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In Compassion, May 21
And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved
with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
Matthew 14:14
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Let me point you to the life of Christ, to His compassion, His humility
and love, His inexpressible tenderness. You are to copy His example. God
has given you life and all the rich blessings that make it enjoyable, and
in return He has claims upon you for service, for gratitude, for love, for
obedience to His law. These claims are of the first importance, and cannot
be lightly disregarded; but He requires nothing of you that will not make
you happier, even in this life
The Majesty of heaven identifies His interests with that of suffering
humanity. Our associates and companions are in need of heartfelt kind-
ness and tender sympathy.... It is impossible to grow up into Christ our
living head, unless we practice the lesson He has given us of sympathy,
compassion, and love. It is impossible to reflect the image of Christ unless
this love which is of heavenly birth, is in the soul. No one will pass the
portals of the city of God who does not reflect this attribute
One unsanctified act on the part of our Saviour, would have marred
the pattern, and He could not have been a perfect example for us; but
although He was tempted in all points like as we are, He was yet without
one taint of sin. He proclaims His character by the mouth of the prophet
saying, “I am the Lord which exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and
righteousness in the earth: for in these things I delight.” All who profess
the name of Christ should delight in these things, by conversation and
conduct making manifest to the world that they are copying the Pattern....
Whoever believes in Christ must do the works of Christ. The Lord has been
presented before them as one who exercises loving-kindness, judgment,
and righteousness in the earth, and these are the fruits that are borne by
the genuine Christian
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The Youth’s Instructor, January 30, 1884
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The Youth’s Instructor, October 20, 1892
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The Youth’s Instructor, October 13, 1892
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