Steppingstone
“Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious.”—1 Peter 2:6 That nation which God had declared was a royal nation, a peculiar people, a holy priesthood, Moses heard crying for the blood of Christ. He saw them crucify his Saviour. To him was revealed Christ’s agony as He hung upon the cross…. When […]
Representative in Heaven
“Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am.”—John 17:24 God has a church, a chosen people; and could all see as I have seen how closely Christ identifies Himself with His people, no such message would be heard as the one that denounces the church as […]
Son of God
But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.—1 Peter 5:10 After his expulsion from Eden Adam’s life on earth was filled with sorrow. Every dying leaf, every victim of sacrifice, every blight upon the […]
True Foundation
Having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.—Ephesians 2:20, 21 In the Galatian churches, open, unmasked error was supplanting the gospel message. Christ, the true foundationof the faith, was […]
Sovereign of Heaven
“I and My Father are one.”—John 10:30 All heaven had rejoiced to reflect the Creator’s glory and to show forth His praise. And while God was thus honored, all had been peace and gladness. But a note of discord now marred the celestial harmonies. The service and exaltation of self, contrary to the Creator’s plan, […]
One Like the Sons of Men
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.—2 Corinthians 8:9 Jesus, the brightness of the Father’s glory, thought “it not a thing to be grasped to be on an equality with God, but […]
