To the Teachers in Our Schools
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save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment
spotted by the flesh.”
Jude 1:21-23
. As you follow Christ’s example
you will have the precious reward of seeing your students won to Him.
Aggressive Effort
The Lord God of Israel is hungry for fruit. He calls upon His
workers to branch out more than they are doing. He desires them to
make the world their field of labor rather than to work only for our
churches. The apostle Paul went from place to place, preaching the
truth to those in the darkness of error. He labored for a year and six
months at Corinth, and proved the divine character of his mission
by raising up a flourishing church, composed of Jews and Gentiles.
Christ never confined His labors to one place. The towns and cities of
Palestine resounded with the truths that fell from His lips.
Christ’s Greeting to the World
The Sermon on the Mount is heaven’s benediction to the world, a
voice from the throne of God. It was given to mankind to be to them
the law of duty and the light of heaven, their hope and consolation in
despondency. Here the Prince of preachers, the Master Teacher, utters
the words that the Father gave Him to speak.
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The Beatitudes are Christ’s greeting, not only to those who believe,
but to the whole human family. He seems to have forgotten for a
moment that He is in the world, not in heaven; and He uses the familiar
salutation of the world of light. Blessings flow from His lips as the
gushing forth of a long-sealed current of rich life.
Christ leaves us in no doubt as to the traits of character that He will
always recognize and bless. From the ambitious favorites of the world
He turns to those whom they disown, pronouncing all blessed who
receive His light and life. To the poor in spirit, the meek, the lowly, the
sorrowful, the despised, the persecuted, He opens His arms of refuge,
saying: “Come unto Me, ... and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28
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Christ can look on the misery of the world without a shade of
sorrow for having created man. In the human heart He sees more than
sin, more than misery. In His infinite wisdom and love He sees man’s
possibilities, the height to which he may attain. He knows that, even