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Unity in Christ Jesus
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From His high position, Christ, the King of glory, the Majesty of
heaven, saw the condition of men. He pitied human beings in their
weakness and sinfulness, and came to this earth to reveal what God
is to men. Leaving the royal courts, and clothing His divinity with
humanity, He came to the world Himself, in our behalf to work out
a perfect character. He did not choose His dwelling among the rich
of the earth. He was born in poverty, of lowly parentage, and lived
in the despised village of Nazareth. As soon as He was old enough
to handle tools, He shared the burden of caring for the family.
Christ humbled Himself to stand at the head of humanity, to meet
the temptations and endure the trials that humanity must meet and
endure. He must know what humanity has to meet from the fallen
foe, that He might know how to succor those who are tempted.
And Christ has been made our Judge. The Father is not the Judge.
The angels are not. He who took humanity upon Himself, and in this
world lived a perfect life, is to judge us. He only can be our Judge.
Will you remember this, brethren? Will you remember it, ministers?
Will you remember it, fathers and mothers? Christ took humanity
that He might be our Judge. No one of you has been appointed to be
a judge of others. It is all that you can do to discipline yourselves. In
the name of Christ I entreat you to heed the injunction that He gives
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you never to place yourselves on the judgment seat. From day to
day this message has been sounded in my ears: “Come down from
the judgment seat. Come down in humility.”
Never was there a time when it was more important that we
should deny ourselves and take up the cross daily than now. How
much self-denial are we willing to practice?
A Life of Grace and Peace
In the first chapter of the second epistle of Peter you will find the
promise that grace and peace will be multiplied unto you, if you will
“add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge
temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness char-
ity.’
2 Peter 1:5-7
. These virtues are wonderful treasures. They
“make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the
golden wedge of Ophir.”
Isaiah 13:12
.