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$3.50 In which he
should be re-
ceived "a way entirely different from
what would be expected). his death
and the precise manner OF 1t, his burial
with all the accompanying circum-
stances, his resurrection. ascension,
and final victory.
II. The New Testament ascribes to
Christ divine titles which the Old
Testament applies to God (Heb. 1881.
But Of the Son he saith. Thy throne.
o God. is forever and ever" In John
20:28. Thomas answered and said un-
to him. my Lord and my God" and
Jesus did not rebuke him.
III. In Heb. 1:3. 10. the creation Of
the world is ascribed to Christ. In
Acts 2o:2s we have the expression.
The church Of God which he hath
purchased with his own blood" Here
the Holy Spirit describes the blood Of
Christ as the blood Of God himself.
~. Jesus distinctly claims to be
equal with God. and to be entitled to
the same honor and alteration. He also
assumes divine authority and power.
Il and the Father r one" John
1o:30). He that hath seen m hath
seer the Father" (John 14:9). When
the high priest asked him on his trial
IL he were the Christ, the Son Of the
Blessed. Jesus answered. Il am; and
We shall see the Son of mar sitting at
the right hand Of power, and coming
with the clouds Of heaven" MARK
1869.
v. John 1888 shows that Jesus
Christ was put to death by the Uni
~tarians Of his day. The Jews an
swered him. for a good work we stone
thee not. but for blasphemy; and 3D.
cause that thou. being a-man. makest
thyself God"
vi. The position which many take
that Jesus is simply a good man. but
not divine. Ia untenable. Either he
was what he claimed to be. or else he
wal the greatest .impostor the world
has ever seen. That he was not an
impostor is demonstrated by two
things. First, his resurrection from
the dead, which is the best attested
fact In history. Secondly. that he was
not ar impostor is shown by the In
iuence which his life and teachings
have had upon the world, Transforming
tie lives Of millions, making bad men
good, and good men better, converting
drunkards and murderers and liber.
tines into saints. and leading multi
tudes out Of idolatry and sin into the
light and liberty Of the gospel.
VII. There are some who claim thet
Jesus vas thoroughly sincere In all
that he said, but that he was mistaken
and simply imagined himself to be the
Son Of God. They refer to what they
call the contradictions in his testi.
mony. as for instance In his testi.
he says. Il and my Father are one"
and in another place, The Father ia
greater than l." They say that he
cannot be one with Gcd and at the
same time Inferior to God. A young
man once raised this objection In the
inquiry room and the preacher said
to him in reply, Suppose that you had
been or earth when Jesus wal here
and had heard him make these contra.
dictory statements; and had asked
him, saying, Master, I do not quite
understand you. A little while ago
you said. HE that hath seen me hath
seen the Father" and now you say,
my Father is greater than IT, And
suppose he had said in reply, MY
child. what II, for the purpose OF your
redemption from sin, I voluntarily
laid aside my eternal glory and sui
fered myself to be born OF q woman
thus limiting my being to the condi
lions of your nature that l might, in
that nature. offer to God such a sac
riice for sin as would enable him te
proclaim forgiveness of sins to the
whole world? / am indeed one with
the Father; but for purposes Of atone
ment I have voluntarily assumed an In
ferior position, that ! might thus take
your place and die, which I could no,
have done unless I had taken a sub
ordinate place. yea, and your very
nature. Thus I sometimes speak o,
my eternal relation to God, and some
times Of my relation to him as thu
messenger Of the covenant sent forti
to redeem"
He listened attentively and ther
said, Did Christ ever make such al
explanation He was asked to reat
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