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Foreword
Humble Hero
is the story of a daring rescue. It tells how one
selfless Person—Jesus Christ—risked everything to come here to
earth and win back this renegade planet. He could not do so from the
safety and comforts of heaven where, as God, He was revered. He
must leave all of that behind and be born into this world as a baby,
in a family that struggled for a living. For the most part, throughout
His life the world did not welcome Him or even understand Him.
People opposed Him, plotted to kill Him, eventually beat Him, spit
on Him, and crucified Him, but they could not alienate Him or turn
Him from His purpose. He died a conqueror, and He rose again to
complete His rescue of all who would come to God through Him.
There is no greater story in the history of the world or even of the
universe.
This volume is an adaptation of
From Heaven With Love
, a 1984
condensed edition of Ellen G. White’s classic volume,
The Desire
of Ages
. The condensed volume included all the chapters of the
original, using only Mrs. White’s own words but shortening the
account.
The current adaptation goes a step beyond this, using some
words, expressions, and sentence constructions more familiar to
twenty-first-century readers. Occasionally, it restores a sentence or
clause deleted in the original condensation. Most of the Bible quo-
tations are taken from the New King James Version, which closely
resembles the King James Version that Mrs. White commonly used.
It is hoped that readers who are new to Mrs. White’s writings will
enjoy this adaptation and that it will encourage them to read the
original editions of her works.
Humble Hero
presents the inspiring, life-changing story of Jesus
Christ as the One who can satisfy the deep longings of every heart.
It is not the book’s purpose, however, to provide a harmony of the
Gospels or to arrange the important events and wonderful lessons
of Christ’s life in a strictly chronological order. Its purpose is to
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