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All Men are Drawn to the Uplifted Saviour, August 2
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
John 12:32
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Never before was there such a general knowledge of Jesus as when
He hung upon the cross. He was lifted up from the earth, to draw all
to Him. Into the hearts of many who beheld that crucifixion scene, and
who heard Christ’s words, was the light of truth to shine. With John they
would proclaim, “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin
of the world.” There were those who never rested until, searching the
Scriptures and comparing passage with passage, they saw the meaning of
Christ’s mission. They saw that free forgiveness was provided by Him
whose tender mercy embraced the whole world. They read the prophecies
regarding Christ, and the promises so free and full, pointing to a fountain
opened for Judah and Jerusalem
The sacrifice of Christ as an atonement for sin is the great truth around
which all other truths cluster. In order to be rightly understood and appre-
ciated, every truth in the Word of God, from Genesis to Revelation, must
be studied in the light which streams from the cross of Calvary, and in
connection with the wondrous, central truth of the Saviour’s atonement.
Those who study the Redeemer’s wonderful sacrifice grow in grace and
knowledge.
I present before you the great, grand monument of mercy and regener-
ation, salvation and redemption,—the Son of God uplifted on the cross of
Calvary. This is to be the theme of every discourse
Jesus is inviting and drawing by His Holy Spirit the hearts of young
and old to Himself.... When Christ crucified is preached, the power of the
gospel is demonstrated by the influence it exerts over the believer. In place
of remaining dead in trespasses and sins, he is awakened
Lift up the Man of Calvary higher and still higher; there is power in
the exaltation of the cross of Christ
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Manuscript 1897
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Manuscript 70, 1901
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4
The Youth’s Instructor, January 19, 1893
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5
Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, 434
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