs seek me let The, these :, g
In the wonders that dignifled his death
and his resurrection.
Blu, this was not all Some witnessed
his miracles, and ascribed them to TIE
power OF the devil. He said to many
who had attended him. We also have
seen me, and believed not. But 1t was
otherwise with his own disciples. Con-
corning these he said. Il have giveh
unto them the words which thou
gayest me; and they have received
them. and have known surely that
came out from thee. and thsy have be-
lieved that thou didst send me. How
much of his glory they saw spiritually
before the day of Pentecost we can
not determine For the Holy Ghosi
was not yet given, because Jesus was
not yet giorifed: that ~. Il was NOT
given so abundanuy; for he had doubt
less partially enlightened the d'seiilss
before AT an earlier period Of; Loa
ga ia to Peter upon his confession, II .esa
ana blood have not revealed this uata
thee. but my Father w"ieh 10 In
brethren Yet their views were Ia
many things Comparatively oaacLre,
till the Spirit of tut, tAS led them
into all truth as to lie d'gri:! of ME
person. the design 81 hi- data, AID
The nature of hfs binxdssn TIKI La
was revealed II thsrn. Tne1 shey
knew In whom they TAD b" leYsf aas
could say with tEe most dttt; ntned
confidence, we know tha. the Soa 81
Cod is come. and hnts given u. "a
understanding. that we may know han
that is true ana We are in I'm t.At
Is true, even In his Son Jesua Christ
This is the true God, and eternal l'te.
But can we make this Ackncwledg-
,pent? Have we seen hIs glory, the
glory as of the only be. cttsn or ths
Father? This 10 possible. We cam I
indeed view him with our bodily eyes,
but we may know him, and the powt r
of his resurrection, and the fellowship
Of his sufferings, being made confer
mable unto his death. We can see nm
by faith We have In our possossion
all that these original witnesses have
told OF him. We have his picture. In
our four gospels We can loolo into his
very heart. He that teeth the son
and believeth on him have everlsst-
Ing life"
And this perception of him Is neces-
sary, And If you have seen mis- glory.
you have seen enough to FIX and nll
your minds, to produce self-abasemsn t.
TO wean you from the world, TO induce
Won to follow him whithersoeVer ne
goes, to recommend him to others, and
10 pray, Let the whole earth filled
with his glory" And II this be the
case you will soon have another ana
as he Is: you will behold his face In
Righteousness For the prayer VIII be
accomplished, Father. l will that they
whom thou hast given me be with me