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True Education
Only One Hope for the Race
There was but one hope for the human race—that into this mass
of discordant and corrupting elements might be introduced a new
leaven; that there might be brought to humankind the power of a
new life; that the knowledge of God might be restored to the world.
Christ came to restore this knowledge. He came to set aside
the false teaching by which those who claimed to know God had
misrepresented Him. He came to manifest the nature of His law, to
reveal in His own character the beauty of holiness.
Christ came to the world with the accumulated love of eternity.
He showed that the law of God is a law of love, an expression of the
Divine Goodness. He showed that in obedience to its principles is
involved the happiness of everyone, and with it the stability, the very
foundation and framework, of human society.
God’s law is given as a hedge, a shield. Whoever accepts its
principles is preserved from evil. Fidelity to God involves fidelity to
humans. Thus the law guards the rights, the individuality, of every
human being. It ensures their well-being, both for this world and
for the world to come. To the obedient it is the pledge of eternal
life, for it expresses the principles that endure forever. Christ came
to demonstrate the value of the divine principles by revealing their
power for the regeneration of humanity.
With the people of that age the value of all things was deter-
mined by outward show. As religion declined in power, it increased
in pomp. The educators of the time sought to command respect
by display and ostentation. To all this the life of Jesus presented a
marked contrast. His life demonstrated the worthlessness of those
things that most people regarded as life’s great essentials. His educa-
tion was gained directly from the Heavenappointed sources—from
useful work, from the study of the Scriptures and of nature, and from
the experiences of life.
“The Child grew, and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom;
and the grace of God was upon Him.”
Luke 2:40
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Thus prepared, Jesus went forth to His mission, exerting upon
men, women, and children an influence to bless, a power to trans-
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form, such as the world had never witnessed.