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Author and Teacher of Truth, July 20
To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that
I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth
heareth my voice.
John 18:37
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Christ is the author of all truth. Every brilliant conception, every
thought of wisdom, every capacity and talent of men, is the gift of Christ.
He borrowed no new ideas from humanity, for He originated all. But when
He came to earth He found the bright gems of truth which He had entrusted
to man all buried up in superstition and tradition. Truths of most vital
importance were placed in the framework of error, to serve the purpose
of the arch deceiver.... But Christ swept away erroneous theories of every
grade. No one save the world’s Redeemer had power to present the truth in
its primitive purity, divested of the error that Satan had accumulated to hide
its heavenly beauty.... The work of Christ was to take the truth of which
the people were in want, and separate it from error and present it free from
the superstitions of the world, that the people might accept it on its own
intrinsic and eternal merit. He dispersed the mists of doubt, that the truth
might be revealed and shed distinct rays of light into the darkness of men’s
hearts
The truth came from His lips clothed in new and interesting repre-
sentations that gave it the freshness of a new revelation. His voice was
never pitched to an unnatural key, and His words came with an earnest-
ness and assurance appropriate to their importance and the momentous
consequences involved in their reception or rejection
He invited men to learn of Him, for He was a living representation of
the law of God. He was the only one in human garb that could stand among
a nation of witnesses, and looking round upon them, say, “Which of you
convinceth me of sin?” (
John 8:46
). He knew that no man could point out
any defect in His character or conduct. What power His spotless purity
gave to His instructions, what force to His reproofs, what authority to His
commands! ... He proved Himself to be the way, the truth, and the life
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31
The Review and Herald, January 7, 1890
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32
Ibid
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33
Ibid
.
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