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our criterion. These men possessed rare talents to carry forward the
work of the Reformation. They were moved upon by a power above
themselves; but it was not the men, the instruments that God used, that
should be exalted and honored, but the Lord Jesus who let His light and
power come upon them. Let those who love truth and righteousness,
who gather up the hereditary trusts given to these standard-bearers,
praise God, the Source of all light.
If it should be announced that angel messengers were to open
before men the treasures of the knowledge which relate to heavenly
things, what a stir would it create in the Christian world! The atmo-
sphere of heaven would be about the messengers, and how eagerly
would many listen to the words that should fall from their lips! Men
would write books calling attention to the angels’ words, but a greater
Being than angels has been in our world; the Lord Himself has come
to reflect upon men the light of heaven. He has announced Himself as
one with the Father, full of grace and truth, God manifest in the flesh.
The Lord Jesus, who is the image of the invisible God, gave His
own life to save perishing man, and, oh, what light, what power, He
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brings with Him! In Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead, bodily.
What a mystery of mysteries! It is difficult for the reason to grasp the
majesty of Christ, the mystery of redemption. The shameful cross has
been upraised, the nails have been driven through His hands and feet,
the cruel spear has pierced to His heart, and the redemption price has
been paid for the human race. The spotless Lamb of God bore our sins
in His own body upon the tree; He carried our sorrows.
An Inexhaustible Theme
Redemption is an inexhaustible theme, worthy of our closest con-
templation. It passes the comprehension of the deepest thought, the
stretch of the most vivid imagination. Who by searching can find
out God? The treasures of wisdom and knowledge are opened to all
men, and were thousands of the most gifted men to devote their whole
time to setting forth Jesus always before us, studying how they might
portray His matchless charms, they would never exhaust the subject.
Although great and talented authors have made known wonderful
truths, and have presented increased light to the people, still in our day
we shall find new ideas, and ample fields in which to work, for the