Important Spiritual Lessons Taught
Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men. Colossians 3:23. The life of Christ from His earliest years was a life of earnest activity. He lived not to please Himself. He was the Son of the infinite God, yet He worked at the carpenter’s trade with His father Joseph. […]
Jesus’ Teaching—Simple, but With Authority
He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Matthew 7:29. At Capernaum Jesus dwelt in the intervals of His journeys to and fro, and it came to be known as “his own city.” … It was a great thoroughfare of travel. People from many lands passed through the city, and tarried […]
Daily Speak the Words of Christ
If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. John 8:31. It is the will of God that each professing Christian shall perfect a character after the divine similitude. By studying the character of Christ revealed in the Bible, by practicing His virtues, the believer will be changed into the same likeness […]
Christ Teaches Heavenly Things
Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. Psalm 86:11. That which in the counsels of heaven the Father and the Son deemed essential for man’s salvation is clearly presented in the Holy Scriptures. The infinite truths of salvation are stated so plainly that […]
Christ Invites Our Confidence
[Jesus] said …, follow me. Luke 9:58, 59. The fall of our first parents broke the golden chain of implicit obedience of the human will to the divine. Obedience has no longer been deemed an absolute necessity. The human agents follow their own imaginations which the Lord said of the inhabitants of the old world […]
Disciples of the Heavenly Teacher
We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. John 1:41. While two disciples were standing near, John again saw Jesus among the people. Again the face of the prophet was lighted up with glory from the Unseen, as he cried, “Behold the Lamb of God!” The words thrilled the hearts of the […]
