Word: possession
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Jesus, with His faith in a New Jerusalem, meets the frightened speculations of men concerning death and asks them to see with Him the God of Love standing behind the portals of death to welcome them into the life eternal. Faith in Jesus makes it possible to possess God when He seems farthest away. Into this faith we are all thrown, and by it we are to live, until we can all say with Paul, "This life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith...
There were certain peculiarities in old French that the modern tongue does not possess, which brought the language nearer the English. The sound, as in thin, is an example. When we say faith we are reproducing almost exactly the old French word...
Many of you are about to choose professions. It is highly necessary for you to consider what attributes you possess. If you are emotional and impressionable, you possess histrionic attributes. If you are impressive, embrace oratory and become statesmen, lawyers, preachers...
...some benches in the yard? It is not necessary to mention in detail the pleasure they would afford: every man can imagine that for himself. Lying on the grass, and sitting on the doorsteps in the evenings, are very pleasant, but benches offer certain advantages which these do not possess, especially to those who like to read or study out of doors. And no one who prefers the grass and the steps, as probably most of us would at times, need be compelled to sit on the benches...
...said Dr. Vincent, one were to ask most people, what are the greatest needs of the church today, the answer would probably be: Give us more proofs that the religion we possess is the religion of God; give us external unity in the church; give us a spiritual power that will dominate men; give us a clearer and more definite knowledge of the future...