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Unselfish Service the Law of Heaven
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are building their experience, not on the sophistries of the world, but
upon principles that are eternal.
It is the privilege of every student to take the life and teachings
of Christ as his daily study. Christian education means the accep-
tance, in sentiment and principle, of the teachings of the Saviour. It
includes a daily, conscientious walking in the footsteps of Christ,
who consented to come to the world in the form of humanity, that
He might give to the human race a power that they could gain by no
other means. What was that power? The power to take the teachings
of Christ and follow them to the letter.
In His resistance of evil and His labor for others, Christ gave
to men an example of the highest education. He revealed God to
His disciples in a way that wrought in their hearts a special work,
such as He has long been urging us to allow Him to do in our hearts.
There are many who in dwelling so largely on theory have lost sight
of the living power of the Saviour’s example. They have lost sight
of Him as the self-denying, humble worker. What they need is to
behold Jesus. Daily they need the fresh revealing of His presence.
They need to follow more closely His example of self-renunciation
and sacrifice.
We need the experience that Paul had when he wrote, “I am
crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth
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in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of
the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me.”
Galatians
2:20
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The knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ expressed in character
is the very highest education. It is the key that opens the portals of
the heavenly city. This knowledge it is God’s purpose that all who
put on Christ shall possess.
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He whose mind is enlightened by the opening of God’s word to
his understanding will realize his responsibility to God and to the
world, and he will feel that his talents must be developed in a way that
will produce the very best results; for he is to “show forth the praises”
of Him who has called him “out of darkness into His marvelous
light.”
1 Peter 2:9
. While growing in grace and in a knowledge of the