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command from the most excellent glory. As He summoned the world
to listen, they were spellbound and entranced, and conviction came
to their minds. Every word made for itself a place, and the hearers
believed and received the words that they had no power to resist. Every
word He uttered seemed to the hearers as the life of God.—
The S.D.A.
Bible Commentary 5:1084, 1085
.
Power Like a Mighty Tempest—Christ spoke with a power that
swayed the people like a mighty tempest: “It is written, My house shall
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be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.”
His voice sounded like a trumpet through the temple. The displeasure
of His countenance seemed like consuming fire. With authority He
commanded, “Take these things hence.”
John 2:16
.—
The Desire of
Ages, 591
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An Example for Father, a Pattern for Children—Jesus was the
pattern for children, and He was also the father’s example. He spoke
as one having authority, and His word was with power; yet in all His
intercourse with rude and violent men He did not use one unkind or
discourteous expression.—
The Desire of Ages, 515
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Invitations Full of Compassion—There was marked authority
in His requirements and promises, and His invitations were full of
compassion and entreaty. How tenderly He said to the toiling people,
“Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest.” ... With what power and compassion Jesus cried, “If any man
thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink.”—
The Review and Herald,
February 21, 1893
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No Hesitation nor Uncertainty—He spoke as one having author-
ity, and not as the scribes, in a hesitating, uncertain manner. With
calmness and power He proclaimed the living principles of truth,
making them more forcible by His manner of presenting them.—
The
Review and Herald, August 20, 1903
.
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No Shadow of Doubt—Christ came to unveil divine truth to the
world. He taught as one having authority. He spake as never man
spoke. There was no hesitancy in His manner, not the shadow of a
doubt in His utterances. He spake as one who understood every part
of His subject.—
Fundamentals of Christian Education, 236, 237
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Christ’s Personal Knowledge—Christ spoke with authority. Ev-
ery truth essential for the people to know He proclaimed with the
unfaltering assurance of certain knowledge. He uttered nothing fanci-