Chapter 1—True Education
“The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding
unto the simple,”—to those who are not self-sufficient, but who are
willing to learn. What was the work of the God-given messenger to
our world? The only begotten Son of God clothed his divinity with
humanity, and came to our world as a teacher, an instructor, to reveal
truth in contrast with error. Truth, saving truth, never languished on
his tongue, never suffered in his hands, but was made to stand out
plainly and clearly defined amid the moral darkness prevailing in our
world. For this work he left the heavenly courts. He said of himself,
“For this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto
the truth.” The truth came from his lips with freshness and power, as a
new revelation. He was the way, the truth, and the life. His life, given
for this sinful world, was full of earnestness and momentous results;
for his work was to save perishing souls. He came forth to be the
True Light, shining amid the moral darkness of superstition and error,
and was announced by a voice from heaven, proclaiming, “This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” And at his transfiguration
this voice from heaven was again heard, “This is my beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.”
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“Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your
God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye
hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come
to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be
destroyed from among the people.” Christ brought to our world a
certain knowledge of God, and to all who received and obeyed his
word, gave he power to become the sons of God. He who came forth
from God to our world gave instruction on every subject about which
it is essential that man should know in order to find the pathway to
heaven. To him, truth was an ever-present, self-evident reality; he
uttered no suggestions, advanced no sentiments, notions, or opinions,
but presented only solid, saving truth.
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