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humiliation. Bearing human nature, He met all the temptations of
humanity and in our behalf defeated the enemy on every point.
All this He did that He might bring men power by which they
might be overcomers. “All power,” He says, “is given unto Me.”
Matthew 28:18
. And this He gives to all who will follow Him. They
may demonstrate to the world the power that there is in the religion
of Christ for the conquest of self.
“Learn of Me,” Christ says, “and ye shall find rest unto your
souls.”
Matthew 11:29
. Why do we not learn of the Saviour every
day? Why do we not live in constant communion with Him, so that
in our connection with one another we can speak and act kindly
and courteously? Why do we not honor the Lord by manifesting
tenderness and love for one another? If we speak and act in harmony
with the principles of heaven, unbelievers will be drawn to Christ by
their association with us.
Christ’s Relation to Nationality
Christ recognized no distinction of nationality or rank or creed.
The scribes and Pharisees desired to make a local and a national
benefit of all the gifts of heaven and to exclude the rest of God’s
family in the world. But Christ came to break down every wall of
partition. He came to show that His gift of mercy and love is as
unconfined as the air, the light, or the showers of rain that refresh
the earth.
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The life of Christ established a religion in which there is no caste,
a religion by which Jew and Gentile, free and bond, are linked in
a common brotherhood, equal before God. No question of policy
influenced His movements. He made no difference between neigh-
bors and strangers, friends and enemies. That which appealed to His
heart was a soul thirsting for the waters of life.
He passed no human being by as worthless, but sought to apply
the healing remedy to every soul. In whatever company He found
Himself, He presented a lesson appropriate to the time and the
circumstances. Every neglect or insult shown by men to their fellow
men only made Him more conscious of their need of His divine-
human sympathy. He sought to inspire with hope the roughest and
most unpromising, setting before them the assurance that they might