56 Just as Nicodemus failed to see the figure when our Lord spoke to
him about the new birth, so now His followers fail to understand when
He speaks of feeding on His flesh and blood. There is a subtle irony
here, for their religion was primarily a fleshly one. Their title to
blessing from Messiah w... [ Continue Reading ]
16 Here we have the test of a true teacher. The greatest of all
Teachers could easily have formulated a philosophy of His own before
which all the wisdom of the ages would sink into insignificance. He
could have eclipsed Socrates and Plato, discounted Confucius, silenced
all the sages. Yet He did no... [ Continue Reading ]
41 Ever since the days of Moses the nation of Israel has been waiting
for the Prophet Who was to be like him, and lead the nation out of
worse than Egyptian bondage into the heritage of the kingdom. Those
who knew Him for that promised Prophet little realized that, as Moses
was rejected by his breth... [ Continue Reading ]